Barry John Rowe (born 15 October 1945) is a former Australian politician. He was born in

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, and attended St Bernard's College in

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and then

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, where he received a

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, and

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, where he received a

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. He worked as a personnel officer, and joined the Labor Party in 1969, becoming president of the Moonee Ponds and Strathmore branches. He served on Essendon City Council from 1973 to 1979 and as mayor from 1976 to 1977; he also worked as an economics lecturer at the

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology RMIT University, officially the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,, section 4(b) is a public research university in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1887 by Francis Ormond, RMIT began as a night school offering classes in art, scienc ...

from 1976 to 1979. In 1979 he was elected to the

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as the member for

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. He was Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs from 1989 to 1991 and Minister for Small Business from January to April 1991. In 1992, following a redistribution, he contested Gisborne, but was defeated.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rowe, Barry 1945 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Monash University alumni Academic staff of RMIT University Mayors of places in Victoria (Australia) Politicians from Melbourne Victorian Ministers for Agriculture