Jenny Morrison
{{short description|Wife of former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison}}
{{for|the American actress|Jennifer Morrison}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Jenny Morrison
| honorific-suffix =
| image_size =
| caption = Morrison in 2019
| office = Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia
| image = 1 Jenny Morrison (48775152218) (cropped).jpg
| term_label = In role
| term_start = 24 August 2018
| term_end = 23 May 2022
| predecessor = Lucy Turnbull
| successor = Jodie Haydon
| birth_name = Jennifer Warren
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|1|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia[http://dl.aph.gov.au/citizenship/MorrisonS_CTZ45P.pdf Members' statements in relation to citizenship: Scott Morrison], Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
| citizenship = Australian
| occupation = Nurse, homemaker
| spouse = {{marriage|Scott Morrison|14 January 1990}}
| children = 2
| party = Liberal{{cite web |title=The private interests of Scott Morrison MP |url=https://openpolitics.au/member/scott-morrison |website=Open Politics |access-date=1 May 2023}}
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Jennifer Morrison (née Warren;{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/scott-morrison-prime-minister-candidate-2018-8|title=Everything you need to know about Scott Morrison, Australia's new prime minister|first=Daniella|last=Brandy|date=23 August 2018|website=Business Insider Australia|access-date=12 March 2019|archive-date=7 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107063759/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/scott-morrison-prime-minister-candidate-2018-8|url-status=dead}} born 8 January 1968) is an Australian former registered nurse and the wife of Scott Morrison, who was prime minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022.
Early life and career
Morrison was born in Sydney on 8 January 1968.{{Cite news|url=http://primeministers.naa.gov.au/primeministers/morrison/spouse.aspx|title=Jenny Morrison|work=Australia's Prime Ministers|publisher=National Archives of Australia|access-date=18 April 2020}} She grew up in Peakhurst, in Sydney's southern suburbs.{{cite news|url=https://honey.nine.com.au/2018/08/24/16/39/jenny-morrison|title=Jenny Morrison: meet the wife of Scott Morrison, and our new first lady|publisher=Nine News|date=24 August 2018|access-date=24 August 2018}} She was accepted into a university course in costume and theatre design, but deferred and chose to study nursing instead,{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/federal-election-2019/meet-jenny-morrison-the-unrecognisable-woman-behind-the-pm-20190509-p51lui.html|title=Meet Jenny Morrison, the 'unrecognisable' woman behind the PM|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=12 May 2019|access-date=18 April 2020|first=Jordan|last=Baker}} becoming a registered nurse.{{cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/scott-morrison-talks-faith-politics-and-creating-lara-bingle/news-story/428933c80092e88d4afdc1899ed8456f|title=Scott Morrison talks faith, politics and creating Lara Bingle|first=Samantha|last=Maiden|author-link=Samantha Maiden|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=2 August 2013|access-date=7 February 2018}} She later managed a childcare centre and worked in retail.
Marriage and children
Morrison met her future husband when they were both 12 years old, on a church youth group outing. They began a relationship in senior high school, although they attended different schools, and married in 1990 at the age of 21. She has spoken publicly about their difficulties in conceiving a child. She underwent multiple rounds of IVF and surgery to treat severe endometriosis. They eventually had two daughters, the first of whom was born when she was 39.
Public life
Morrison has stated she was as "shocked as anyone" when her husband became prime minister in August 2018.{{cite news|url=https://www.whimn.com.au/talk/people/who-is-australias-first-lady-jenny-morrison/news-story/b9f4078a34f1c8a466a0ca6085a24302|title=Who Is Australia's First Lady Jenny Morrison?|publisher=Whimn|date=18 February 2019|access-date=18 April 2020|first=Jessica|last=Leahy}} They chose Kirribilli House in Sydney as their primary residence, although she continued to drive her daughters to their school in the Sutherland Shire. In a May 2019 interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, she stated that she would "probably be less political than maybe the spouses that have gone before me", and that she would model herself on Zara Holt. Morrison has worn Australian designers in her public appearances and was described by Carla Zampatti as "a wonderful Australian fashion ambassador".{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/she-s-natural-and-authentic-jenny-morrison-the-unlikely-fashion-influencer-20191127-p53ene.html|title='She's natural and authentic': Jenny Morrison, the unlikely fashion influencer|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=1 December 2019|access-date=18 April 2020|first=Annie|last=Brown}}
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