Simon Corbell


Simon Corbell 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.
Corbell was first elected to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly in 1997 as a member for the electorate of Molonglo in a countbank following the resignation of former Chief Minister Rosemary Follett.
On 14 August 2015, Simon Corbell announced his decision to retire from politics at the 2016 Australian Capital Territory general election.

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.
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.

Political career

As attorney-general, he was involved in the establishment of the Human Rights Act 2004 and the Human Rights Commission, and legislating for gay marriage in the ACT after legislation called the Civil Union Act 2006 was overturned by federal intervention. In 2013, he introduced the bill for the Marriage Equality Act 2013, which the Legislative Assembly passed by a single vote but which was soon overturned in the High Court.

List of ministerial positions held in ACT government