Ben Morton (politician)
Ben Morton 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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
Married with two children, Morton is currently the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
