Ben Morton (politician)

Ben Morton (born 29 June 1981) is an Australian politician. Since 2 July 2016, he has represented the federal Division of Tangney in the Australian House of Representatives for the Liberal Party.[1]

Ben Morton MP
Member of the Australian Parliament for Tangney
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2016
Preceded by	Dennis Jensen
Constituency	Tangney
Personal details
Born	29 June 1981 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Alma mater	Australian National University
Occupation	Bus driver, senior manager
Website	www.benmorton.net.au

He is the former state director of the Liberal Party in Western Australia. Prior to entering parliament, Morton worked as a bus driver, as an adviser to the Howard Government, and in the private sector for one of Australia's largest home builders, BGC.[1]

He grew up on the Central Coast of New South Wales, attending Wyong Technology High School before completing a Bachelor of Arts at the Australian National University.[1] He then returned to his home town and unsuccessfully stood for election as the Liberal Party candidate in the safe Labor seat of Wyong in 2003 and 2007.[2]

At the 2016 federal election, Morton successfully ran as the Liberal candidate against sitting member Dennis Jensen, who had been disendorsed by the Liberals and was running as an independent.[3]

Married with two children, Morton is currently the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet.[4]

References

1. "Mr Ben Morton MP". Senators and Members. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
2. "Dennis menacing". Fremantle Herald. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
3. "Federal election 2016: Dennis Jensen to contest WA seat of Tangney". The Australian. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
4. "Hon Ben Morton MP".