Simon Banks

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Director - Canberra

Simon Banks is one of the most highly respected government relations, campaigning and strategic communications professionals of his generation.

Simon has served as Chief of Staff or Deputy Chief of Staff to three Federal Labor Leaders, including Kevin Rudd, and has been Federal Labor’s Director of Policy and a senior policy and media advisor to a number of Labor’s frontbench, both in government and opposition.

Over 12 years, Simon has worked closely with most of Federal Labor’s frontbench, Caucus and senior staff.

Simon also understands business, having worked in public affairs and strategic policy roles for Telstra, Toll Holdings and as a consultant.

A lawyer by training, Simon has extensive campaign experience. He managed the highly successful Kevin07 campaign during the recent Federal election and ran the uniquely successful ACT campaigns for the Constitutional Convention and the Republic Referendum.

A published commentator on public policy, Simon knows Canberra and its institutions well. In his first job in politics, he worked alongside now ACT Chief Minister John Stanhope.

Tel: +61 2 6295 8300
Fax: +61 2 6295 8400
Mob: +61 419 638 587
Email: sbanks@hawkerbritton.com