The position is currently, and has been since 30 May 2022, held by Peter Dutton, who represents the Division of Dickson in Queensland.

[2] Following the oustings of two Liberal prime ministers in three years, Scott Morrison introduced a new threshold to trigger a Liberal Party leadership change in government, requiring two-thirds of the partyroom vote to trigger a spill motion.

The change was introduced at an hour long party room meeting on the evening of 3 December 2018.

Morrison said the changes, which were drafted with feedback from former prime ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott, would only apply to leaders who lead the party to victory at a federal election.

[3] Since the days of Menzies, the Liberal Party has either been in government with a coalition or in opposition to the Labor.