{"slug": "prime-minister-of-new-zealand", "label": "Prime Minister of New Zealand", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071117", "qid": "Q1071117", "description": "head of the New Zealand government", "entries": 21, "years": 20, "span": [1807, 2023], "span_label": ["1807 CE", "2023 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Births", "count": 7}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 5}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 4}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}, {"title": "Economy & Finance", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Premier of New Zealand"], "related": [{"slug": "united-states", "label": "United States", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "president-of-the-united-states", "label": "President of the United States", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "norway", "label": "Norway", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "washington-d-c", "label": "Washington, D.C.", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "oslo", "label": "Oslo", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "world-war-ii", "label": "World War II", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "white-house", "label": "White House", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "barack-obama", "label": "Barack Obama", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "south-africa", "label": "South Africa", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "new-zealand-national-party", "label": "New Zealand National Party", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "new-zealand-labour-party", "label": "New Zealand Labour Party", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1807, "year_label": "1807 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "September 7", "text": "September 7 – Henry Sewell, 1st Premier of New Zealand (d. 1879)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362733939#July–December", "title": "1807", "revid": 1362733939, "section": "Births › July–December"}}, {"year": 1812, "year_label": "1812 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "April 14", "text": "April 14 – George Grey, Portuguese-born British colonial governor, 11th Premier of New Zealand (d. 1898)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364673712#Births", "title": "1812", "revid": 1364673712, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1845, "year_label": "1845 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "June 22", "text": "June 22 – Richard Seddon, 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1906)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364939346#January–June", "title": "1845", "revid": 1364939346, "section": "Births › January–June"}}, {"year": 1863, "year_label": "1863 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November", "text": "November: Shortly after his government loses a vote of no-confidence, former premier Alfred Domett moves a resolution in Parliament that the Capital of New Zealand be moved closer to Cook Strait. 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The first New Zealand Army contingent leaves for South Africa before the end of the year.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332934603#Events", "title": "1899 in New Zealand", "revid": 1332934603, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1906, "year_label": "1906 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 10", "text": "June 10 – Richard Seddon, 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1845)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373343237#January–June", "title": "1906", "revid": 1373343237, "section": "Deaths › January–June"}}, {"year": 1908, "year_label": "1908 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "November 6", "text": "6 November: The North Island Main Trunk railway linking Wellington and Auckland is completed, with the last spike driven in by Prime Minister Joseph Ward at Manganui-o-te-Ao and commemorated by the Last Spike Monument.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354297616#November", "title": "1908 in New Zealand", "revid": 1354297616, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1921, "year_label": "1921 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "September 25", "text": "September 25 – Robert Muldoon, 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1992)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371086035#September", "title": "1921", "revid": 1371086035, "section": "Births › September"}}, {"year": 1947, "year_label": "1947 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "May 17", "text": "May 17 – George Forbes, 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371901060#May", "title": "1947", "revid": 1371901060, "section": "Deaths › May"}}, {"year": 1950, "year_label": "1950 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "February 26", "text": "February 26 – Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371638577#February", "title": "1950", "revid": 1371638577, "section": "Births › February"}}, {"year": 1970, "year_label": "1970 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "July 19", "text": "July 19 – Christopher Luxon, 42nd Prime Minister of New Zealand", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370420699#July", "title": "1970", "revid": 1370420699, "section": "Births › July"}}, {"year": 1989, "year_label": "1989 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "August 8", "text": "August 8 – Prime Minister of New Zealand David Lange resigns for health reasons and is replaced by Geoffrey Palmer.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369557705#August", "title": "1989", "revid": 1369557705, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1992, "year_label": "1992 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 5", "text": "August 5 – Robert Muldoon, 70, New Zealand politician, prime minister (1975–1984).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1344176043", "title": "Deaths in August 1992", "revid": 1344176043, "section": "Deaths › August"}}, {"year": 1999, "year_label": "1999 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 27", "text": "November 27 – The centre-left Labour Party takes control of the New Zealand Government, with leader Helen Clark becoming the second female Prime Minister in New Zealand's history.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369767946#November", "title": "1999", "revid": 1369767946, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 2011, "year_label": "2011 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July", "text": "21–22 July – New Zealand Prime Minister John Key visits Washington, D.C. in the United States to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama. During their meeting at the White House, Prime Minister John Key and U.S. President Obama send their condolences to the people of Norway following the tragic terrorist attacks in Oslo, and are a reminder that the entire world must work together to prevent future attacks since World War II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1328114167#July", "title": "2011 in New Zealand", "revid": 1328114167, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 2019, "year_label": "2019 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": null, "text": "Prime Minister of New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern (since 2017)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357738379#New_Zealand", "title": "2019 in Oceania", "revid": 1357738379, "section": "Sovereign states › Realm of New Zealand › New Zealand"}}, {"year": 2020, "year_label": "2020 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "February", "text": "New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden state visit to Fiji.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1258708276#February", "title": "2020 in Fiji", "revid": 1258708276, "section": "Events by month › February"}}, {"year": 2023, "year_label": "2023 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 25", "text": "January 25 – Chris Hipkins succeeds Jacinda Ardern as Prime Minister of New Zealand, six days after she announced her resignation.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372811827#January", "title": "2023", "revid": 1372811827, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 2023, "year_label": "2023 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 27", "text": "November 27 – After forming a coalition Government with the right-wing ACT and New Zealand First parties, Christopher Luxon is sworn in as the 42nd Prime Minister of New Zealand. The new administration opposes policies promoting Māori culture and addressing inequity between Māori and non-Māori, which leads to allegations of inflaming racial tensions.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372811827#November", "title": "2023", "revid": 1372811827, "section": "Events › November"}}]}