Simeon Brown

Simeon Peter Brown (born 8 April 1991) is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party.
Political career.
In his youth, Brown chaired the inaugural Manurewa Youth Council.
Brown first entered the political scene in 2013 when he was elected a member of the Auckland Council Manurewa Local Board, on which he also served as deputy-chair.
Brown stated, in an interview on his youth, that he was motivated to go into politics to stand up for the values of and fight for "hard work, personal responsibility and enterprise".
In 2014 he contested the seat of unsuccessfully for the National Party. 
He entered national politics at the age of 25, three years later at the 2017 general election, when Brown stood in the electorate of . The Pakuranga electorate has been a safe seat for National since 1987 and since then it had been held by Maurice Williamson. Brown was selected as the National Party's candidate to replace Williamson after he decided not to seek re-election.
Brown entered a submission to parliament in which he opposed the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013 which allows same-sex couples to legally marry.
Member of Parliament.
Brown was elected to Parliament in the Pakuranga electorate in the 2017 New Zealand general election with a majority of 14,886 votes. 
In February 2018, a private member's bill introduced by Brown was drawn from the ballot. The Bill would ensure that anyone who supplies illegal synthetic drugs receives a penalty consistent with the penalty prescribed for supplying a Class C Drug. The Bill was strongly supported by family members of synthetics victim Calum Jones.
Brown voted against the Abortion Legislation Act 2020, which effectively seeks to remove abortion from the Crimes Act 1961. "Stuff" political reporter Henry Cooke described the MP as "one of the most socially conservative MPs in [the National Party]".
During the 2020 New Zealand general election, Brown was re-elected in Pakuranga by a strong margin of 10,050 votes, making Pakuranga the safest seat for National in terms of the candidate vote.
In the November 2020 caucus reshuffle, led by National's leader Judith Collins, Brown was admitted to the Shadow Cabinet, ranking 20 on the National Party's list, and is now holding four shadow portfolios in Police, Serious Fraud Office, Youth and Corrections.
Personal life.
Prior to entering Parliament, Brown worked as a commercial banker as a senior associate with the Bank of New Zealand. He studied at the University of Auckland, attaining a conjoint degree in law and commerce in 2015. Brown actively fought for the right of official affiliation at the University of Auckland for his group 'Prolife Auckland' while he was president.
Brown lives in his electorate in Auckland with his wife Rebecca. Together they have two children.