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Helen Clark

Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1999 to 2008

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Labour prime minister who kept New Zealand out of the Iraq War and kept its nuclear-free policy, and later led the UN Development Programme.

Helen Clark sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly progressive on culture, strongly institutional on institutions and strongly secular on religion.

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Where Helen Clark sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Helen Clark

Social democracyKeeps a market economy but adds strong public services, unions and progressive taxes to…99%Nordic modelPairs open markets and high trust with high taxes, strong unions and generous public…99%Social liberalismDefends individual rights and open societies while backing public services and equal…98%EurocommunismA communism that accepts elections and pluralism, breaking with Soviet orthodoxy in the…98%

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