The Profile: Jacinda Ardern
New Zealand’s young prime minister may have done the impossible and eradicated Covid-19 from her country – but is still in danger of being a political one-hit wonder
In brief:
Occupation: New Zealand prime minister
Age: 39
Appearance: glamorous, always well-turned-out
Newsworthiness: appears to have squashed the coronavirus on her Pacific Island nation, a feat yet to be accomplished anywhere else
In depth:
Jacinda Ardern is winning. She has the “formula and it’s working”, as Helen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand, puts it.
The 39-year-old leader of New Zealand adopted a zero-tolerance strategy towards Covid-19 that has set the country apart ...
