Pamela Jane Barry (born July 10, 1944) is a chemist and former politician in

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. She represented

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and then

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in the

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from 1987 to 1999 as a

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member.

Biography

Early years

She was born in

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and was educated at

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and

Saint Francis Xavier University St. Francis Xavier University is a public undergraduate liberal arts university located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a member of the Maple League, a group of primarily undergraduate universities in Eastern Canada. History St. Franc ...

, receiving a

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Career

Barry worked as a chemist for Lantic Sugar Limited and as a research assistant at the

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Faculty of Pharmacy. She served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of State for Childhood Services,

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and Solicitor General. Barry was defeated in the 1999 general election. From 2000 to 2011, Barry was the executive director of The Greater Saint John Community Foundation.

References

List of Women MLAs, New Brunswick Legislative Library
1944 births Living people New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick Women MLAs in New Brunswick Women government ministers of Canada 20th-century Canadian chemists Mount Saint Vincent University alumni St. Francis Xavier University alumni Politicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia 20th-century Canadian women scientists Canadian women chemists {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub