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Hon. Barry John HOUSE JP MLC
WA Legislative Council
The information on this page was provided by the parliamentarian or obtained through parliamentary
handbooks or web sites. It was correct as at
May 2009
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| Party |
| Liberal Party of Australia |
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| State |
| WA |
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| Order of Election |
| First |
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| Term Expires |
| May 2012 |
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| Parliamentary Service |
| Elected to the Thirty-second Parliament for South-West Province at the by-election on 24 October 1987 held to fill the vacancy consequent upon the resignation of Hon. Victor Jasper Ferry. Elected to the Thirty-third Parliament for South West Region from 22 May 1989. Re-elected 1993, 1996, 2001, 2005 and 6 September 2008, for terms commencing 22 May 2009. |
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| Ministerial and Shadow Ministerial Appointments |
| Shadow Minister for Lands, Regional Development (until August 1991) and Youth Affairs (from 17 June 1990), 7 March 1989 - 24 May 1992; South West, and Conservation and Land Management (until 18 August 1992) 24 May 1992 - 24 November 1992. Coalition Shadow Minister for South West, 24 November 1992 - 16 February 1993. Shadow Minister for Housing, Racing and Gaming, 9 March 2001 - 31 December 2001. Shadow Minister for Racing and Gaming; South West, 1 January 2002 - 20 March 2005. Shadow Minister for Education and Training, 20 March 2005 - 8 April 2006. |
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| Parliamentary Party Positions |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, 22 December 1999 - 16 February 2001. Secretary of the Parliamentary Liberal Party, 9 May 2005 - 20 September 2005. Shadow Spokesperson for Science and Innovation; Biotechnology, 8 April 2006 - 23 September 2008. |
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| Parliamentary Positions |
| Deputy President and Chair of Committees 22 June 1993 - 27 May 1997; Deputy Chair of Committees from 23 May 2001 - 21 May 2005. |
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| Parliamentary Appointments |
| Represented WA branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association at the 20th Australasian and Pacific Region Conference, Cook Islands/Sydney 1990; Liberal Spokesman for Housing, Racing, Gambing, Great Southern and assisting on Regional Tourism 2001; Spokes person South West, Racing, Gaming and Liquor, Shadow Cabinet Secretary 2002-2005 |
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| Committee Service |
| Member Standing Committee on Government Agencies, May 1990 - 14 November 1996 (Chair from 3 August 1993). Chair, Standing Committee on Public Administration, 10 April - 26 June 1997 (Member from 26 June 1997). Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Commission on Government, 17 August 1994 - 14 November 1996; Joint House Committee, 18 March 1997 - 10 June 1998; Standing Orders Committee, 22 June 1993 - 27 May 1997. Additional Member, Estimates and Financial Operations Committee to Consider the Estimates for 1990 - 1991 and for 1991 - 1992. Deputy Chairperson, Joint Select Committee on Parole, 7 September 1989 - 28 August 1991. Member Select Committee to Review the Legislative Council Standing Committee System, 26 June - 27 August 1997; on Native Title Rights, 17 September 1997 - 10 November 1998; on Native Title Legislation, 1 December 1998 - 10 December 1998. Member, Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges, 31 May 2001 - 21 May 2005. Chair, Standing Committee on Public Administration and Finance, 9 June 2005 - 17 August 2005 (Member from 28 June 2001). Chair, Standing Committee on Public Administration from 24 August 2005 (Member from 17 August 2005). |
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| Party Positions |
| Busselton Branch Secretary and President 1982-87; |
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| Local Government Service |
| Busselton Shire Council (1987) |
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| Other Positions |
| President, South West Cricket Assocation; Patron, involvement with numerous community organisations. Terra Australis 2001 Committee. Member, Rotary Group Study Exchange Team to Hyogo Prefecture, Japan 1984. Member, Australian Schoolboys Cricket Team in South Africa, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) 1967-1968. |
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| Former Occupations |
| School teacher and youth education officer. |
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| Qualifications |
| B.Ec. JP, Teaching Certificate |
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| Electoral Address |
| Shop 6, Wooditchup Centre, 157 Bussell Highway
Margaret River WA 6285 |
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| Telephone |
| +61 (0) 8 9757 9555 |
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| Fax |
| +61 (0) 8 9757 9599 |
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| Email |
| barry.house@mp.wa.gov.au |
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| Date of Birth |
| 27/11/49 |
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| Place of Birth |
| Busselton, Western Australia |
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| Married/Children |
| Married; 2 children |
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| Interests |
| Cricket, most sport, farming, wine |
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