MikeB4:

 

Geektastic:

 

tdgeek:

 

Geektastic:

 

Too soon to tell but in my view she has inadequate experience to lead a nation at this time.

 

 

She is far more qualified than most MP's I'd suggest, and 

 

She attended the University of Waikato, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications. She joined the Labour Party at a young age, and became a senior figure in the Young Labour branch of the party. After graduating from Waikato University, she spent time working in the offices of Phil Goffand of Helen Clark as a researcher. She later spent time in London, working as a senior policy advisor to Tony Blair.[5] In early 2008 she won election as the President of the International Union of Socialist Youth. After a high placement on Labour's party list for the 2008 election (her ranking at number 20 virtually guaranteed a seat in Parliament) Ardern returned from London to campaign full-time. She also became the Party's candidate for the Waikato electorate.

 

 

 

 

So, precisely no real world economic or business experience at all then?

 

 

 

Just many years spent in a socialist echo chamber?

 

 

 

 

To be a Leader she does not need it, that is what she has a Finance Minister for and other Ministers. She also has a stack of advisors and Department heads etc  

 

I disagree. She is potentially the PM, not a sock puppet. She must understand what is being discussed, she must be able to form an opinion on what her ministers are proposing not simply nod and say in effect "whatever - you're the finance minister so we'll just go with what you say.".

Real world experience of how the nation makes it's money is extremely useful.