Prime Minister of New Zealand of the few countries in the world to have had three female heads of government, and one of only three countries to have had a female head of government directly succeed another. The first female prime minister was Jenny Shipley of the National Party, who replaced Jim Bolger in late 1997; Shipley was succeeded by Helen Clark in 1999. Jacinda Ardern, the second female leader of the Labour Party after Clark, became prime minister in 2017. On becoming the Colony of New Zealand in 1841, New Zealand was directly governed by a governor, appointed by the Colonial Office in Britain.
Prime Minister of the Netherlands each has the right to name one of its ministers second and third Deputy Prime Minister. "For a list of historic Prime Ministers, see List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands." "For a list of Prime Ministers by age, see List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands by age." "For a list of Prime Ministers by religious affiliations, see Religious affiliations of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands." Gradually the Prime Minister became an official function of government leader, taken by the political leader of the largest party. Since 1848 the role of the first minister has become relevant. In that