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New Zealand's opposition party picks former airline boss as new leader

Christopher Luxon, who helmed Air New Zealand for seven years until September 2019, had long been seen as the likely next leader of the conservative National party

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National MP Christopher Luxon answers questions during a press conference at parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Nov. 23, 2021.A year after suffering a huge election loss, New Zealand's conservative opposition leader Judith Collins has been ousted

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2 min read Last Updated : Nov 30 2021 | 10:55 AM IST

New Zealand's main opposition National Party on Tuesday selected a former Air New Zealand chief executive as its new leader to face Labour Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in the next election in 2023.

Christopher Luxon, who helmed Air New Zealand for seven years until September 2019, had long been seen as the likely next leader of the conservative National party, which faced its worst defeat in the 2020 election.

He becomes the party's fifth leader in just four years after Judith Collins, who headed the National's campaign in 2020, was dumped last week.

Luxon's elevation will put pressure on Ardern,

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Topics : New Zealand

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