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Barry Cohen Department of Administration and Management is a former Australian Labor politician.

Background

Cohen was born in Griffith, New South Wales and educated at Griffith High School, Sydney Grammar School and North Sydney Technical High School.

Career

He was a minister in the government of Bob Hawke. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University. He was a businessman before entering politics.

He was the federal member for the seat of Robertson from 1969 until his retirement before the 1990 election.

Life with Gough (1996)

From Whitlam to Winston (1997)

The Almost Complete Gough (2001)

Cohen married Rae Mc"Neill in October 1959 and they have three sons.

Achievements

  • Cohen was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the Queen"s Birthday in 2007, for service to the Australian Parliament and to the community through a range of cultural and environmental roles and contributions to public discussion and debate.

Politics

Cohen has written a number of books on political anecdotes, and an autobiography:

The Life Of The Party – Political Anecdotes (1987).