WHO IS SCOTT MORRISON?
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* Born May 13, 1968, in Sydney
* Married to Jenny and has two daughters - Lily and Abbey
* Cronulla Sharks supporter
* Won the Liberal leadership after two unsuccessful tilts at Turnbull by Peter Dutton in August 2018.
* Elected as the federal Member for Cook in 2007 after first losing the preselection to Michael Towke, who was disendorsed over reported branch stacking
* Studied an economics and geography degree at the University of NSW
* General Manager of Tourism Council between 1996-1998, then Director of the New Zealand Office of Tourism and Sport 1998-2000.
* State Director of the NSW Liberal Party 2000-2004
* As director of Tourism Australia 2004-2006 he presided over the campaign featuring the slogan "Where The Bloody Hell Are You?
* Appointed to the front bench by federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull in 2008
* Took on shadow minister for immigration and citizenship in 2009 following Tony Abbott's leadership spill
* Appointed by Abbott as Minister for Immigration and Border Protection from September 2013, then Minister for Social Services from December 2014
* After Turnbull replaced Abbott as prime minister he was made Treasurer from September 2015
* Became Australia's 30th prime minister on August 24, 2018 and held onto power at the election on May 18
Australian Associated Press