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Cabinet changes bring ’50/50 gender split for the first time in NZ’s history’

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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has announced his intention to promote Willow-Jean Prime to fill a vacancy in Cabinet, resulting in a 50/50 gender balance in Cabinet for the first time in New Zealand’s history.

“Willow-Jean will move into the Cabinet at number 20. She retains her current portfolios. All other Ministerial rankings remain the same,” Chris Hipkins said.

“In terms of the reallocation of Stuart Nash’s former portfolios, Peeni Henare will pick up Forestry and Barbara Edmonds will take on Economic Development. Meka Whaitiri will be the Ministerial Lead for the Hawke’s Bay cyclone recovery.

“I am also appointing Rachel Brooking as a Minister outside of Cabinet. She will pick up the Oceans and Fisheries portfolio as well as Associate Immigration and Associate Environment.

“I’m incredibly proud to lead this Cabinet and know that Willow-Jean will be an excellent further voice at the Cabinet table, and Rachel a talented and hard-working addition to the executive,” Chris Hipkins said.

The appointments will take effect on 12 April 2023.

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11 COMMENTS

  1. But can these commies really be proud of a 50/50 gender split without sounding again hypocritical? Hippi can’t even tell what a woman is!

  2. Is this a true male/female gender split or a self identifying gender split. Valid question as Hipkins doesn’t know what a woman is, therefore cant know who makes up his cabinet.

  3. He’ll pick up this and she’ll pick up that, Hipkins would do better just dragging in whoever is lined up at the bus stop. What a joke.

  4. I am a woman and who cares? People should be judged on the content their character, their skills and ability to do the job. Who cares what sex/colour they are? Anything else is virtue signalling and tokenism and it is for this reason I cannot vote for these kinds of fools.

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