Barry James Hodge was born on 16 February 1944 and is a former Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1977 to 1989, representing the seat of Melville.
10 Facts About Barry Hodge
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Barry Hodge joined the Labor Party in 1965, and subsequently became involved in the union movement.
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Barry Hodge served as president of the Hotel and Club Caterers' Union from 1970 to 1972, and as assistant state secretary of the Labor Party from 1975 to 1977.
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Barry Hodge entered parliament at the 1977 state election, replacing John Tonkin, a former premier, in the seat of Melville.
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Barry Hodge retained the seat with an increased majority at the 1980 election.
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Barry Hodge remained in the shadow cabinet when Brian Burke replaced Davies as party leader in 1981, and following Labor's victory at the 1983 election was appointed Minister for Health in the Burke ministry.
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The ministry was reshuffled after the 1986 election, with Barry Hodge becoming Minister for the Environment and Minister for Conservation and Land Management.
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Barry Hodge retained those positions after Burke's retirement in 1988, and was made Minister for Waterways in the new ministry led by Peter Dowding.
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However, at the 1989 state election, Barry Hodge was defeated in Melville by the Liberal candidate, Doug Shave.
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Barry Hodge resigned from the Labor Party in 1992, and at the 1993 state election contested the Legislative Council as an independent.