New Zealand’s main opposition National Party appointed its fifth leader in four years, choosing newcomer Christopher Luxon to restore its support and take on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Luxon, a former Air New Zealand CEO, was elected leader by National Party MPs at a caucus meeting Tuesday in Wellington. The 51 year-old is the protégé of former prime minister John Key and was always tipped to be a future leader of the party, but his elevation has come much sooner than anyone expected.
“Today we are drawing a line under the events of the last four years, and we are putting them behind us,” Luxon told a news conference. “If you are one of the 413,000 voters who moved away from us, my message to you is: from today, National is back.” “I came to politics because I know how to solve problems and get things done,” Luxon said. “I have built a career out of reversing the fortunes of underperforming companies and I’ll bring that real-world experience to this role.”
An evangelical Christian, Luxon defended his faith in his maiden speech to parliament and it was the first question he received in today’s news conference.
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