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politician
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, was a member of the
unicameral
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Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
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Deputy Chief Minister
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from 1991 to 1994,
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and educated in
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Prior to entering politics, Berry was active in the union movement and a member of the Labor Party's
left faction
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Berry was elected the first Legislative Assembly, initially as a member in a multi-member single electorate covering the entire
Australian Capital Territory
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, and
2004
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elections.
He was the first Minister for Community Services and Health in the Follett-led Labor government in a hung parliament. After a
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was passed on Follett, Berry was forced to cross-benches. Surprisingly, Follett's deputy, Paul Whalan resigned from the Assembly in November 1990 and Berry became Follet's deputy. In 1991, when Follett succeeded
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Deputy Chief Minister
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. The responsibilities of industrial relations and sport were added, and he held all three portfolios until the a ministerial reshuffle in 1994 when David Lamont replaced Berry in the ministry.
During his time in the Assembly, Berry campaigned strongly on pro-choice and abortion decriminalisation initiatives. In the early years of the Assembly, anti-abortion activism was led by Paul Osborne and Dave Rugendyke. The Assembly legislated that a 72-hour "cooling-off" period was required before a woman who requested an abortion could access one. Additionally, "information" that must be provided to women considering abortions was significantly weighted in favour of the decision to continue with a pregnancy instead of having an abortion. Berry eventually successfully lobbied for abortion to be decriminalised in 2002.
He became leader of the ALP in 1997 and his leadership ended when he led the party to defeat at the 1998 election.
He and his predecessor Andrew Whitecross are the only ALP leaders who did not become Chief Ministers.
Berry went on to serve as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly between 2001 and 2008. As Speaker, in 2006, he met with the
Australian Governor-General
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Berry retired from politics at the
2008 election
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His daughter
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was elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly at the 2012 election and she in 2016 she became Deputy Chief Minister, a position that Wayne himself held between 1991 and 1994.