Thinkers and political figures
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Jacinda Ardern
- Country
- New Zealand
- Era
- b. 1980
- Tradition
- Social democracy
Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2017 to 2023, who introduced a wellbeing-based budget framework, tightened gun law within weeks of the Christchurch attacks, and legislated a net zero climate target.
01
Documented positions
Documented positions come from the sources listed. Similarity is this project’s inference from those positions, and is a much weaker claim.
- The Wellbeing Budget (2019), setting fiscal priorities against social and environmental indicators rather than growth alone
- Arms Amendment Act (2019), banning most semi-automatic firearms after the Christchurch attacks
- Zero Carbon Act (2019), legislating a net zero target with an independent climate commission
- Large-scale public housing construction and reinstatement of a higher top income tax rate
- Decriminalisation of abortion in 2020
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Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
28
RedistributionMarket outcomes
Evidence: Well documented
The state in the economy
36
Active stateLimited state
Evidence: Documented
Personal liberty
62
Collective orderIndividual freedom
Evidence: Documented
Tradition and change
84
ContinuityReform
Evidence: Well documented
Nation and the world
22
InternationalistNationalist
Evidence: Documented
Religion and the state
18
Secular stateReligion in public life
Evidence: Documented
Power and its limits
82
Concentrated authorityChecks and pluralism
Evidence: Well documented
Environment and growth
84
Production firstProtection first
Evidence: Well documented
Crime and punishment
72
PunishmentRehabilitation
Evidence: Documented
Sources
- The Wellbeing Budget · New Zealand Treasury · 2019
- Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act · Parliament of New Zealand · 2019
- Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act · 2019
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