Barry O'Farrell
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The Honourable Barry O'Farrell |
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| 43rd Premier of New South Wales Elections: 2011 |
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In office 28 March 2011 – 17 April 2014 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Marie Bashir |
| Deputy | Andrew Stoner |
| Preceded by | Kristina Keneally |
| Succeeded by | Mike Baird |
| Minister for Western Sydney | |
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In office 3 April 2011 – 23 April 2014 |
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| Preceded by | David Borger |
| Succeeded by | Mike Baird |
| 19th Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party | |
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In office 4 April 2007 – 17 April 2014 |
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| Deputy | Jillian Skinner |
| Preceded by | Peter Debnam |
| Succeeded by | Mike Baird |
| 35th Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales | |
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In office 4 April 2007 – 28 March 2011 |
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| Deputy | Jillian Skinner |
| Preceded by | Peter Debnam |
| Succeeded by | John Robertson |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Ku-ring-gai |
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In office 27 March 1999 – 6 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen O'Doherty |
| Succeeded by | Alister Henskens |
| Majority | 37% |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Northcott |
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In office 25 March 1995 – 26 March 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Bruce Baird |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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Barry Robert O'Farrell 24 May 1959 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia (NSW Division) |
| Spouse(s) | Rosemary Cowan (1992–present) |
| Residence | Turramurra |
| Education |
St John's College, Darwin Australian National University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website |
Parliament website Liberal member website |
Barry Robert O'Farrell (born 24 May 1959) is a former Australian politician who was the 43rd Premier of New South Wales and Minister for Western Sydney from 2011 to 2014. He was the Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party from 2007 to 2014, and was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1995 to 2015, representing Northcott until 1999 and representing Ku-ring-gai on the Upper North Shore of Sydney from 1999 to 2015.
Born in Melbourne, his father's Army career saw O'Farrell and his family move around Australia, ending up in Darwin in the Northern Territory, where he finished his education at St John's College. In 1977 O'Farrell moved to Canberra to study at the Australian National University, where he gained a Bachelor of Arts. O'Farrell started his career as a graduate trainee in the Australian Public Service in Canberra. After working for a number of federal and state Liberal Party politicians, O'Farrell served as the State Director of the party in New South Wales from 1992 to 1995.
At the 1995 New South Wales election, O'Farrell was elected to the safe Liberal seat of Northcott in northern Sydney. Following the seat's abolition in the 1998 redistribution he secured selection for the equally safe seat of Ku-ring-gai in 1999 and held it until 2015. O'Farrell joined the Shadow Ministry in 1998 and served two periods as Deputy Leader (1999-2002 and 2003-2007). Following the Liberal-Nationals' defeat at the 2007 state election (their fourth in a row), O'Farrell challenged Liberal Party leader Peter Debnam. Debnam withdrew from the contest on the day of the ballot and O'Farrell was elected unopposed as the Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party and consequently as Leader of the Opposition. He became Premier in a landslide at the 2011 election.
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