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Christopher Luxon: Head of government, New Zealand

Christopher Luxon is the head of government of New Zealand, listed by the United Nations as “Prime Minister of New Zealand”.

Posts held

• Prime Minister of New Zealand (head of government), New Zealand. Part of level 6: National government.
  Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.

Where Christopher Luxon sits in the ladder of power

As head of government, Christopher Luxon works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of New Zealand (regions, cities).

Above that, New Zealand is a member of:

• United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
• International Monetary Fund level 9
• World Bank Group level 9

Who else holds power in New Zealand

• King Charles III King, New Zealand
• Winston Peters Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Racing, and Minister for Rail of New Zealand, New Zealand

Where these facts come from

Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.

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