Andrew Barr, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Australian politician; Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory
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Place of Birth: Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
About Andrew Barr
- Andrew James Barr (born 29 April 1973) is an Australian politician and Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory.
- He has been a Labor Party member for the seat of Molonglo in the ACT Legislative Assembly since 5 April 2006, after being elected on a countback to replace former Treasurer Ted Quinlan, who resigned mid-term.
- Barr was immediately promoted to Cabinet upon his election.
- As one of only five Ministers in the Territory government, he held a number of portfolios: Treasurer, Economic Development, Community Services, Tourism, Sport and Recreation, and Tourism and Events.
- On 11 December 2014 he was elected as Chief Minister after his predecessor, Katy Gallagher, resigned and announced her intention to run for the Senate.Barr has been honoured by the LGBTI community as the first openly LGBTI head of government in Australia from 2014, and was the first openly LGBTI member as well as government cabinet minister in the ACT Legislative Assembly from 2006.
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