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ROBERT KITCHEN / Things
Pictured Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaking to the media.
A book republished in the United States has called Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern “the most powerful woman in the world.”
The book, written by New Zealand author and journalist Madeleine Chapman, was released in New Zealand in March this year. The New Zealand edition is titled Jacinda Ardern: a new kind of leader.
A reissued version of the book was published in the United States in November, with a new cover and title. The US edition is titled: The World’s Most Powerful Woman: How Jacinda Ardern Exemplifies Progressive Leadership.
Speaking to the media while conducting the caucus on Tuesday, the prime minister was asked what she thought of the republished US title. She replied, “I laughed at that.”
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In the past two years, Ardern has written several unauthorized books about her and her leadership. Chapman’s book is among them, as is Things Correspondent Michelle Duff’s book Jacinda Ardern: the story behind an extraordinary leader, which was released in October 2019.
In an interview with Things Last year, Ardern said it was “awkward” to have books written about her.
In the interview, Ardern said Things that the books were technically unauthorized and that he did not attend interviews with the authors.
When asked at the time how he felt about it, Ardern said, “Oh, it’s awkward, that’s how I would describe it. You know you can’t stop people from doing what they wanted to do, but it just feels awkward to me. “
Jacinda Ardern / Facebook
In the photo, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern chose four drawings from thousands of entries to include on this year’s Christmas card.
Ardern is by no means the first politician to have unauthorized biographies written about her. Former Prime Minister Sir John Key had an unauthorized biography written about him in 2014, and former Prime Minister Helen Clark also had several books written about her.
Ardern found himself in the global spotlight following the March 15 terror attacks and his subsequent response to them, which included reforming the gun law.
That spotlight has continued to shine in New Zealand as well, following the country’s elimination response to the coronavirus pandemic.
An editorial in The New York Times was one of the choruses of applause for Ardern’s leadership during the crisis, calling it a “master class.”
