Jacinda Ardern

Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern is a New Zealand politician located in England who served as the 33rd Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. First elected as an MP on September 24th, Jacinda has slowly made her way through politics to the prominent position she is in now.

Ardern's first taste of politics took the form of joining the SNP in September 2020, after months of supporting the party from the sidelines. Supported by Leader Mairi Gougeon, she quickly found her way through the ranks, becoming the SNP's Regional Director in December 2020. Jacinda worked to raise party membership in her region and encourage members to take part with both internal democracy (within the party and coalition) and within the wider Parliament, encouraging them to vote on motions.

In November 2021, Ardern was nominated and subsequently installed as Member of the House of Lords alongside Frederick Joyse.

Secretary of State for the Home Department
Under the Gougeon Ministry, Jacinda was offered the role of Secretary of State for the Home Department, replacing Tanya Chesham-Leigh. Whilst initially uneasy in the role, Jacinda quickly found her way around and went on to publish two bills in her 22 day tenure. The Ethical Policing Act which introduced sensitivity training for police officers and brought about stricter punishments for bias, and The Immigration (Devolved Powers) Act which brought devolved governments new powers in visa issuance, deportation and national security threats.

Secretary of State for Education
Under the extended cabinet formed by Arsene Wenger, Jacinda was appointed as the 1st Secretary of State for Education. With a belief that education is crucial to the development of a child and has set herself the goal of making schools more accessible for all students before she left office. Jacinda passed one bill in her short tenure as Education Secretary. The Examination Reform (GCSE) Act, removes 100% exam courses, and embeds coursework projects into Foundation subjects.

Deputy Prime Minister
Under the Georges government, Jacinda served as Deputy Prime Minister, during the event in Scotland, Jacinda took a key role in assisting in the response and working across the Cabinet. She left office on the 24 March 2021. During her term as Deputy, Jacinda continued to work on the National Broadcasting Network with Oscar Bunt, releasing the National Broadcasting Network (Amendment) Act which moved ministerial responsibility to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Prime Minister
After unsuccessfully winning the PFC Premiership nomination 2 times to Wenger and Skinner, Ardern successfully secured the nomination to become Prime Minister and lead a coalition government. The ministry went on to abolish academies and set the United Kingdom's first corporate tax rate. Other bills introduced funded new green spaces and nationalised domestic air travel.

Jacindamania and her Prime Ministerial Bids
Jacinda ran in the People First Coalition Prime Ministerial election to succeed Gougeon as Prime Minister. Jacinda entered believing she would be quickly eliminated in an early round. In a shocking twist, Jacinda went on to come second, only narrowly losing to Arsene Wenger, who went on to become Prime Minister.

Unbeknownst to Jacinda, there was said to be a huge spike in her popularity during her time as Home Secretary, which drew support from across the coalition (nicknamed Jacindamania). Whilst it was admitted that some failed to see Jacinda's sudden popularity, others have expressed their intent to vote for Jacinda at the next Prime Ministerial election she chooses to run in. It can be said that Jacinda has gained many allies from across the coalition and across the House, continuing the legacy of Jacindamania, for the foreseeable future.

Jacinda again ran against former Labour member (now NIP), Dennis Skinner, Jacinda again came second due to previous relationships within the coalition. Whilst she initially served as an Ambassador in the Skinner Ministry, she left the position after SNP withdrew from the PFC.

In the June 2021 PFC Prime Ministerial Election, Jacinda won the nomination to become the 33rd Prime Minister with a large point gap. She had been campaigning alongside her fellow candidates DSP Leader Remco de Jong, JCP Leader John Jones and others. The motion to appoint her Prime Minister was introduced on the 4th June 2021.

Deputy Speakership and Presiding Officer
Jacinda has held the role of both Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons. Under the Bercow Speakership, she held the Deputy Speakership, succeeding Wenger, who had resigned in order to become the next Premier. During her time, she chaired a number of debates (including a session of Prime Minister's Questions) and began work on reconvening the committees. When offered a new role within the Government in a department important to her, she resigned as Deputy Speaker.

Following the reopening of the Scottish Parliament, Ardern ran for the Presiding Officer role, intending to only be in the position for a short amount of time, to get business running again. She worked with the First Minister to form the committees for Environment and the Constitution and bring debates to the Scottish Parliament chamber. She resigned on the same day as she resigned from the Deputy Speakership.

PFC Crisis and Life outside PFC
After the PFC Crisis which led to the departure of Scottish Greens, the Social Liberal Party and the Scottish National Party from the People First Coalition, Ardern announced she would resign from all roles held and leave the game in order to work on herself as the game had become too toxic. It was a short break where she remained somewhat inactive for a month. She returned as a member of the Social Liberal Party. During her time in SLP she served as Chairman of Ways and Means of the House of Commons.

Green Party of England and Wales
In May 2021, Jacinda joined the Green Party of England and Wales alongside fellow SLP member Oscar Bunt. Upon arrival Jacinda was made Party Treasurer. On the 28th of May 2021, Jacinda rose to the position of Chair.