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Dame Juliet Gerrard

Dame Juliet Gerrard and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at desk

Dame Juliet Gerrard is a biochemist and Professor at the University of Auckland. She began her tenure as the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor in 2018 when Jacinda Ardern was Prime Minister. She was reappointed for a second term in 2021 and resigned in 2024. Listen to this RNZ interview about her six years as Prime Minister's Science Advisor.

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Rights: Shirley Horrocks, Point of View Productions
Published: 17 July 2021Updated: 25 July 2025Size: 2.89 MB
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