Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand
The Sixth Labour Government has governed New Zealand since 26 October 2017. It is headed by Chris Hipkins, the Labour Party leader and prime minister.
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Sixth Labour Government | |
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![]() Current ministry, pictured after their swearing-in, in November 2020 | |
Date formed | 26 October 2017 |
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Governor-General |
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Prime Minister |
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Prime Minister's history | 2017–2023 2023–present |
Deputy Prime Minister | Winston Peters (2017–2020) Grant Robertson (2020–2023) Carmel Sepuloni (2023–present) |
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Status in legislature | Minority (coalition) (2017–2020) with confidence and supply from the Greens 55 / 120 (46%) Majority (2020–present) cooperation agreement with the Greens 62 / 120 (52%)
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Opposition parties | National Party (2017–present), ACT Party (2017–present), Māori Party (2020–present) |
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Predecessor | Fifth National Government |
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Ministerial career
General elections
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On 1 August 2017, Jacinda 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]