India-born Priyanca Radhakrishnan was appointed as a Minister in the New Zealand Cabinet led by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
She had gone to New Zealand after pursuing her higher studies from Singapore. In 2017, she went on to become an MP in Arden’s Labour Party. The 41 year old has been a member of the Labour Party since 2006.
She was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for Ethnic Communities. Her work helped her build the base for her new role of Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities.
She has become the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector and Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment. She has become New Zealand’s first-ever Kiwi Indian Minister.
Prime Minister Arden announced the names of the new ministers, congratulated them and hoped that they would prove their talent. If not, she warned that they would be shown the door.
