Simon Kennedy
House of Representatives · Liberal Party of Australia · Liberal National Right
Biography
Simon Peter Kennedy (born 4 June 1982) is an Australian politician. He is a member of the House of Representatives, representing the Liberal Party in the Division of Cook. He was first elected at the 2024 Cook by-election and retained the seat at the 2025 Australian federal election. Before entering parliament he was a lawyer and management consultant. On 14 September 2025, Kennedy was appointed to the Shadow Ministry, holding the portfolios of Shadow Assistant Minister for Artificial Intelligence, Shadow Assistant Minister for the Digital Economy, and Shadow Assistant Minister for the Scrutiny of Government Waste. In February 2026, he was promoted to Shadow Assistant Minister for Finance…
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- APH identifier
- 267506
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
- Ben Small · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Ben Small · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Garth Hamilton · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Jacinta Nampijinpa Price · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Aaron Violi · Shared faction: Liberal National RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Zoe McKenzie · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Jessica Collins · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Melissa Price · Shared party: Liberal Party of AustraliaParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
- 17 February 2026–presentShadow Assistant Minister — to the — Leader of the Opposition
- 17 February 2026–presentShadow Assistant Minister — for — Finance
- 17 February 2026–presentCo-Chair — of the — Coalition Policy Development Committee
- 14 September 2025–17 February 2026Shadow Assistant Minister — for — the Digital Economy
- 14 September 2025–17 February 2026Shadow Assistant Minister — for — Scrutiny of Government Waste
- 14 September 2025–17 February 2026Shadow Assistant Minister — for — Artificial Intelligence
Committee service
No committee service is listed.
Qualifications
- 1 January 2006–presentLLB
- 1 January 2006–presentBCom(Acc)
Occupations
- Date not recordedParalegal at Clayton Utz
- Date not recordedManagement Consultant
- Date not recordedAdvisor at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.