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Clayton Barr MP Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for CessnockIncumbent Assumed office
26 March 2011Preceded by Kerry Hickey Majority 4.4% Personal details Born Cessnock, New South Wales Nationality Australian Political party Australian Labor Party Spouse(s) Lisa Children 4 Residence Cessnock, New South Wales Website Parliamentary webpage Clayton Gordon Barr MP, an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Cessnock for the Australian Labor Party since 2011.
Prior to entering Parliament, Barr was a teacher, gaining his Bachelor of Education at The University of Newcastle in 1993 and teaching at Mount View High School until 2003. He then worked with Canteen - a children's cancer charity - until 2009, before a short stint in the office of Kerry Hickey, MP.[1] From late 2009 until 2011, Barr was employed by the Port Stephens Council.[2]
In January 2011, Barr received a threat in the mail aimed at his pregnant wife and children. His wife opened the letter which said: "Clay pulls out or I start shooting kids." Barr reported the threat to the NSW Police.[3]
References
- ^ "Mr Clayton Gordon BARR, BEd MP". Members of the Legislative Assembly. Parliament of New South Wales. 24 June 2011. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/c8a9b0fc61cd9910ca256e7c000acca0/46a28fd1c913397dca257860007b097e?OpenDocument. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ Brown, Jessica (31 March 2011). "Port council man wins Cessnock". Pert Stephens Examiner (News Limited). http://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/news/local/news/general/port-council-man-wins-cessnock/2118911.aspx. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ Clennell, Andrew (29 January 2011). "Threat to murder NSW Labor MP Clayton Barr's children and pregnant wife". The Daily Telegraph (News Limited). http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/threat-to-murder-mps-children/story-e6freuzr-1225996483836. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
Parliament of New South Wales Preceded by
Kerry HickeyMember for Cessnock
2011 -Succeeded by
IncumbentCurrent Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Liberal (51) Graham Annesley · Greg Aplin · Stuart Ayres · Mike Baird · Bart Bassett · Craig Baumann · Gladys Berejiklian · Glenn Brookes · Charles Casuscelli · Kevin Conolly · Andrew Constance · Andrew Cornwell · Mark Coure · Tanya Davies · Victor Dominello · Bryan Doyle · Garry Edwards · David Elliott · Lee Evans · John Flowers · Melanie Gibbons · Pru Goward · Shelley Hancock · Chris Hartcher · Brad Hazzard · Chris Holstein · Tony Issa · Matt Kean · Geoff Lee · Daryl Maguire · Bruce Notley-Smith · Jonathan O'Dea · Barry O'Farrell · Tim Owen · Robyn Parker · Chris Patterson · Dominic Perrottet · Anthony Roberts · Andrew Rohan · Jai Rowell · Roza Sage · John Sidoti · Jillian Skinner · Greg Smith · Mark Speakman · Chris Spence · Rob Stokes · Gabrielle Upton · Gareth Ward · Darren Webber · Ray WilliamsNationals (17) Kevin Anderson · John Barilaro · Stephen Bromhead · Andrew Fraser · Andrew Gee · Thomas George · Troy Grant · Katrina Hodgkinson · Kevin Humphries · Don Page · Adrian Piccoli · Geoff Provest · George Souris · Andrew Stoner · Paul Toole · John Williams · Leslie WilliamsLabor (20) Richard Amery · Clayton Barr · Linda Burney · Cherie Burton · Michael Daley · Robert Furolo · Noreen Hay · Sonia Hornery · Kristina Keneally · Nick Lalich · Paul Lynch · Tania Mihailuk · Andrew McDonald · Ryan Park · Barbara Perry · Nathan Rees · John Robertson · Carmel Tebbutt · Anna Watson · Guy ZangariIndependents (3) Greens (1) Jamie ParkerCategories:- Australian Labor Party politicians
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- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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