Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announce Professor Dame Juliet Gerrard will continue in the role until June 30, 2024.
Professor Dame Juliet Gerrard FRSNZ has been reappointed as the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.
Gerrard was initially appointed for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2018. She has now been appointed for a further three years to June 30, 2024.
Ardern said she was delighted that Gerrard had agreed to serve another term, as she had played an invaluable role.
“Juliet has made an enormous contribution, particularly in relation to our response to Covid-19 and the eruption at Whakaari/White Island. Her work on long-term issues, such as plastics and ensuring the sustainability of our fishing, has also been invaluable.
“More broadly, her significant contribution to science in New Zealand was recognised in the 2021 New Year’s Honours, when she was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
“Juliet’s contribution, along with her leadership of science advisers across government agencies, continues to demonstrate the critical role of science and technology to society and to support robust decision-making,” Ardern said.
Gerrard has a distinguished career, specialising in a range of disciplines including biochemical engineering. She was also the past chair of the Royal Society Te Apārangi Marsden Council, which gave her wide exposure to other science disciplines.
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