Ardern was installed as New Zealand Labour leader just to 'save the furniture'. Less that 100 days later, she is the nation’s 40th prime minister.
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The Hon Mike Rann AC is the CEO of Rann Strategy Group based in the UK and Italy, and a Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute of King's College London. He is a former Australian High Commissioner to the UK and later Ambassador to Italy. He was Premier of South Australia from 2002 to 2011.