Shane Ardern

Shane Ardern
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Taranaki-King Country
In office
12 May 1998 – 14 August 2014
Preceded byJim Bolger
Succeeded byBarbara Kuriger
Majority15,089 (2011)
Personal details
Born
Philip Shane Ardern

(1960-01-26) 26 January 1960 (age 64)
Ōpunake, New Zealand
Political partyNational
RelationsJacinda Ardern (distant cousin)

Philip Shane Ardern (born 26 January 1960) is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the National Party and represented the electorate of Taranaki-King Country from 1998 to 2014.