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Australian Albanian PM becomes first to marry in office

2025-11-29 18:25:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Australian Albanian PM becomes first to marry in office

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese married his partner Jodie Haydon in a secret and intimate ceremony on Saturday at his official residence in the country's capital, Canberra.

Albanese is the first prime minister to marry while in office in the 124-year history of the Australian federal government.

The couple were married by a civil celebrant in front of around 60 guests, including several cabinet ministers, in an afternoon ceremony at The Lodge. There was no media coverage of the event until after it had taken place.

"We are absolutely delighted to share our love and commitment to spending our future lives together, in front of our closest family and friends," the couple said in a statement.

The couple wrote their own vows and their dog Toto was the ring bearer. Haydon's 5-year-old niece, Ella, was the flower girl, the statement said.

Albanese, 62, a divorcee with a grown son, proposed to Haydon, 46, at The Lodge on Valentine's Day last year. They initially planned a large-scale wedding before the last election was held in May this year. Albanese had told a Sydney radio program that he was considering inviting former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whom he considered a personal friend.

But strategists for the ruling centre-left Labour Party feared that a lavish wedding during a cost-of-living crisis could damage the government's chances of being re-elected for a second three-year term.

The decision was made to postpone the wedding until after the elections. Albanese had said the wedding would take place in 2025, but did not reveal a date.

The wedding took place two days after parliament concluded its work for the year, on Thursday.

Haydon, who works in finance, met Albanese at a business dinner in Melbourne in 2020./CNA, translated by CNN





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