The Right Honourable Dame Helen Winkelmann | |
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![]() Winkelmann in 2022 | |
13th Chief Justice of New Zealand | |
Assumed office 14 March 2019 | |
Nominated by | Jacinda Ardern |
Appointed by | Patsy Reddy |
Preceded by | Sian Elias |
Personal details | |
Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
Alma mater | University of Auckland |
Profession | Barrister |
Dame Helen Diana Winkelmann GNZM (born 1962) is the 13th and current chief justice of New Zealand – head of the New Zealand judiciary – having been sworn in on 14 March 2019. She is the second woman to hold the position, following her immediate predecessor, Sian Elias.