New Zealand's Leader, a Longtime Public Servant

On Friday, shortly after news of the mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the incident as one of the country's "darkest days." Ardern -- at 38, the country's youngest prime minister in 150 years -- has received international praise for her calmness and empathy in responding to the attacks that killed 50 people. She took office in October 2017 but has had a long history in politics. Ardern began to turn...

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