NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on his wedding. He shared a post from his official handle, which quoted the post by Albanese sharing his wedding video.“Congratulations to my good friend, PM Anthony Albanese and Ms Jodie Haydon on their wedding. Wishing them a happy married life,” the Prime Minister wrote.Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese married his partner, Jodie Haydon, on Saturday in an intimate ceremony held at The Lodge, his official Canberra residence. The occasion marked a historic first, as no serving Australian prime minister had previously married while in office during the country’s 124 years of federation.
The wedding concludes a remarkable year for Albanese, following only months after he guided the Labour Party to a sweeping election win, securing a record 94 seats in the lower house.Earlier in the day, the Australian Prime Minister revealed that he had married his partner Jodie Haydon in a private ceremony at The Lodge in Canberra, becoming the first sitting Australian leader to marry while in office.“We are truly thrilled to share our love and our commitment to spending our lives together, surrounded by our family and closest friends,” Albanese and Haydon said in a joint statement released Saturday morning.Local media reported that numerous leaders, including several senior ministers such as Penny Wong, Mark Butler, Katy Gallagher, Don Farrell, Tony Burke, Richard Marles, Jim Chalmers, Tim Ayres and Jenny McAllister, along with New South Wales MPs John Graham and Jo Haylen, were present at the ceremony.Australian Opposition Leader Sussan Ley also extended her congratulations on the marriage.“Congratulations to Anthony and Jodie! I wish them all the happiness as they continue building their future together,” Ley said, as quoted by Australian media shortly after the announcement became public.
