Helen Clark
Helen Clark
Helen Elizabeth Clark ONZ SSIis the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, and was the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand. As Prime Minister she served three consecutive terms from 1999 to 2008 and was the first woman elected at a general election as the Prime Minister, and was the fifth longest serving person to hold that office. She has been Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, the third-highest UN position, since 2009. In April 2016, she declared...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 February 1950
CityHamilton, New Zealand
Well, look, that's not for me to judge. I have a completely different style.
Well, there have been periods in the past when prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand were at each others' throats publicly and frequently. That's not productive at all.
The Prime Minister is head of team but its not a one woman act. I've been called all those things. Intellectual, sharp-tongued, all true. But what New Zealander is like is to know that someone is in charge and in the end the buck stops with the Prime Minister.
We're a nation in search of an identity, but it's quite exciting. I don't regard it as a problem. It's a challenge.
New Zealand's been pretty quiet on human rights issues, which we will be taking rather more interest in, and in international labor issues.
There is also a marked global trend towards sustainable agriculture, building on traditional methods which use fewer chemical inputs, carefully manage soil and water resources, and work hand-in-hand with nature.
We prefer our champions to be humble and modest,
They're not ready to govern, they're not fit to govern.
This has been confirmed by the declaration of the final result.
It is clear in New Zealand's view that Zimbabwe has breached all of them.
I think we should see what's happening in the currency, which is still strong, as positive for exporting.
It gives us credibility, ... and links us to a system of support in school improvement.
I think this is going to take quite some time to work through simply because the writs (final results) won't be until two Fridays' time,
It is of concern that when that becomes known it might provoke further disorder.