Simon Corbell

Simon Corbell MLA
Corbell at the Make It Count event in 2008
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Molonglo
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 January 1997 (1997-01-09)
Preceded by	Rosemary Follett
Attorney-General
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 April 2006 (2006-04-20)
Preceded by	Jon Stanhope
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 April 2006 (2006-04-20)
Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 May 2011 (2011-05-16)
Minister for Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 November 2012 (2012-11-09)
Personal details
Born	(1970-11-21) 21 November 1970
Political party	Labor
Alma mater	University of Canberra
Profession	Political advisor
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Simon Corbell (born 21 November 1970) is an Australian politician in the Australian Capital Territory, a member of the Australian Labor Party, representing the electorate of Molonglo in the Legislative Assembly. First elected in January 1997 in a countback following the resignation of former Chief Minister Rosemary Follett. He has been a minister in the both the Stanhope and the Gallager governments since 2001, and at present is the Attorney-General, Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Minister for Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations^[2] and Manager of Government Business. Prior to the 2004 election he was Minister for Health and for Planning and Land Management.

Since December 2014 he is the Deputy Chief Minister of the ACT.

Political career

As attorney-general, he has been 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 for "civil unions" was overturned by federal intervention. In 2013 he proposed 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.^[3]

Before his election to the Assembly, Corbell worked for Fraser MHR John Langmore until Langmore's departure from parliament.^[1]

See also

• Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013 (ACT)

References

External links

• Corbell, Simon (27 August 2004). Simon Corbell. Interview with Kathleen Hyland. Stateline. ABC TV. Canberra. 
• "Candidate profile: Simon Codbell". Canberra Times. 2010.