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Barrie Unsworth
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| In office 4 July 1986 – 25 March 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Neville Wran |
| Succeeded by | Nick Greiner |
| Constituency | Rockdale |
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| Born | 16 April 1934 Dubbo, New South Wales  Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Barrie John Unsworth (born 16 April 1934), is an Australian politician. He served as the 36th Premier of New South Wales from July 1986 to March 1988 as leader of the Australian Labor Party and local member for the Electoral district of Rockdale.
Early years
Unsworth was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, and educated in Sydney, at Canterbury High School; he left school at the age of 15. He married Pauline Hennessy in 1955 and they had one daughter and three sons, one of who has died; he and his wife have nine grandchildren. Through his activity in the Electrical Trades Union, Unsworth built his career in the labour movement. He was Secretary of the Labor Council of New South Wales from 1979 to 1984, where he developed an unabiding love for the cardigan.
Political career
Unsworth was elected a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1978. After the retirement of Premier Neville Wran in May 1986, he became leader of the NSW Labor Party and thus Premier. As Premiers are required by convention to be members of the Legislative Assembly, Brian Bannon, member for Rockdale, resigned to create a by-election, held in July 1986, which Unsworth contested and narrowly won. He was Premier until the Labor Party's landslide defeat by the Liberals' Nick Greiner in the 1988 elections.[1] Unsworth did not contest the 1991 election.
Since 1991 Unsworth has had little political involvement, although he was commissioned by the NSW Government to conduct a formal review of public bus services in 2003 and 2004[2]. In 2008 he headed a committee that considered the privatisation of the New South Wales' electricity industry.[3] The committee and Unsworth supported the sale.[4]
References
- ^ "The Hon. Barrie John Unsworth (1934 - )". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/edf4124d0a0acec7ca256a4e001f8769!OpenDocument. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
- ^ "Ministerial Review of Bus Services in NSW (Unsworth Review)". NSW Government, Ministry of Transport. 2004-07-15. http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/inquiries/unsworth.html. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- ^ Unsworth to head electricity committee - National - smh.com.au
- ^ NSW electricity privatisation bid rejected - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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| Preceded by Neville Wran |
Premier of New South Wales 1986-1988 |
Succeeded by Nick Greiner |
| Preceded by Ron Mulock |
Minister for Health 1986 |
Succeeded by Peter Anderson |
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