Simon Kennedy
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. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley described him at the time as "one of the brightest minds in the parliament and a welcome addition to the shadow executive."
In February 2026, he was promoted to Shadow Assistant Minister for Finance and Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition. He was also appointed co-chair of the parliamentary Liberal Party’s policy development committee.
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