Andrew BARR

Australian Labor Party
Member for Kurrajong

Contact

Ph: (02) 6205 0011

Contact my Minister (external site)

barr@act.gov.au
GPO Box 1020
Canberra  ACT 2601
Andrew Barr (external site)

Assembly service

• Elected by countback 5 April 2006 (Member for Molonglo)
• Re-elected 29 October 2008 (Member for Molonglo)
• Re-elected 31 October 2012 (Member for Molonglo)
• Re-elected 26 October 2016 (Member for Kurrajong)
• Re-elected 28 October 2020 (Member for Kurrajong)

Parliamentary positions

• Chief Minister (since December 2014)
• Father of the House (since November 2020)

Ministerial appointments

Current

• Treasurer (since July 2011)
• Minister for Climate Action (since November 2020)
• Minister for Minister for Trade, Investment and Economic Development (since November 2020)
• Minister for Tourism (since November 2020)

Previous Assemblies

• Minister for Social Inclusion and Equality (August 2018 – October 2020)
• Minister for Tourism and Special Events (November 2012 – October 2020)
• Minister for Trade, Industry and Investment (August 2018 – October 2020)
• Minister for Tertiary Education (June 2019 – March 2020)
• Minister for Economic Development (May 2011 – August 2018)
• Minister for Urban Renewal (January 2015 – October 2016)
• Minister for Community Services (November 2012 – January 2015)
• Minister for Sport and Recreation (November 2012 – January 2015)
• Deputy Chief Minister (May 2011 – December 2014)
• Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation (April 2006 – November 2012)
• Minister for Planning (April 2007 – May 2011)
• Minister for Education and Training (April 2006 – November 2011)
• Minister for Children and Young People (November 2008 – November 2009)
• Minister for Industrial Relations (April 2006 – November 2008)

Committee service

Select committees

• Election Commitments Costing Bill (2012)
• Privileges (2010)

About Andrew Barr

Inaugural speech

Andrew Barr gave his inaugural speech to the Assembly on 2 May 2006.

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Videos

Previous occupations, qualifications

Occupations

• Chief of Staff, Minister for Urban Services, Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services; Minister for Police and Emergency Services (2004–2006)
• Senior adviser, Office of the Government Whip (2002–2004)
• National accounts manager, Rehame Australia (2001–2002)
• Canberra sales manager, Rehame Australia (2001)
• Account executive, Rehame Australia (2000)
• Parliamentary officer, Annette Ellis MP (1998-1999)
• Electorate officer, Annette Ellis MP (1996–1998)

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts (Policy Studies – economics, economic history, political science), Australian National University (1992–1995)

Community activities

• ANU Alumni
• Member, SpringOut Pride Festival
• Member, Australian Republic Movement
• Member, Australian Labor Party (1992 – present)
• Organising committee, SpringOut Pride Festival (2004–2005)
• Volunteer, Greening Australia (2004–2007)
• Member, Friends of the ABC (2003–2007)
• Vice-president, Canberra sub-branch, United Services Union (1998)
• Workplace delegate, United Services Union (Clerical and Administrative Branch) (1996–2006)
• Member, United Services Union (1996–present)
• Director, ANU Union Board of Management (1995)
• Treasurer, ANU Students' Association (1994)
• President, ANU Political Science Students’ Association (1993)
• Founding member, Australian Republic Movement (ANU Branch) (1992)
• Member, Lyneham High School Board (1989)
• School captain, Lyneham High School (1989)

Personal

Andrew Barr was born in Lismore, NSW, in 1973. He moved to Canberra in 1977. Lives with his husband, Anthony, in Dickson. Civil Partnership in 2009. Married in 2019.

Interests

Travel, cooking, performing arts, visual arts, reading, film, music, comedy, satire, fashion, technology, tourism and hospitality, politics, LGBTI issues, sport and recreation.