Wayne Berry
| Wayne Berry | |
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| Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 4 March 1989 – 18 February 1995 Serving with Collaery, Connolly, Duby, Follett, Grassby, Humphries, Jensen, Kaine, Kinloch, Maher, Moore, Nolan, Prowse, Stefaniak, Stevenson, Wood, Whalan |
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| Preceded by | new constituency |
| Succeeded by | multi-member multiple constituencies |
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In office 18 February 1995 – 18 October 2008 Serving with McRae/Stanhope, Hird/Dunne, Stefaniak, Horodny/Rugendyke/Dundas/Porter |
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| Preceded by | multi-member single constituency |
| Succeeded by | Meredith Hunter |
| Constituency | Ginninderra |
| 4th Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 12 November 2001 – 18 October 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Greg Cornwell |
| Succeeded by | Shane Rattenbury |
| 8th Opposition Leader of the Australian Capital Territory | |
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In office 19 August 1997 – 20 February 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Whitecross |
| Succeeded by | Jon Stanhope |
| 3rd Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory | |
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In office 18 June 1991 – 13 April 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Bernard Collaery |
| Succeeded by | David Lamont |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 November 1942 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Rhonda Berry |
| Children | Yvette Berry |
| Occupation | Fire officer; union official |
Wayne Bruce Berry (born 14 November 1942), former Australian politician, was a member of the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 2008, representing the electorate of Ginninderra (from 1995–2008) for the Australian Labor Party. Berry served as Deputy Chief Minister from 1991 to 1994, Leader of the Opposition from 1997 to 1998 and Speaker of the Assembly from 2001 to 2008.
Berry was born in Sydney and educated in Taree, New South Wales.
Prior to entering politics, Berry was active in the union movement and a member of the Labor Party's left faction. He served in the New South Wales Fire Service from 1963 until 1972 and the Australian Capital Territory Fire Brigade from 1972 until 1989. Berry is a Graduate Member of the Institute of Fire Engineers (UK), He was a member of the Federal Firefighters Union, serving as National President between 1986 and 1989.
Berry was elected the first Legislative Assembly, initially as a member in a multi-member single electorate covering the entire Australian Capital Territory (ACT) at the 1989 ACT general election and re-elected at the 1992 general election. Berry stood for the electorate of Ginninderra at the 1995 general election and was re-elected; and again at the 1998, 2001, and 2004 elections.
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