Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who led her country through a terrible mass tragedy, will temporarily join Harvard University later this year, according to Kennedy School Dean Douglas Elmendorf.
Ardern has been awarded two scholarships at the Harvard Kennedy School. She is a prominent figure on the left and a role model for women globally. She will start working as a Hauser Leader and the 2023 Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow at the school's Centre for Public Leadership this September.
"Jacinda Ardern showed the world strong and empathetic political leadership", according to a statement from Elmendorf. "Ardern will bring important insights for our students and will spark important conversations about the public policy choices faced by leaders at all levels," the statement continued.
In January, Ardern unexpectedly announced her resignation as prime minister, citing a lack of "enough in the tank" to carry out her responsibilities. Ardern became prime minister in 2017 when she was barely 37 years old.
Her management of the coronavirus epidemic, which was initially praised but afterward criticized by those opposed to mandates and laws, was one of the several rising political challenges she was facing at home.
She emphasized that she sees the Harvard opportunity as a chance to both learn from and impart her knowledge to others.
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