There is no right or wrong qualification to become a politician. Current New Zealand politicians have qualifications that range between Medicine, Resource Management, zoology, Political Science, Teaching and Economics.
The best qualification is a passion for a particular area of politics e.g. health, education, poverty, job creation, economy. Read about this area to gain as much knowledge as you can. This will make you a valuable member of your parties caucus (MP's of a particular party who are in parliament).
To become Prime Minister, you have to be:
- Leader of one of the major parties (National or Labour); to do this you have to be elected by your caucus (fellow MPs) as leader;
- Your party must have a majority of seats in parliament (currently 62 out of 122);
- Or, in coalition (agreement) with other parties in parliament to give you a majority.
John Key became Prime Minister in 2008 because, following the election, the National Party plus Act, UnitedFuture and the Maori Party had a majority.
In New Zealand, the position of Prime Minister is not elected by popular referendum. The PM is elected by the members of his/her party.
its a democracy
New Zealand and Australia are two different countries. They have separate governments and separate Prime Ministers.In 2014, the Prime Minister of New Zealand is John Key while the Prime Minister of Australia is Tony Abbott.
Helen Clark is the Prime Minister of New Zealand and all evidence shows that (s)he is female.
No, New Zealand has a prime minister. The incumbent PM is John Key.
New Zealand is a Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy. John Key is the prime minister (2015) of New Zealand, representing the National Party. His party is the ruling party, however New Zealand is a Commonwealth country, the head of state being the present monarch of the UK
Helen clack
Prime Minister John Key leader of the National PartyAt the moment John Key is the prime minister of New Zealand, he is the 38th Prime minister of New Zealand.
He already is!
New Zealand is a country that has a prime minister.
New Zealand's Prime Minister for most of 2008 was Helen Clark. In November, John Key was elected as Prime Minister.
New Zealand just has a Prime Minister, and the current one if John Key.
New Zealand and Australia are two different countries. They have separate governments and separate Prime Ministers.In 2014, the Prime Minister of New Zealand is John Key while the Prime Minister of Australia is Tony Abbott.
As of July 2014, Bill English is the Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand. He previously served as the Treasurer of New Zealand, and the Minister of Finance.
She became New Zealand's first prime minister
Hon Julia Gillard, she is the Prime Minister of Australia.
Helen Clark, who was Prime Minister 1999 - 2008.
05/12/1999 - 19/11/2008
John Key is famous because he is the 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand.