Stephen Conroy

Stephen Conroy
Deputy Leader of The Opposition in The Senate
In office
18 September 2013 – 30 September 2016
LeaderPenny Wong
Preceded byGeorge Brandis
Succeeded byDon Farrell
Leader of the Government in the Senate
In office
4 February 2013 – 26 June 2013
Preceded byChristopher Evans
Succeeded byPenny Wong
Minister for Broadband, Communications
and the Digital Economy
In office
3 December 2007 – 1 July 2013
Prime MinisterKevin Rudd
Julia Gillard
Preceded byHelen Coonan
Succeeded byAnthony Albanese
Senator for Victoria
In office
30 April 1996 – 30 September 2016
Preceded byGareth Evans
Succeeded byKimberley Kitching
Personal details
Born (1963-01-18) 18 January 1963 (age 61)
Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor
SpousePaula Benson
Children1
Alma materAustralian National University

Stephen Michael Conroy (born 18 January 1963) is an Australian former politician who was an Australian Labor Party member of the Senate from 1996 to 2016, representing the state of Victoria.[1] He served as a minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments. He resigned from the Senate in September 2016.[2] He has since worked as a lobbyist, political commentator and football administrator.

  1. ^ "Former Senator Stephen Conroy". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Former minister Stephen Conroy announces retirement". ABC News. 16 September 2016.

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