Australian politician
Simon Corbell (born 21 November 1970) is a former Australian politician and Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory. He was also Attorney-General, Minister for Health, Minister for the Environment and Minister for the Capital Metro.[2]
Early life
Corbell grew up in Weston Creek. He attended the local primary and high school before studying at the University of Canberra where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in communication.[3]
Before his election to the Assembly, Corbell worked for John Langmore, the Member for Fraser in the Australian House of Representatives, until Langmore's departure from parliament.[1]
Political career
Corbell was first elected to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly in 1997 as a member for the electorate of Molonglo in a countback following the resignation of former Chief Minister Rosemary Follett.
As attorney-general, he was involved in the establishment of the Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT) and the Human Rights Commission, and legislating for gay marriage in the ACT after legislation called the Civil Union Act 2006 (of the Australian Capital Territory) was overturned by federal intervention. In 2013, he introduced the bill for the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013 (ACT), which the Legislative Assembly passed by a single vote but which was soon overturned in the High Court.[4]
On 14 August 2015, Simon Corbell announced his decision to retire from politics[5] at the 2016 Australian Capital Territory general election.
List of ministerial positions held in ACT government
- Deputy Chief Minister (December 2014 - 31 October 2016)
- Attorney-General (20 April 2006 - 31 October 2016)
- Minister for Health (20 January 2015 - 31 October 2016), (23 December 2002 - 20 April 2006)
- Minister for the Environment and Climate Change (May 2011 -31 October 2016)
- Minister for Capital Metro (December 2014 - 30 June 2016)
- Minister for Police and Emergency Services (December 2015 - 31 October 2016)
- Minister for Education, Youth and Family Services (13 November 2001 - 23 December 2002)
- Minister for Energy (10 November 2008 - 16 May 2011)
- Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water (10 November 2008 – 16 May 2011)
- Minister for Industrial Relations (13 November 2001 - 23 December 2002)
- Minister for Planning (13 November 2001 - 17 April 2007)
- Minister for Police and Emergency Services (20 April 2006 - December 2014)
- Minister for Sustainable Development (16 May 2011 - December 2014)
- Minister for Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations (9 November 2012 - July 2014)
Later career
In April 2024, Corbell was appointed chairman of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Simon Corbell". Member profile. Legislative Assembly for the ACT. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Simon Corbell". ACT Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "About Simon Corbell". Simon Corbell MLA. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Simon Corbell". ACT Labor. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Deputy Chief Minister Simon Corbell to retire at 2016 ACT election". ABC News. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Potter, Ben; Durkin, Patrick (29 April 2024). "Former Labor leader to chair Victoria's SEC". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
External links
- Corbell, Simon (27 August 2004). "Simon Corbell". Stateline (Interview). Interviewed by Kathleen Hyland. Canberra: ABC TV.
- "Candidate profile: Simon Corbell". Canberra Times. 2010.[dead link]
