New Zealand gets tattooed Maori foreign minister, gay deputy PM

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While expressing pride at her cabinet's diversity, Jacinda Ardern also said appointments were made on merit.

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled what she called an"incredibly diverse" cabinet Monday that includes New Zealand's first openly gay deputy prime minister and a foreign minister with a Maori facial tattoo.

Women and the Maori community are also strongly represented in the 20-member cabinet, including new Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta, who has a moko kauae -- a traditional female Maori tattoo on the chin."It is both a cabinet with huge merit and talent, which also happens to be incredibly diverse," the 40-year-old said.

The deputy's role -- which he will hold along with the finance and infrastructure portfolios -- formalises his position and will see him become acting prime minister when Ardern is overseas.Asked about the significance of having a gay man as her second in command, Ardern said Robertson was selected for his leadership abilities, not how he identified.

The distinctive decoration is unique to her, although it has design elements specific to her iwi, or tribe. The male moko covers the entire face. Maori and Pacific islanders comprise just under a quarter of the population but are vastly over-represented in statistics on crime, poverty and prisons.

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On merit. Unlike Sg where those who join PAPSingapore can ride on ministers coat tails in grc n voila!

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