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Government of New Zealand (2017–2023)
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Sixth Labour Government
Ministries of New Zealand
2017–2023
Ministers pictured after their swearing-in, in November 2020
Date formed
26 October 2017
Date dissolved
27 November 2023
People and organisations
Monarch
Elizabeth II (2017–2022)
Charles III (2022–2023)
Governor-General
Patsy Reddy (2017–2021) Cindy Kiro (2021–2023)
Prime Minister
Jacinda Ardern (2017–2023)
Chris Hipkins (2023)
Prime Minister's history
2017–2023 2023
Deputy Prime Minister
Winston Peters (2017–2020) Grant Robertson (2020–2023) Carmel Sepuloni (2023)
Member parties
New Zealand Labour Party
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (2017–2020) as confidence and supply (2020–2023) within a cooperation agreement
New Zealand First (2017–2020)
Status in legislature
Minority (coalition) (2017–2020) with confidence and supply from the Greens 55 / 120(46%)
Majority (2020–2023) cooperation agreement with the Greens 62 / 120(52%)
Opposition parties
National Party (2017–2023), ACT Party (2017–2023), Māori Party (2020–2023)
Opposition leader
Bill English (2017–2018)
Simon Bridges (2018–2020)
Todd Muller (2020)
Judith Collins (2020–2021)
Christopher Luxon (2021–2023)
History
Election(s)
2017
2020
Legislature term(s)
52nd Parliament
53rd Parliament
Budget(s)
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Predecessor
Fifth National Government
Successor
Sixth National Government
This article is part of a series about
Jacinda Ardern
MP for Mount Albert
2017 Mount Albert by-election
Electoral history
Leader of the Labour Party
2017 leadership election
Leader of the Opposition
Shadow Cabinet
Prime Minister
Sixth Labour Government
First term (2017-2020)
Second term (2020-2023)
International prime ministerial trips
Christchurch mosque shootings
Christchurch Call
2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption
New Zealand Upgrade Programme
COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
Resignation
General elections
2017
2020
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Chris Hipkins
MP for Remutaka
Electoral history
Ministerial career
Leader of the House
Minister of Health
Minister of Police
Minister for the Public Service
Minister of Education
Minister for the COVID-19 response
Leader of the Labour Party
2023 leadership election
Prime Minister
Sixth Labour Government
Second term (2023)
International prime ministerial trips
Response to COVID-19 pandemic
2023 North Island floods
Cyclone Gabrielle
Leader of the Opposition
Shadow Cabinet
General elections
2023
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The Sixth Labour Government governed New Zealand from 26 October 2017 to 27 November 2023. It was headed first by Jacinda Ardern (October 2017–January 2023) and later by Chris Hipkins (January 2023–November 2023), as Labour Party leader and prime minister.
On 1 August 2017, Ardern succeeded Andrew Little as both leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition.[1] Following the 2017 general election held on 23 September, the New Zealand First party held the balance of power between the sitting centre-right National Party government, and the left bloc of the Labour and Green parties. Following negotiations with the two major parties, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters announced on 19 October 2017 that his party would form a coalition government with Labour.[2] That same day, Green Party leader James Shaw announced that his party would give confidence and supply support to the 55-seat Labour–NZ First government.[3] The Greens' support, plus the coalition, resulted in 63 seats to National's 56—enough to ensure that Ardern maintained the confidence of the House. Three years later, Labour went on to a landslide victory in the 2020 general election with 50% of the vote and 65 seats, an outright majority of the 120 seats in the House.[4]
On 19 January 2023, Ardern announced her resignation and that she would not stand for re-election in the 2023 general election.[5] Hipkins succeeded her as Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party on 25 January 2023.[6] Labour lost its majority to the opposition National Party following 2023 general election that was held on 14 October 2023.[7] The Government remained in a caretaker capacity until the new National–led coalition government was sworn in on 27 November 2023.[8]
^"Andrew Little's full statement on resignation". The New Zealand Herald. 31 July 2017. ISSN 1170-0777. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^Chapman, Grant (19 October 2017). "Full video: NZ First leader Winston Peters announces next Government". Newshub. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
^Hurley, Emma (19 October 2017). "An 'historic moment' for the Green Party – James Shaw". Newshub. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
^Roy, Eleanor Ainge; Graham-McLay, Charlotte (17 October 2020). "Jacinda Ardern to govern New Zealand for second term after historic victory". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^McClure, Tess (19 January 2023). "Jacinda Ardern resigns as prime minister of New Zealand". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
^"Chris Hipkins sworn in as prime minister". Radio New Zealand. 25 January 2023. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^Corlett, Eva (14 October 2023). "New Zealand abandons Labour and shifts to the right as country votes for wholesale change". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^"Watch: Christopher Luxon, new ministers sworn in at Government House". Radio New Zealand. 27 November 2023. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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