Scott Morrison

The Honourable Scott Morrison MP
Morrison in 2021
30th Prime Minister of Australia
In office 24 August 2018 – 23 May 2022
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Sir Peter Cosgrove David Hurley
Deputy	Michael McCormack Barnaby Joyce
Preceded by	Malcolm Turnbull
Succeeded by	Anthony Albanese
Leader of the Liberal Party
In office 24 August 2018 – 30 May 2022
Deputy	Josh Frydenberg
Preceded by	Malcolm Turnbull
Succeeded by	Peter Dutton
Treasurer of Australia
In office 21 September 2015 – 24 August 2018
Prime Minister	Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by	Joe Hockey
Succeeded by	Josh Frydenberg
Minister for Social Services
In office 23 December 2014 – 21 September 2015
Prime Minister	Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by	Kevin Andrews
Succeeded by	Christian Porter
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
In office 18 September 2013 – 23 December 2014
Prime Minister	Tony Abbott
Preceded by	Tony Burke
Succeeded by	Peter Dutton
Member of the Australian Parliament for Cook
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 November 2007
Preceded by	Bruce Baird
Personal details
Born	Scott John Morrison (1968-05-13) 13 May 1968 Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	Coalition
Spouse(s)	Jenny Warren (m. 1990)
Children	2
Alma mater	University of New South Wales (B.Sc.)
Website	Official website

Scott John Morrison (born 13 May 1968) is an Australian politician. Morrison was the 30th Prime Minister of Australia from 24 August 2018 until 23 May 2022. He was the Treasurer of Australia from 2015 to 2018. Morrison has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Cook, New South Wales since November 2007. He served as the Minister for Social Services from 2014 to 2015. He was also the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection from 2013 to 2014. He is a member of the Liberal Party.

Morrison was born in Sydney. He studied economic geography at University of New South Wales. Before entering politics, he worked in tourism in Australia and New Zealand. He is married and has two children. Morrison is a Pentecostal.

In August 2018, after many leadership issues with Malcolm Turnbull and the calling of a leadership spill on 24 August, Morrison was elected Leader of the Liberal Party. He became Prime Minister hours later. He would also win the 2019 Australian federal election. However, his conservative coalition lost in the 2022 Australian federal election to the Labor Party. Morrison announced his resignation as the leader of the Liberal Party.