Jodie Haydon Explained

Jodie Haydon
Office:Partner of the Prime Minister of Australia
Term Label:Assumed role
Term Start:23 May 2022
Predecessor:Jenny Morrison
Birth Place:Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:Financial services professional
Partner:Anthony Albanese (2021–present)

Jodie Haydon (born 1978) is an Australian financial services professional and women's advocate. She is the fiancée and partner of Anthony Albanese, the 31st and current Prime Minister of Australia since 23 May 2022.[1]

Early life and career

Haydon was born in 1978 at Bankstown, Sydney,[2] and grew up on the Central Coast of New South Wales, the daughter of two teachers.[3] [4] She attended Kincumber High School.[5]

She has had a career in superannuation spanning twenty years in banking and finance companies including industry superannuation funds. In February 2022, Haydon was hired in a new position as women's officer, following her role as a union delegate for the NSW Public Service Association.[6]

Personal life

Haydon met Anthony Albanese in October 2019 at a business dinner in Melbourne where he was speaking.[6] They both followed the rugby league team South Sydney Rabbitohs, and lived near each other in Sydney's Inner West.[7] Albanese and his wife of 19 years, Carmel Tebbutt, had separated in 2019.[3] Haydon and Albanese became partners in 2021.

Haydon accompanied Albanese during the 2022 Australian federal election campaign.[8] She subsequently accompanied him on official prime minister's visits to Dubai, Madrid, Paris, London and New Delhi,[9] the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II,[10] [11] and a White House State Dinner hosted by US President Joe Biden.[12] [13]

On 14 February 2024, the couple became engaged to be married.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hevesi . Bryant . 2022-07-02 . Australia and France commit to 'new agenda for co-operation' . 2022-07-12 . skynews . en . 11 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711184447/https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/australia-and-france-commit-to-new-agenda-for-cooperation-as-anthony-albanese-meets-with-emmanuel-macron/news-story/8afc3a4378828ceccf3f98757881346f . live .
  2. Web site: Clun . Rachel . 2022-05-22 . Meet Jodie Haydon, Anthony Albanese's partner thrust into the spotlight . 2022-05-22 . . en . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220522022322/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/meet-jodie-haydon-anthony-albanese-s-partner-thrust-into-the-spotlight-20220522-p5anez.html . live .
  3. Web site: Trenoweth . Samantha . 24 February 2022 . Anthony Albanese and partner Jodie Haydon talk love and life in their first ever joint interview . 2022-05-22 . . 23 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220523015049/https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/celeb-news/anthony-albanese-girlfriend-love-life-71156 . live .
  4. Web site: 15 April 2022 . Anthony Albanese's partner Jodie Haydon lifts lid on relationship . 22 May 2022 . . 15 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220415103713/https://www.news.com.au/national/anthony-albaneses-partner-jodie-haydon-lifts-lid-on-relationship/news-story/25f05193d93ad9f581417dd6b22b12d5 . live .
  5. News: Rolfe . John . 2024-08-16 . Sydney Power 100: Where the city's most powerful people went to school . subscription . 2024-08-17 . The Daily Telegraph.
  6. Web site: Sarkari . Karishma . What to know about Australia's new 'first lady' Jodie Haydon . 2022-05-22 . . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220522050109/https://honey.nine.com.au/latest/federal-election-2022-jodie-haydon-partner-anthony-albanese-australias-new-prime-minster/a17fef1a-2ecc-4408-ba57-356336e1948f . live .
  7. Web site: Pullar . Jess . Anthony Albanese's Partner & Career: Everything You Need To Know . 2022-05-22 . Marie Claire . 13 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220413123538/https://www.marieclaire.com.au/anthony-albanese-partner-career . live .
  8. Web site: Carey . Alexis . 20 April 2022 . Photo of Anthony Albanese's partner reveals Labor leader's secret weapon . 22 May 2022 . News.com.au.
  9. Web site: Curtis . Katina . 2022-06-28 . Albanese's partner steps onto international stage in Madrid . 2022-07-13 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en . 13 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220713042556/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/albanese-s-partner-steps-onto-international-stage-in-madrid-20220627-p5ax07.html . live .
  10. News: 2022-09-15 . Anthony Albanese en route to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral . 2024-02-21 . ABC News . en-AU . 18 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230318012222/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-15/albanese-leaves-for-queens-funeral/101446104 . live .
  11. Web site: 2022-09-20 . Anthony Albanese arrives in Australia after Queen's funeral . 2024-02-21 . SkyNews . en . 11 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230711035807/https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/prime-minister-anthony-albanese-arrives-in-australia-with-partner-jodie-haydon-following-queen-elizabeth-iis-westminster-funeral/news-story/a38ad6ee3c2754ba6d0c14ff486ea870?amp . live .
  12. Web site: 2023-10-26 . Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Albanese of Australia at State Dinner . 2024-02-21 . The White House . en-US . 2 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231102043414/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/10/26/remarks-by-president-biden-and-prime-minister-albanese-of-australia-at-state-dinner/ . live .
  13. News: 2023-10-25 . Star-studded guest list and a five-star menu: Here's what we know about Albanese's state dinner . 2024-02-21 . ABC News . en-AU . 17 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240217235047/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-25/albanese-biden-state-dinner-washington/103018246 . live .
  14. Web site: Ireland . Olivia . 2024-02-14 . ‘She said yes’: Albanese’s Valentine’s Day proposal to Jodie Haydon . 2024-02-15 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en . 15 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240215010339/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/she-said-yes-albanese-announces-his-engagement-to-jodie-haydon-20240215-p5f54d.html . live .