Barry Urban

Barry Urban MLA
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Darling Range
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 March 2017
Preceded by	Tony Simpson
Personal details
Born	(1968-12-10) 10 December 1968 (age 48) Ashington, Northumberland, England
Political party	Labor

Barry Urban (born 10 December 1968) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2017 state election, representing Darling Range.

Urban was born in England, and joined the British Army after leaving school. He served in Northern Ireland, Cyprus and Namibia, and in 1989 joined the police. He worked as a detective, and later as a war crimes investigator in Bosnia. He relocated to Western Australia around 2000 and worked in the construction industry until joining the Western Australia Police in 2005. He also served on Serpentine-Jarrahdale Shire Council. and is a member of the Jarrahdale bush fire brigade.

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