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Barnaby Joyce has officially been sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister

Ew. Three years after resigning from Parliament leadership, Barnaby Joyce has returned to his position as Deputy PM.

Joyce was sworn in at Government House as Deputy Prime Minister after defeating Michael McCormack in the leadership re-election just this morning.

This decision comes a year after Joyce previously attempted to regain the position.

Joyce getting sworn in
Image via News.com.au

He was joined by his partner Vicki Campion and his two sons. ScoMo also made an appearance via live stream as he undergoes quarantine.

The politician is no stranger to controversy. He stepped down from leadership in 2018 after his affair with former staffer and now partner, Vicki Campion went public.

The affair led to then prime minister Malcolm Turnbull introducing the “Bonk Ban”, which made having sex with staff against code of conduct.

He also has sexual harassment claims under his belt which have yet to be investigated. Interesting.

Joyce is also vocally against climate change policy, and has previously said he was willing to vote against any government legislation that costs jobs as a result of halting the effects of climate change.

On Monday, he spoke of his desire to move forward from his past, saying:

“I don’t want to dwell on the personal, except to say, hopefully one learns from their mistakes and makes a better person of themselves.”