Acting PM shows 'how well migrants can do

Mathias Cormann talks to the media. Source: AAP
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann is acting Prime Minister this week as Malcolm Turnbull travels to the United States. The Belgian migrant quickly became involved in politics after arriving to Australia the 1990s.With Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce taking time off this week and Deputy Liberal leader Julie Bishop away, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann steps up as acting Prime Minister while Malcolm Turnbull visits the United States.The Belgian-born Senator migrated to Australia in the mid-1990s, becoming a citizen in 2000.He was first elected to parliament in 2007, and rising through the ranks of the Liberal party, quickly developed a reputation for being a cool and reliable politician. This feature reveals more details
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