Jacinda Ardern Appoints New Zealand's First Indigenous Female as Foreign Minister.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's new cabinet is a major win for diversity and inclusion.
Ardern appointed the country’s first Indigenous woman as foreign minister.
Nanaia Mahuta will further represent New Zealand’s Māori Indigenous people in parliament and will be sworn in along with 19 other cabinet members on Friday 06 November 2020.
Māori people make up 15% of New Zealand’s population and without equal representation, their needs and concerns can go unaddressed. When Indigenous women have a seat at the table, they can help close the gaps between policymakers and the communities impacted by their decisions.
Mahuta has held seats in parliament since 1996 and previously worked as minister of local government and Māori development. She was also the first woman to wear a traditional Māori moko kauae chin tattoo on her chin in parliament.
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