Barry Reid
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Barry John Reid was an Australian politician.
Reid was a Labor
member of the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly
from 1982 to 1986. He had previously worked as an accountant in the Department of Trade and Treasury under the Whitlam
government.
Reid was a Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member of the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly
Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly
The Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly was the main elected representative body of the Australian Capital Territory between 1975 and 1986, when preparations began to be made for the granting of self-government to the Territory...
from 1982 to 1986. He had previously worked as an accountant in the Department of Trade and Treasury under the Whitlam
Gough Whitlam
Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC , known as Gough Whitlam , served as the 21st Prime Minister of Australia. Whitlam led the Australian Labor Party to power at the 1972 election and retained government at the 1974 election, before being dismissed by Governor-General Sir John Kerr at the climax of the...
government.