NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has announced his wife Helen is pregnant with their seventh child.
“Our family photo wall is going to need another frame! Helen and I are thrilled to announce we have a little girl due next year,” Mr Perrottet, 39, posted on social media on Sunday night.
Dominic Perrottet has announced his wife Helen is pregnant with the couple’s seventh child. Credit:Nick Moir
“With five sisters already, William is looking on the bright side – more bench depth on the family basketball team.”
Mr Perrottet, a lawyer before entering politics, already has five girls and one boy with his wife.
Asked how he would juggle his work and family responsibilities after becoming Premier earlier this month, Mr Perrottet acknowledged it would be demanding and said the balance was a struggle for every working parent.
“Ultimately, what I might lose in time, I gain in perspective,” he said.
“I have a strong family and I have a strong ministerial team who will ensure that our focus is on the people of NSW. Yes, I have family commitments, but that should not disqualify one from the job.”
Helen Perrottet is a lawyer who has previously worked for the Australian Defence Force and Australian Federal Police.
In his inaugural speech to Parliament, Mr Perrottet said his wife understood the demands of work and family and had studied law at night while working full-time.
“Late into the night she applied herself to her studies and cared for her family. I am immensely proud of her as a talented professional, as a soulmate, and above all as a mother who continues to give everything she has to her two children,” he said in the 2011 speech.
A devout Catholic, Mr Perrottet told Good Weekend magazine in 2019, that time at home with family was precious and meaningful.
“It’s challenging to balance work and family life and make sure that when you’re home, you’re home, not somewhere else,” he said.
“It’s something he’s instilled in me: you get your happiness and joy in life from your family.”
Mr Perrottet, who has 12 siblings, has spoken fondly of growing up in a large family, saying it prepared him well for a life in politics.
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