Barry Wakelin
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Barry Hugh Wakelin, OAM
(born 7 May 1946), Australia
n politician, was a Liberal
member of the Australian House of Representatives
from March 1993 until November 2007, representing the Division of Grey
, South Australia
. He was born in Kimba, South Australia
, and was a farmer and small businessman before entering politics.
He is also father of popular Ten News reporter James Wakelin and father-in-law of Ten News presenter Rebecca Morse
.
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(born 7 May 1946), Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician, was a Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
member of the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
from March 1993 until November 2007, representing the Division of Grey
Division of Grey
The Division of Grey is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia.The division was created in 1903 and is named for Sir George Grey, who was Governor of South Australia 1841-45 ....
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. He was born in Kimba, South Australia
Kimba, South Australia
Kimba is a rural service town on the Eyre Highway at the top of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. At the 2006 census, Kimba had a population of 636 and it has an annual rainfall of 339 mm. There is 7 metre tall statue of a big galah beside the highway marking halfway between the east and west...
, and was a farmer and small businessman before entering politics.
He is also father of popular Ten News reporter James Wakelin and father-in-law of Ten News presenter Rebecca Morse
Rebecca Morse
Rebecca Morse is an Australian journalist and news presenter.Morse is currently presenter of Adelaide's Ten News at Five Monday to Thursday....
.