Former Australian finance minister Mathias Cormann will be the next head of the OECD. Photo / News Corp AustraliaFormer Australian finance minister Mathias Cormann has been elected the next Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). New Zealander Chris Liddell pulled out of the race to lead the OECD in January. The Australian reports that Morrison called more than 50 world leaders in the past few moths in a push to ensure the nation's longest-serving finance minister was elected to the post. But Liberal MP Dave Sharma described it as an "excellent result", saying on Twitter Cormann would be "a great asset for the OECD at a critical time".

Source: New Zealand Herald March 13, 2021 00:45 UTC