Fiona Simson

Fiona is a collaborative and passionate advocate for rural and regional communities and issues. She has been an agricultural industry leader at both a state and federal level since 2008. Elected in 2016 as the first female President of National Farmers’ Federation, she is now leading industry through an exciting period of change.

She, husband Ed and family farm on the Liverpool Plains near Premer in northwest NSW. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree, and is a graduate of the AICD. She has represented her local community on a variety of community groups, and served as an elected councillor on Liverpool Plains Shire Council.

She is the current Chair of the Board of the National Farmers’ Federation, Chair of the Future Food Systems CRC, and sits on the Board of the Australian Made Campaign Ltd. She is also Patron of the Gunnedah Gatepost Mental Health Support Service and the National Rural Press Club.