A former boss once remarked that Mr Hipkins “appears to eat nothing more than sausage rolls and diet Coke”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The straight-talking Mr Hipkins was the architect of New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, and is widely seen as a personable politician with a safe pair of hands.
Political commentator Josie Pagani has described Mr Hipkins, with more than 14 years in opposition and government, as “sensible, likeable, tough and capable”. “I think I am relatively upfront, I’m relatively inclusive. People won’t die wondering what I think,” he has said. “My parents came from relatively humble beginnings and worked really hard to provide a good life for my brother and I.”
“He is extremely competent, with a track record of delivering for New Zealand as one of our most senior ministers over the past six years,” she said.‘Fashion sense’ The incoming New Zealand leader studied politics and criminology at Victoria University in the capital Wellington and then worked in the industry training sector. Before becoming an MP in 2008, he worked as a senior adviser to two education ministers and former prime minister Helen Clark.
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