Andrew Barr
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| 7th Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory Elections: 2016 |
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Assumed office 11 December 2014 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Deputy |
Simon Corbell Yvette Berry |
| Preceded by | Katy Gallagher |
| 11th Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory | |
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In office 16 May 2011 – 11 December 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Katy Gallagher |
| Succeeded by | Simon Corbell |
| Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Kurrajong | |
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Assumed office 15 October 2016 |
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| Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Molonglo | |
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In office 5 April 2006 – 15 October 2016 |
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Andrew James Barr 1973 (age 43–44) Lismore, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch) |
| Domestic partner | Anthony Toms |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
Andrew James Barr (born 1973) is an Australian politician and Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory. He has been an Australian 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 was 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.
Barr was born in Lismore, New South Wales, and was raised in Canberra, attending Holt Pre-School, the AME School, Turner Primary School, Lyneham High School and Lake Ginninderra College. He studied political science, economics and economic history at the Australian National University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Policy Studies). Barr became involved in student politics, serving as Treasurer of the Australian National University Students' Association and as a director on the board of the Australian National University Union. After graduating in 1995, he worked for the Federal parliamentarian Annette Ellis and later the then ACT Opposition Leader Jon Stanhope, before embarking on a career change to the private sector in 1999 as a media analyst and account manager.
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