Simon Corbell (born 21 November 1970) is a former Australian politician and

Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory The deputy chief minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the second-most senior officer in the Government of the Australian Capital Territory. The deputy chief ministership has been a ministerial portfolio since its establishment in 1989 ...

. He was also

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, Minister for Health, Minister for the Environment and Minister for the Capital Metro. Corbell was first elected to the

Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory (known in short as the ACT Legislative Assembly) is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It sits in the Legislative Assembly Building on Civic Sq ...

in 1997 as a member for the electorate of Molonglo in a countback following the resignation of former Chief Minister

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. 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 The University of Canberra (UC) is a public research university with its main campus located in Bruce, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The campus is within walking distance of Westfield Belconnen, and from Canberra's Civic Centre. U ...

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

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, until Langmore's departure from parliament.

Political career

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 Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being Mexico, constitutin ...

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 The Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013 was an act of parliament of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly that was intended to legalise same-sex marriage in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It was first presented to the ...

'' (ACT), 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

* 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)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Corbell, Simon 1970 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly Attorneys-General of the Australian Capital Territory 21st-century Australian politicians

Early life

Political career

List of ministerial positions held in ACT government

See also

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