Barry Pullen

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Barry Thomas Pullen (Born 1 November 1939) is a former Australian politician. He was a former Minister in the Cain and Kirner Labor Victorian State Governments, and held the Legislative Council seat of Melbourne in the Victorian Parliament from 1982-1999. Barry Pullen has been a member of the Australian Labor Party since 1968, and a member of the Socialist Left faction.

Barry Pullen was born in 1939 in Melbourne, Victoria to parents Thomas Pullen, a fibrous plasterer, and Ellen Roderick. He is married to Margaret Ackerly with three daughters. Barry Pullen attended Moreland State School, Moreland Central School, Coburg High School. He studied at University of Melbourne and RMIT to become a civil engineer.

Barry Pullen is a founding member Fitzroy Residents Association and Fitzroy city councillor 1972-1976. He was very active in campaigning against the high rise Housing Commission Flats built in the 1950s and 1960's. He was employed as survey assistant, draftsman, technical officer, civil engineer and then Victorian director Department of Environment, Housing & Community Development, before being elected to the Victorian Parliament in 1982.

He was appointed as Minister for Housing and Construction 1988-90. Additionally, he was appointed as Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Minister for the Arts in 1989. In 1990 he became Minister for Education, then Minister for Education and Training in 1991, as well as Minister for Conservation and Environment in 1992.

After the loss by Labor at the state election of 1992 Barry Pullen became Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Shadow Minister for Conservation and Environment. Later he served as Shadow Minister for Conservation and Resource Management 1993-1994 and Shadow Minister for Environment 1994-96. He retired fom Parliament in 1999.^[1] Barry Pullen remains active in local party politics.

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Preceded by Ivan Trayling	State Member for Melbourne Province 1982-1999	Succeeded by Gavin Jennings
Preceded by Ronald "Bunna" Walsh	Minister for Housing and Construction 1988-1990	Succeeded by Anthony (Tony) Sheehan
Preceded by Robert Fordham	Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs 1989	Succeeded by Barry Rowe
Preceded by Robert Fordham	Minister for the Arts 1989	Succeeded by Evan Walker
Preceded by Joan Kirner	Minister for Education 1990-1991	Succeeded by Neil Pope
Preceded by Evan Walker	Minister for Education and Training 1991-1992	Succeeded by Tom Roper
Preceded by Steve Crabb	Minister for Conservation and Environment 1992	Succeeded by Mark Birrell