Dr. Ashley Robin Bloomfield

New Zealand’s Director-General of health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, has been widely lauded for his cool, calm leadership during the Covid-19 Coronavirus crisis. Around 1,400 people were infected with the virus in New Zealand, and 19 died. Bloomfield won many fans throughout the Level 4 month-long lockdown period for his fact-heavy, no-nonsense approach to the crisis. Prime minister Jacinda Ardern publicly thanked him for his efforts, saying he had offered clear guidance and reassurance for Kiwis at their time of greatest need. Bloomfield, now 54, was one of three children born to Allan and Myreine Bloomfield. He has an older brother who is a law lecturer and a sister who is a nurse. Source: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=1232...

Ashley Robin Bloomfield (born 1965/1966) is a New Zealand public health official. He is the chief executive of the Ministry of Health and the country's Director-General of Health. He has been the public-facing health specialist liaising with the media during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand on behalf of the government, since the first press conference on 27 January 2020. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Bloomfield