Finance Minister Mathias Cormann will resign from Parliament later this month after Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed he would recommend him for the post of secretary General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Senator Cormann is Australia’s longest-serving finance minister, having served in the Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison governments since 2013
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday morning that Senator Cormann, who had announced his intention to retire by the end of the year, was perfectly suited for the post
« Mathias’ seven-year experience as the longest-serving Minister of Finance, born in Belgium, Franco-German and Flemish to boot, ideally prepares him for the stimulating role of the (OECD) secretary generation « he told me
Senator Cormann will formally leave the Senate on October 30, after which he will be appointed to the Paris-based post
« The OECD brings together most of the European economies, but it also brings together the economies of North America and Asia-Pacific as a truly global organization and spokesperson for the Asia-Pacific region that will be increasingly the center of the world economy, a voice that includes this region also through our traditional relations with Europe and North America, we believe is exactly what the OECD needs ”, he declared
M Morrison has said Simon Birmingham, the current trade minister, will replace Senator Cormann as finance minister and government leader in the Senate
Senator Cormann, Western Australia’s longest-serving government member, said it was a great honor to be nominated for the post
“I thank the Prime Minister for showing such confidence in me,” he said. “The OECD is without doubt one of the most important international economic policy and governance bodies in the world. world today Through his work over the past six decades, he is making a difference in the lives, the everyday lives, of billions of people all over the world «
If successful, Senator Cormann would only be the sixth secretary general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the first in the southern hemisphere He would replace Angel Gurria of Mexico who was in charge of the organization since 2006, covering both the global financial crisis and the current coronavirus pandemic
« I will continue to put all my heart and soul into this work until the end of October, » he said
« I look forward to participating in this great democratic exercise that is the Senate budget for the last two weeks of October And after that I give you this commitment: I will do all I can to help secure and succeed in the post for which Australia has been kind enough to appoint me here today «
Senator Cormman’s appointment was first reported in the CBD column of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age at the end of May
Senator Cormann faces a large number of opponents for the post He said as a veteran of preselection competitions he takes nothing for granted
« I look forward to working within a strong team, Team Australia, to do our best, to make our case, both in terms of the proposed program and in terms of personal references »he said
« And then it will be up to policymakers to judge who they think is best equipped to take the OECD forward »
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