Clayton Barr

Clayton Barr
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Cessnock
Assumed office
26 March 2011
Preceded byKerry Hickey
Shadow Minister for Finance, Services and Property
In office
9 April 2015 – 3 July 2019
LeaderLuke Foley
Michael Daley
Preceded byPeter Primrose
Succeeded byDaniel Mookhey
Shadow Minister for Innovation, Science and Tertiary Education
In office
3 July 2019 – 11 June 2021
LeaderJodi McKay
Preceded byYasmin Catley
Succeeded byCourtney Houssos
(Innovation)
Tim Crakanthorp
(Tertiary Education)
Shadow Minister for the Hunter
In office
3 July 2019 – 11 June 2021
LeaderJodi McKay
Preceded byKate Washington
Succeeded byYasmin Catley
Personal details
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Cessnock, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor Party
ResidenceCessnock[1]
Alma materUniversity of Newcastle
OccupationSchool teacher
local government administration
Websitewww.claytonbarr.com.au

Clayton Gordon Barr (born 1971) is an Australian politician who was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Cessnock for the Labor Party at the 2011 state election. Before entering parliament he had a career as a secondary education teacher and an employee of the children’s cancer charity Canteen, and worked in local government administration.[2]

  1. ^ "Candidates - The Legislative Assembly District of Cessnock". elections.nsw.gov.au. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ Barr, Clayton. "Clayton Barr Inaugural Speech" (PDF). Parliament of NSW. Retrieved 10 October 2021.