Simon Birmingham is an Australian politician, a member of the Liberal Party, and a Senator for South Australia since 2007.
After less than three years in the Senate, he was appointed to the Shadow Ministry, serving as Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray-Darling Basin and the Environment until the 2013 election. Following the change of government in 2013, Mr Birmingham became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment, with responsibility for water policy including the Murray-Darling Basin, National Parks and the Bureau of Meteorology. In 2014, he was Assistant Minister for Education and Training in the Abbott Ministry, with specific responsibility for vocational education, apprenticeships, training and skills. In August 2018, Mr Birmingham became the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Foreign Investment under the Morrison government; and took on additional portfolios as Minister for Finance and Senate Leader in October 2020. In June 2022, following the Liberal Party's defeat at the federal election, Mr Birmingham became the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Dutton shadow ministry.
Prior to entering the Senate, Mr Birmingham worked for a number of industry bodies, establishing particular experience in the wine, tourism and hospitality sectors – industries that are critical to South Australia's prosperity.
Mr Birmingham completed a Masters of Business Administration from University of Adelaide.
