Simon Corbell
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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]
Quick Facts 12th Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory, Leader ...
Simon Corbell | |
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12th Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory | |
In office 11 December 2014 – 31 October 2016 | |
Leader | Andrew Barr |
Preceded by | Andrew Barr |
Succeeded by | Yvette Berry |
Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch) | |
In office 11 December 2014 – 31 October 2016 | |
Leader | Andrew Barr |
Preceded by | Andrew Barr |
Succeeded by | Yvette Berry |
Attorney-General | |
In office 20 April 2006 – 31 October 2016 | |
Leader | Jon Stanhope Katy Gallagher Andrew Barr |
Preceded by | Jon Stanhope |
Succeeded by | Gordon Ramsay |
Minister for Health | |
In office 20 January 2015 – 31 October 2016 | |
Leader | Andrew Barr |
Minister for the Environment | |
In office 16 May 2011 – 31 October 2016 | |
Leader | Katy Gallagher Andrew Barr |
Succeeded by | Mick Gentleman |
Minister for Capital Metro | |
In office 11 December 2014 – 31 October 2016 | |
Leader | Andrew Barr |
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Molonglo | |
In office 9 January 1997 – 11 August 2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1970-11-21) 21 November 1970 (age 53) |
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Alma mater | University of Canberra |
Profession | Political advisor[1] |
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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.
On 14 August 2015, Simon Corbell announced his decision to retire from politics[3] at the 2016 Australian Capital Territory general election.