Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has officially tied the knot, becoming the first sitting PM of the country to marry while in office. Reported by NDTV.
The 62-year-old married his partner Jodie Haydon on Saturday in an intimate ceremony held in the garden of his official residence, The Lodge, in Canberra.
A smiling Albanese, dressed in a bow tie, exchanged vows with Haydon at the private event attended by close family and friends. In a simple social media announcement, the prime minister wrote "Married" along with a video of the couple holding hands as confetti fell around them.
In a joint statement, the newlyweds said: "We are absolutely delighted to share our love and commitment to spending our future lives together, in front of our family and closest friends."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated his “good friend” Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon on their wedding in a message shared on X.
The ceremony took place more than a year after Albanese proposed on Valentine’s Day in 2024, when he said he had found a partner "who I want to spend the rest of my life with". The couple wrote their own vows and were married by a celebrant.
Adding a cute and memorable touch to the ceremony, Albanese’s shaggy cavoodle Toto served as the ring bearer. Guests were treated to beer from a Sydney brewery, and the couple walked down the aisle to Stevie Wonder’s classic, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)."
The pair will head out on a five-day honeymoon within Australia starting Monday.
Albanese, who divorced his first wife in 2019 and shares an adult son named Nathan, met Haydon more than five years ago at a business dinner in Melbourne.
The Labor Party leader won a second three-year term earlier this year in a major election victory. He has been associated with the party since high school and was active in student politics during his time at the University of Sydney.
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