Simon Corbell, MLA

	Attorney General
	Minister for Police and Emergency Services
	Manager of Government Business
	Phone: (02) 6205 0000
	Fax: (02) 6205 0535
	Address: GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601
	Email: corbell@act.gov.au
	Web: www.simoncorbell.com.au

Simon Corbell MLA was first elected to the Legislative Assembly as a Labor Member for Molonglo in 1997. He was re-elected in 1998, 2001 and 2004 and has been a Minister in the Stanhope Labor Government since its election.

Simon is currently the Attorney General and Minister for Police and Emergency Services. In this role Simon is responsible for the establishment of the Alexander Maconochie Centre, the ACT’s first prison, has established the ACT Human Rights Commission and is pursuing reform in the area of victims support.

As Minister for Police and Emergency Services Simon has worked to restructure the ACT’s Emergency Services Agency to provide better and more responsive services to the community. He has been successful in securing further resources for the ACT Fire Brigade, SES and Rural Fire Service and is working to strengthen the input of emergency service personnel in planning for emergencies.

In 2006 Simon was successful in gaining Government funding for an additional 60 police officers for the ACT and has worked with the AFP to deliver the new community policing strategy for Canberra.
Simon is the ACT’s longest serving Planning Minister. Between November 2001 and April 2007 his activities in public transport and planning policy were extensive.

His time as Minister for Planning saw the establishment of the ACT Planning and Land Authority and the Land Development Agency and the appointment of a Chief Planner for the ACT. The establishment of key policy frameworks to guide the future growth of Canberra through the Canberra Spatial Plan and Sustainable Transport Plan are some of his key achievements. Simon was central in leading the development of a reform package for the ACT′s development assessment and planning process in the Territory that will result in a simpler, faster and more effective system. He also led the introduction of planning policies which provided additional protection to over 200 additional areas of urban open space across Canberra.

Simon is proud of his achievements in re-introducing public sector land development, the development of the Gungahlin Town Centre and Kingston Foreshore Project. Simon is also a strong advocate for better public transport for Canberra and his time as Minister responsible for ACTION saw new funding to establish ACTION′s green bus fleet, "One Fare Anywhere" and "Xpresso" services.

He maintains a strong interest in sustainability, integrated transport and land use planning and urban governance issues. He considers climate change as the single most significant issue confronting our community.

Simon has also held the portfolios of Minister for Education, Youth and Family Services, Minister for Health and Minister for Industrial Relations.

In his spare time Simon enjoys time with his children and family, cycling, running, reading and volunteers with his local ACT Rural Fire Service brigade.