Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivered her closing speech to the New Zealand Parliament after announcing her resignation in January 2023.

“They can be restless, sensitive, kind and show their emotions, they can be mothers or not, they can be ex-Mormons or not, they can be nerds, crybabies, huggers… they can be all these things, and they can’t just be here, they can drive like I did,” Ardern said through tears.

In the speech, in addition to thanking his family, party, and followers, he also stated his sensitive and empathetic approach to leadership. She said that while she “can’t determine what will determine her time as prime minister”, she can be a leader without sacrificing sensibility.

The former prime minister announced her unexpected resignation in January 2023 when she said she “no longer has enough tank to do her job.”

“It was the most fruitful five and a half years of my life. But it also had its problems. But I’m not leaving because it was difficult. If that were the case, I would probably have left two months after starting work! I’m leaving because with such a privileged role comes responsibility. A duty to know when you’re right for leadership and when you’re not,” Ardern said in his resignation speech.

Jacinda Ardern has become one of the most popular rulers on the planet thanks to a sensitive and assertive style of leadership that has manifested itself in some of the defining moments of her tenure.