Ben Morton (politician)
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Ben Morton (born 29 June 1981) is an Australian former politician. He represented the Australian House of Representatives seat of Tangney for the Liberal Party from 2 July 2016 until he lost the seat at the 2022 Australian federal election.[1] Morton served as Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet from 2019 to 2020, Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service and Assistant Minister for Electoral Matters from 2020 to 2021, and Minister for the Public Service and Special Minister of State from 2021 to 2022.[2]
Ben Morton | |
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Minister for the Public Service | |
In office 8 October 2021 – 23 May 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
Preceded by | Scott Morrison |
Succeeded by | Katy Gallagher |
Special Minister of State | |
In office 8 October 2021 – 23 May 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
Preceded by | Simon Birmingham |
Succeeded by | Don Farrell |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Tangney | |
In office 2 July 2016 (2016-07-02) – 21 May 2022 (2022-05-21) | |
Preceded by | Dennis Jensen |
Succeeded by | Sam Lim |
Personal details | |
Born | (1981-06-29) 29 June 1981 (age 42) Gosford, New South Wales, Australia |
Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Spouse | Asta Morton (wife) |
Relations | Trevor Morton Linda Morton (deceased) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Bachelor of Arts , Australian National University |
Alma mater | Australian National University |
Occupation | Bus driver, senior manager |
Website | www |
In 2021, Morton was also appointed to administer the Home Affairs department, apparently without the knowledge of the minister for that department (in which he did not eventually perform any duties), who was also unaware that prime minister Scott Morrison had secretly also been appointed as minister for Home Affairs.[3][4]