Barry Rowe

Barry John Rowe is a former Australian politician.
Rowe was born in Melbourne, and attended St Bernard's College in Moonee Ponds and then Monash University, where he received a Bachelor of Economics, and Hawthorn State College, where he received a Diploma of Education. He worked as a personnel officer, and joined the Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor Party] in 1969, becoming president of the Moonee Ponds and Strathmore branches. He served on Essendon City Council from 1973 to 1979 and as mayor from 1976 to 1977; he also worked as an economics lecturer at the Royal [Melbourne Institute of Technology] from 1976 to 1979.
In 1979 Rowe was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Essendon. He was Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs from 9 February 1989 to 18 January 1991 and Minister for [Small Business (Victoria)|Minister for Small Business] from January to April 1991.
In 1992, following a redistribution, he contested Gisborne, but was defeated.