The Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership award honours Ardern for her leadership, decisive action, and commitment to reformative and inclusive policies.
The award comes with a $150,000 prize money, which Ardern has put towards a scholarship for a New Zealand student at Harvard Kennedy School.
Center for Public Leadership director and practice of public leadership professor Wendy R Sherman said Ardern had wielded a "steady and swift hand, an open mind, and a keen reflection of her entire community in meeting challenges of terror, earthquakes and now Covid-19".
"We are thrilled that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will accept this year's award.
"The Prime Minister reminds all of us that strength, compassion, science, clear communications, humility and activism go hand in hand to create positive results."
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My congratulations to our Prime Minister. Clearly the judging panel are people of high discernment. She certainly is an international leader and one the world is looking to with mounting respect and admiration.
Yep you are definitely in the thralls of an ardern fan club, she can do no wrong by you.
The world is impressed, as well.
Wrong. Again. You clearly do not read my comments, at least when they say things that offend your unusual value set. I give praise when believe it is due, and constructive criticism when think it is not.
Unlike you I have no affiliations and I approach every issue with an open mind and an unbiased point of view.
Ird, judging by your reaction I would say I am correct in my assumption and it seems to me that you like to think you are mr perfect.