Barnaby Joyce reveals he's ENGAGED to his former political staffer Vikki Campion
- Barnaby Joyce and his associate Vikki Campion grew to become have interaction on Sunday evening
- The Deputy Prime Minister popped the query at a Coffs Harbour restaurant
- Mr Joyce mentioned he gave her a Parti Sapphire ring and the pair are 'very joyful'
- The couple, whose relationship started whereas he was nonetheless married, share two sons
Barnaby Joyce is engaged to his associate Vikki Campion, his former political staffer with whom he shares two youngsters, after proposing to her throughout a romantic dinner.
A spokesman for Mr Joyce mentioned the Deputy Prime Minister popped the query at Coffs Harbour restaurant Latitude 30, within the NSW's mid-north coast, on Sunday evening.
Mr Joyce, 54, and Ms Campion, 36, have been collectively 4 years and share two sons, Sebastian, three, and Thomas, two.
Mr Joyce informed the Guardian he proposed with a Parti Sapphire ring and the couple had been 'very joyful'.
'She is absolutely joyful, I'm actually joyful and I assume the boys are joyful, however they're simply the identical, no change there actually,' he mentioned.
The stone was chosen from NSW's New England area, Mr Joyce's residence citizens and the realm the place the Armidale-based household reside.
The 54-year-old mentioned he would 'nonetheless be at Latitude 30 getting smashed' had Ms Campion mentioned no.
Mr Joyce mentioned he had supposed to suggest in Noosa, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, however the vacationer hotspot was utterly booked out.
Rumours of then-married Mr Joyce and Ms Campion's love affair first surfaced in early 2017.
In December that yr, Mr Joyce used the parliamentary debate on similar intercourse marriage to verify he was now not with Natalie, his spouse of 24 years, with whom he shares 4 daughters.
Information of Mr Joyce and Ms Campion hit the headlines in February 2018 after pictures emerged of his former staffer closely pregnant in Sydney's Every day Telegraph.
Mr Joyce subsequently resigned as Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals chief amid stress to stop because of the relationship, transferring to the backbench for 3 years.
Because the scandal erupted, Ms Campion additionally left her place at Mr Joyce's workplace in April, the identical month she gave beginning to their first son.
The couple welcomed their second son Thomas in June the next yr.
The Turnbull authorities responded to the Joyce-Campion affair by introducing the notorious 'bonk ban' on ministers forming relationships with employees.
Mr Joyce regained his place as Deputy Prime Minister in June 2021 after defeating Michael McCormack in a management spill.
