Chris Hipkins

**Christopher John Hipkins** (born 5 September 1978) is a New Zealand politician. He became the 41st Leader of the Opposition on 27 November 2023. He was the Prime Minister of New Zealand from January 2023 until November 2023. He became the leader of the New Zealand Labour Party in January 2023.

He was the minister of education, police, the Public Service, and leader of the House in the Jacinda Ardern government. He has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Remutaka since the 2008.

On 21 January 2023, Hipkins became the only candidate to replace Ardern as leader of the Labour Party. He became party leader on 22 January 2023. He became prime minister three days later.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Right Honourable
- **name**: Chris Hipkins
- **image**: Profile--chrishipkins-390x2-UNC.jpg
- **caption**: Hipkins in 2023
- **office1**: 41st Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand), Leader of the Opposition
- **term start1**: 27 November 2023
- **primeminister1**: Christopher Luxon
- **deputy1**: Carmel Sepuloni
- **predecessor1**: Christopher Luxon
- **order2**: 41st
- **office2**: Prime Minister of New Zealand
- **monarch2**: Charles III
- **1namedata2**: Cindy Kiro
- **deputy2**: Carmel Sepuloni
- **term start2**: 25 January 2023
- **term end2**: 27 November 2023
- **predecessor2**: Jacinda Ardern
- **successor2**: Christopher Luxon
- **office3**: 18th Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, Leader of the Labour Party
- **term start3**: 22 January 2023
- **predecessor3**: Jacinda Ardern
- **office4**: 4th Minister for National Security and Intelligence (New Zealand), Minister for National Security and Intelligence
- **term start4**: 25 January 2023
- **term end4**: 27 November 2023
- **primeminister4**: Himself
- **predecessor4**: Jacinda Ardern
- **successor4**: Christopher Luxon
- **office5**: Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services
- **term start5**: 25 January 2023
- **term end5**: 27 November 2023
- **primeminister5**: Himself
- **predecessor5**: Jacinda Ardern
- **successor5**: Christopher Luxon
- **office6**: 41st Minister of Police (New Zealand), Minister of Police
- **term start6**: 14 June 2022
- **term end6**: 25 January 2023
- **primeminister6**: Jacinda Ardern
- **predecessor6**: Poto Williams
- **successor6**: Stuart Nash
- **office7**: 1st New Zealand government response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister for COVID-19 Response
- **term start7**: 6 November 2020
- **term end7**: 14 June 2022
- **primeminister7**: Jacinda Ardern
- **predecessor7**: _Position established_
- **successor7**: Ayesha Verrall
- **office8**: 41st Minister of Health (New Zealand), Minister of Health
- **term start8**: 2 July 2020
- **term end8**: 6 November 2020
- **primeminister8**: Jacinda Ardern
- **predecessor8**: David Clark (New Zealand politician), David Clark
- **successor8**: Andrew Little (New Zealand politician), Andrew Little
- **office9**: 47th Minister of Education (New Zealand), Minister of Education
- **term start9**: 26 October 2017
- **term end9**: 25 January 2023
- **primeminister9**: Jacinda Ardern
- **predecessor9**: Nikki Kaye
- **successor9**: Jan Tinetti
- **office10**: 19th Public Service Commission (New Zealand)#Ministers for the Public Service, Minister for the Public Service
- **term start10**: 26 October 2017
- **term end10**: 25 January 2023
- **primeminister10**: Jacinda Ardern
- **predecessor10**: Paula Bennett
- **successor10**: Andrew Little
- **office11**: 11th Leader of the House (New Zealand), Leader of the House
- **term start11**: 26 October 2017
- **term end11**: 25 January 2023
- **primeminister11**: Jacinda Ardern
- **predecessor11**: Simon Bridges
- **successor11**: Grant Robertson
- **constituency mp12**: Remutaka (New Zealand electorate), Remutaka
 Rimutaka (2008–2020)
- **parliament12**: New Zealand
- **term start12**: 8 November 2008
- **predecessor12**: Paul Swain (politician), Paul Swain
- **majority12**: 20,497
- **birth name**: Christopher John Hipkins
- **birth place**: Hutt Valley, New Zealand
- **party**: New Zealand Labour Party, Labour
- **children**: 2
- **residence**: Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
- **alma mater**: Victoria University of Wellington (Bachelor of Arts, BA)
- **nickname**: Chippy