Priyanca Radhakrishnan becomes first Indian-origin minister of New Zealand

Indian-origin New Zealand politician Priyanca Radhakrishnan has created history by becoming the first Indian-Kiwi woman to become a minister in New Zealand.
On 2 November 2020, Radhakrishnan was appointed as Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities, Minister for Youth and Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment in Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s cabinet
The 41-year-old was one of five new ministers inducted into the Cabinet.
Radhakrishnan was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.