Stephen Michael Conroy (born 18 January 1963, Ely, Cambridgeshire) is an English-born Australian politician and was the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy in the Second Gillard Ministry until his resignation on 26 June 2013 following Kevin Rudd's successful challenge of Julia Gillard for leadership of the Australian Labor Party. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate since May 1996, representing the state of Victoria.