AUSTRALIA ELECTS NEW PRIME MINISTER

Scott Morrison has been elected as the new prime minister of Australia.

The Honourable Scott Morrison MP
30th Prime Minister of Australia
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 August 2018
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Sir Peter Cosgrove
Deputy	Michael McCormack
Preceded by	Malcolm Turnbull
Leader of the Liberal Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 August 2018
Deputy	Josh Frydenberg
Preceded by	Malcolm Turnbull
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 13 May 1968 (age 50) Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	Coalition
Spouse(s)	Jenny Warren
Children	2
Education	University of New South Wales (BSc)
Website	Official website
Nickname(s)	ScoMo

Scott John Morrison (born 13 May 1968) is an Australian politician serving as the 30th and current Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the Liberal Party since 24 August 2018. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2007, representing the Division of Cook in New South Wales.He was in competition with the former prime minister of Australia that is Malcolm Turnbull who was formerly the 29th prime minister of Australia.Following a brutal party brawl, Mr Morrison emerged victorious as leader in a 45-40 party-room vote against Peter Dutton, a hardliner who led a coup against Mr Turnbull. Scott Morrison was formerly the country’s treasurer equivalent to Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Turnbull, was a compromise candidate who initially distanced himself from those who led the insurgency. In his first news conference after the vote, Mr. Morrison pledged to end the infighting and “heal the party.”

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