Barry Cohen (politician)

Barry Cohen
Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Environment
In office
13 December 1984 – 24 July 1987
Prime MinisterBob Hawke
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byJohn Brown (Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories)
Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment
In office
11 March 1983 – 13 December 1984
Prime MinisterBob Hawke
Preceded byTom McVeigh
Succeeded byTitle abolished
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Robertson
In office
25 October 1969 – 19 February 1990
Preceded byWilliam Bridges-Maxwell
Succeeded byFrank Walker
Personal details
Born(1935-04-03)3 April 1935
Griffith, New South Wales, Australia
Died18 December 2017(2017-12-18) (aged 82)
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
SpouseRae O'Neill
OccupationBusinessman

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.