Integration minister goes on paternity leave

Bjarni Kárason Petersen will go on an eight-week paternity leave starting today.

This is the first time that Faroese minister goes on parental leave.

“The first weeks with your newborn child are precious, for fathers and mothers alike. Perhaps fathers are not so good at prioritising this special time. These are priceless moments you never get to experience again, so I have decided to prioritise this time and enjoy it to the fullest,” Petersen writes in a press release.

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”I hope that more dads will realise the value of going on paternity leave in the future, regardless of whether they are ministers, carpenters or teachers.”

Prime Minister Aksel V. Johannesen will step in to perform Petersen’s ministerial duties during the eight-week paternity leave.

Read the Faroese version of this article here.

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