Christopher Luxon

Christopher Luxon MP
Luxon in 2022
42nd Prime Minister of New Zealand
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 November 2023
Monarch	Charles III
Deputy	Winston Peters
Governor-General	Cindy Kiro
Preceded by	Chris Hipkins
40th Leader of the Opposition
In office 30 November 2021 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins
Deputy	Nicola Willis
Preceded by	Judith Collins
Succeeded by	Chris Hipkins
15th Leader of the National Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 November 2021
Deputy	Nicola Willis
Preceded by	Judith Collins
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Botany
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 October 2020
Preceded by	Jami-Lee Ross
Majority	3,999
Personal details
Born	(1970-07-19) 19 July 1970 (age 54) Christchurch, New Zealand
Political party	National
Spouse(s)	Amanda Luxon
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Canterbury (BCom; MCom)
Known for	Former CEO of Air New Zealand
Website	Official website

Christopher Mark Luxon^[1] (born 19 July 1970) is a New Zealand politician and businessman. He is the Prime Minister of New Zealand since 27 November 2023. He is the leader of the New Zealand National Party since 2021. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Botany electorate since 2020. He was the chief executive officer of Air New Zealand^[2][3] from 2012 to 2019.

1. ↑ "Who is the new National Party leader Christopher Luxon?". Newshub. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
2. ↑ "Christopher Luxon". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
3. ↑ Block, George (4 November 2019). "National chooses former Air NZ boss Christopher Luxon as Botany MP candidate". Stuff. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2019.