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Scott Morrison

The Honourable
Scott Morrison
MP
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Treasurer of Australia
Assumed office
21 September 2015
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by Joe Hockey
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
Assumed office
24 November 2007
Preceded by Bruce Baird
Personal details
Born Scott John Morrison
(1968-05-13) 13 May 1968 (age 49)
Sydney, Australia
Political party Liberal Party
Other political
affiliations
Coalition
Spouse(s) Jenny
Children 2
Alma mater University of New South Wales
Religion Pentecostalism
Website Official website

Scott John Morrison (born 13 May 1968) is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Cook in New South Wales since the 2007 federal election. After the Liberal Party was elected to government at the 2013 federal election, Morrison was appointed the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, responsible for implementing Operation Sovereign Borders, aimed at preventing people smuggling. In late 2014 he was appointed Minister for Social Services after a cabinet reshuffle. He became the Treasurer of Australia in the First Turnbull Ministry.

Morrison grew up in Waverley in Sydney's eastern suburbs. His father was a policeman and his mother worked in administrative positions. Outside their day jobs, Morrison's parents ran youth programs for the local church. His father was involved in aged care and served as a local government councillor for sixteen years.

Morrison was educated at Sydney Boys High School, where he completed his Higher School Certificate. Morrison went on to the University of New South Wales, where he received an honours degree in Applied Economic Geography.

Before entering parliament, Morrison was the managing director of Tourism Australia and NSW State Director of the Liberal Party of Australia from 2000 to 2004. Before this, he served in senior executive roles in the tourism and property sector in Australia and New Zealand, including the Property Council of Australia and the Tourism and Transport Forum.


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