Barry Cohen | |
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Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Environment | |
In office 13 December 1984 – 24 July 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
Preceded by | New title |
Succeeded by | John Brown (Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories) |
Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment | |
In office 11 March 1983 – 13 December 1984 | |
Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
Preceded by | Tom McVeigh |
Succeeded by | Title abolished |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Robertson | |
In office 25 October 1969 – 19 February 1990 | |
Preceded by | William Bridges-Maxwell |
Succeeded by | Frank Walker |
Personal details | |
Born | Griffith, New South Wales, Australia | 3 April 1935
Died | 18 December 2017 | (aged 82)
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Spouse | Rae O'Neill |
Occupation | Businessman |
Barry Cohen AM (3 April 1935 – 18 December 2017) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served in federal parliament from 1969 to 1990, representing the Division of Robertson in New South Wales. He held ministerial office in the Hawke government from 1983 to 1987.