(CNN) Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has been removed from parliament for being a New Zealander, putting the government's majority at risk. Joyce claimed he wasn't aware he held New Zealand citizenship and has since renounced it. Joyce previously made headlines worldwide when he threatened to euthanize the dogs of actor Johnny Depp after they were brought into Australia illegally. Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and then Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce address the media in Sydney in July 2016.Who is Barnaby Joyce? Joyce has been deputy prime minister since February 2016 when he was elected head of the National party, the junior partner in Australia's governing coalition.

Source: CNN October 27, 2017 03:35 UTC