Hon. Scott J. Morrison

The Honourable Scott Morrison served as Australia’s 30th Prime Minister, from 2018 to 2022.

Prime Minister Morrison was the architect of the AUKUS trilateral defense agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States and a founding member of the Quad Leader’s Dialogue, a leader level diplomatic partnership committed to supporting a prosperous Indo-Pacific, and advancing trade cooperation between Australia, India, Japan, and the US.

Mr. Morrison also negotiated the first post-Brexit Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom. He oversaw the completion of several diplomatic, trade and defense agreements, especially in the Indo-Pacific, including Australia‘s first-ever bilateral defense forces reciprocal access agreement with Japan.

Under his leadership, Australia’s economy outperformed all G7 and OECD nations during the COVID-19 recovery, achieved record-low unemployment, and was one of nine countries in the world to maintain a AAA credit rating. His government prioritized trade diversification, reducing reliance on a single market and expanding Indo-Pacific opportunities.

Mr. Morrison served in the House of Representatives from 2007-2024, and was a senior Cabinet Minister for five years, including three years as Federal Treasurer (2015-2018) where he focused on tax reform, foreign investment, banking regulation and governance and development of Australia’s FinTech sector. Mr. Morrison also served as a Cabinet Minister for Social Security and Immigration and Border Protection. Recognized for his global security and investment resilience leadership, he was awarded Chief Commander of the United States Legion of Merit and the Grotius Prize for International Relations.

In addition to serving on Wellington Advocacy’s Strategic Advisory Board, Prime Minister Morrison is Vice Chairman of American Global Strategies, advising businesses on trade, investment, and economic security. He is also a member of several advisory boards in the private equity sector, the International Democracy Union, the Center for a New American Security, and the Hudson Institute China Center.