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Simon Thomas Court is a New Zealand politician. He has been a Member of Parliament for ACT New Zealand since the 2020 general election.

Early life and career
Court went to Auckland Grammar School and then attended Unitec to study civil engineering. Court has public and private sector experience and worked in Auckland, Wellington and Fiji. For Auckland City Council, he worked as a civil and environmental engineer, and before entering parliament, he was running his own engineering firm. ==Political career==
Political career
First term, 2020–2023 Court stated in 2020 that he had supported the ACT Party for just over two decades, but also that he had voted Green twice. He joined ACT after going to a party event in December 2019. In the 2020 general election, Court was placed 5th on the ACT party list and ran for the electorate of . He did not win the electorate, coming fourth with 1610 votes, but ACT won 7.6% of the party vote, which entitled it to 10 MPs, including Court. In his first term, he was ACT's spokesperson for the environment, climate change, infrastructure, transport, local government, and energy and resources. He was also a member of the Environment Committee. On 26 July, the Privileges Committee found that Court had committed a "clear breach" of select committee confidentiality. Court apologised for his action and the committee recommended that no further action be taken against him. Second term, 2023–present Court contested Te Atatū for a second time at the 2023 general election. He was unsuccessful, but retained his position as an ACT party list MP. Following the formation of the National-led coalition government in late November 2023, Court assumed the position of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Minister for Infrastructure and RMA reform. On 24 March 2025, Court and RMA reform minister Chris Bishop announced that the Government would replace the Resource Management Act 1991 with two new laws: a Planning Bill focusing on land use and development and a Natural Environment Bill focusing on the use, protection and enhancement of the natural environment. ==Views and positions==
Views and positions
Simon Court has expressed support for Israel, stating that "the Jewish people who deserve a place to call home." He supported Israel during the Gaza war and has called on New Zealand to condemn Iran and its proxies. Court believes that New Zealand shares much in common with Israel. In September 2025, Court published a social media post describing pro-Palestinian protesters in Auckland as wearing "terro [sic] dress" and being motivated by antisemitism. Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson criticised Court and the National-led government for failing to act against the Gaza genocide. In response, ACT leader David Seymour defended Court on free speech grounds. Court responded to criticism by accusing Hamas of seeking to divide the West and New Zealand. ==Personal life==
Personal life
Court has three teenage sons, the youngest of whom has Down syndrome. He cites his youngest son as one of the main reasons for entering Parliament. ==References==
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