Scott Morrison

**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.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Honourable
- **name**: Scott Morrison
- **honorific-suffix**: Australian House of Representatives, MP
- **image**: Scott Morrison portrait.jpg
- **caption**: Morrison in 2021
- **order1**: 30th
- **office1**: Prime Minister of Australia
- **monarch1**: Elizabeth II
- **governor-general1**: Peter Cosgrove, Sir Peter Cosgrove
David Hurley
- **deputy1**: Michael McCormack (Australian politician), Michael McCormack
Barnaby Joyce
- **term start1**: 24 August 2018
- **term end1**: 23 May 2022
- **predecessor1**: Malcolm Turnbull
- **successor1**: Anthony Albanese
- **office2**: Liberal Party of Australia, Leader of the Liberal Party
- **deputy2**: Josh Frydenberg
- **term start2**: 24 August 2018
- **term end2**: 30 May 2022
- **predecessor2**: Malcolm Turnbull
- **successor2**: Peter Dutton
- **office3**: Treasurer of Australia
- **primeminister3**: Malcolm Turnbull
- **term start3**: 21 September 2015
- **term end3**: 24 August 2018
- **predecessor3**: Joe Hockey
- **successor3**: Josh Frydenberg
- **office4**: Minister for Social Services
- **primeminister4**: Tony Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull
- **term start4**: 23 December 2014
- **term end4**: 21 September 2015
- **predecessor4**: Kevin Andrews
- **successor4**: Christian Porter
- **office5**: Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
- **primeminister5**: Tony Abbott
- **term start5**: 18 September 2013
- **term end5**: 23 December 2014
- **predecessor5**: Tony Burke
- **successor5**: Peter Dutton
- **constituency mp6**: Division of Cook, Cook
- **parliament6**: Australian
- **term start6**: 24 November 2007
- **predecessor6**: Bruce Baird
- **birth name**: Scott John Morrison
- **birth place**: Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
- **children**: 2
- **party**: Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal
- **otherparty**: Coalition (Australia), Coalition
- **alma mater**: University of New South Wales
- **signature**: Prime Minister Scott Morrison signature from public campaign.svg