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Wed, 14 Dec 2011 2:59p.m.

FEMALE POWER TRIO: Ms Bennett, Ms Parata and Ms Collins say they are 'real power' of Cabinet (pic: Patrick Gower)

FEMALE POWER TRIO: Ms Bennett, Ms Parata and Ms Collins say they are 'real power' of Cabinet (pic: Patrick Gower)

By Patrick Gower

A powerful three-strong cabal of National's most senior female ministers will spend the next three years seated side-by-side at the Government’s Cabinet meetings.

Prime Minister John Key's seating plan has Judith Collins, Paula Bennett and Hekia Parata seated together around the Cabinet table.

They told reporters half-jokingly today that their stronghold was "the real power" in Cabinet.

Cabinet ranking promotions for Bennett and Parata mean all three sit on National's ‘front bench’ in Parliament.  

The female trio sit on Key's left hand side, with Gerry Brownlee and the Cabinet secretary Rebecca Kitteridge.

Finance Minister Bill English and "Minister for Everything" Steven Joyce are Key's right-hand men.

Media were allowed in for a brief photo session at today's first Cabinet - held around a table on the tenth floor of Parliament, above the Prime Minister's ninth floor office.

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15 Dec 2011 01:22p.m.

Ruz wrote:

Angels? Alternatively they could be National's version of Shakespeare's 3 witches (MacBeth), representing darkness, chaos, and conflict.

15 Dec 2011 10:14a.m.

Jodie wrote:

Congratulations ladies! What a great team. Im sure youll give those boys some mischief :)

15 Dec 2011 06:32a.m.

Cee wrote:

Johnny's Angels: Justice, Education and Social D.

15 Dec 2011 04:37a.m.

Cee wrote:

Key's angels: Justice, Education and Social Development. Lets hope these angels with the "real power" as they say, can stop the senseless killings on the street, educate the lost and derailed, improve social development and behaviour.

14 Dec 2011 10:20p.m.

martha wrote:

why are nationals woman so ugly ?. in a national government the only people with power are the elite rich these people are just puppets .

14 Dec 2011 09:07p.m.

pondering wrote:

so Key & Joyce picked the 3 sheilas they knew would be the keenest camp followers to do their bidding. At least they know their place and wont think for themselves or speak out.

14 Dec 2011 05:05p.m.

Gosh wrote:


They told reporters half-jokingly today that their stronghold was "the real power" in Cabinet.
Nows not the time for jokes ladies, nows the time for heads down, bums up.