New Zealands premier back at work after six weeks of maternity leave

in #news6 years ago


New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has returned to work after six weeks of parental leave with her newborn daughter.

At the start of a Cabinet meeting on Monday, she thanked her colleagues and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters for keeping the government operating while she was away.


The last six weeks have been wonderful, not only because of the birth of our healthy daughter, but because we have been gifted by this cabinet, by the people of New Zealand, this time together and I know that that was guarded by this Cabinet but also by yourself, minister Peters. So thank you so much

 she said.


The birth of her daughter Neve on June 21 made Ms Ardern just the second elected world leader in recent history to give birth while holding office.



In interviews last week, Ms Ardern said the experience of focusing on her daughter’s basic needs helped her appreciate why people with young families may not find time for politics and that it is the government’s responsibility to serve people, whether they are engaged politically or not.

She said that as she came to the end of her leave, she was anxious to demonstrate that she and her partner Clarke Gayford, who will become Neve’s primary caregiver, can create a routine that works.


That I will come back and do the job that I promised to do

Ms Ardern said.

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