Attorney-General
Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development
Minister for Police and Emergency Services

Simon Corbell MLA is a Labor Member for Molonglo and was first elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly in 1997.

Simon has held the Attorney General and Minister for Police and Emergency Services portfolios since 2006 and was appointed to the new portfolios of Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services in 2011.

Simon has a strong interest in sustainable development policy and integrated transport and land use planning. The creation of the Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate brings together strategic and land use planning, transport planning and development control with environment, climate change, energy and water policy. As the responsible Minister Simon is driving the development of policy and planning frameworks to position Canberra as a sustainable city. As Minister for Planning from 2001-2007 he was responsible for the development of the ACT's strategic planning framework, the re-introduction of public sector land development and the development of new urban centres in Gungahlin and Kingston Foreshore. Simon is also responsible for the establishment of policies to drive the development of Canberra as Australia's Solar Capital.

As Attorney General Simon has initiated significant law reform in the areas of same sex relationships, human rights recognition and liquor laws. In the criminal law he is responsible for reforms to definition of the offence of murder, police investigative powers and is pursuing reforms to improve access to justice in the ACT's courts and tribunals and to the process of election for judge alone trials. He is also responsible for the provision of police and emergency services to the Canberra community and is proud of his work to provide funding for 127 additional community police officers and major upgrades to equipment and facilities for the ACT's emergency services.

In time outside of the Assembly Simon enjoys time with his children and family, cycling, bushwalking, an interest in history, sustainability and urban development and also volunteers with his local ACT Rural Fire Service Brigade.