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Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand's prime ... (ABC News)

Education Minister Chris Hipkins will become New Zealand's next prime minister, following Jacinda Ardern's resignation.

It is that simple,” she said. Mr Hipkins said he was "humbled and honoured" by the support he had received from colleagues. "…

Chris Hipkins set to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand PM (BBC News)

He was first elected to parliament in 2008 and was appointed minister for Covid-19 in November 2020. In Ms Ardern's shock announcement on Thursday she said she ...

Should he receive that backing, Ms Ardern will formally tender her resignation to the governor-general on 7 February, who will then - on behalf of King Charles III - appoint Mr Hipkins as prime minister. In Ms Ardern's shock announcement on Thursday she said she did not have "enough in the tank" to lead. New Zealand Labour MP Chris Hipkins is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after becoming the only nominee for the party's leadership.

New Zealand Education Minister Chris Hipkins is set to replace ... (CNN)

“The Labour Party caucus will meet at 1pm on Sunday to endorse the nomination and confirm Chris Hipkins as leader,” Labour Party Whip Duncan Webb said in the ...

[Hipkins](https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/biography/chris-hipkins) first joined the government as senior advisor to two education ministers and later in the office of then-Prime Minister Helen Clark. “The Labour Party caucus will meet at 1pm on Sunday to endorse the nomination and confirm Chris Hipkins as leader,” Labour Party Whip Duncan Webb said in the statement. Hipkins was the only candidate to be nominated for the leadership of the ruling Labour party, the party announced in a statement on Saturday morning.

Chris Hipkins set to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand prime ... (Reuters)

Chris Hipkins, who played a significant role in New Zealand's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after ...

First elected to parliament for the Labour Party in 2008, Hipkins became a household name fronting the government's response to the pandemic. "We've gone through this process with unity and we'll continue to do that. He would not be drawn on his policy plans. He said he had spoken to Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who tweeted the two had had "a warm discussion". Register for free to Reuters and know the full story WELLINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Chris Hipkins, who played a significant role in New Zealand's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after emerging on Saturday as the only candidate to lead the ruling Labour Party.

Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as next New Zealand prime ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Nominations to replace departing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern closed on Saturday with Chris Hipkins the only nominee.

A variety of polls from NZ media outlets and polling agencies confirmed he was the most popular Labour MP to follow in her footsteps. He is currently minister for police, education and public service, as well as leader of the House. He is set to hold his first press conference on Saturday afternoon. The ballot had been expected to take place on Sunday. “The most important thing is that we focus on a process that is swift, that ensures that the team was able to move quickly back to focusing on the issues that matter for New Zealand,” Ardern said. Hipkins emerged as the consensus candidate and was the only nominee for the role in a hastily convened leadership ballot.

Chris Hipkins set to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand prime ... (CNA)

Hipkins would not be drawn on his policy plans. A cabinet reshuffle proposed by Ardern would go ahead, but Finance Minister Grant Robertson was likely to ...

Chris Hipkins set to become New Zealand's next prime minister after ... (PBS NewsHour)

Hipkins, 44, must still get an endorsement Sunday from his Labour Party colleagues in Parliament but that is just a formality now. READ MORE: Jacinda Ardern to ...

But she faced mounting political pressures at home and a level of vitriol from some that previous New Zealand leaders hadn’t faced. Hipkins rose to public prominence during the coronavirus pandemic when he took on a kind of crisis management role. Hipkins will have less than eight months in the role before contesting a general election.