Greg Barber
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Greg Barber is an Australian politician, and Greens
member of the Victorian Legislative Council
.
(MBA) from the Melbourne Business School
and was a successful investor.
He became a corporate campaigner for The Wilderness Society
. He was involved in the community campaign which led to the creation of the Plenty Gorge Park. Barber was also media manager for Cities for Climate Protection, and Bicycle Victoria. He has also campaigned for Environment Victoria
, the Tenants' Union, and the Medical Association for the Prevention of war.
He is the brother-in-law
of Senator Dr Richard Di Natale
.
Local Council in 2002. He was Chair of Finance of the Council, and in 2003 was elected Mayor. He was the first Australian Greens Mayor
of a local government in the country.
During his time as Mayor, Barber and his Greens colleagues accomplished an increase in spending on bicycle paths and conducted soil contamination surveys of playgrounds and child care centres. He also organised the planting of street trees, worked on disability discrimination issues, and spoke out against exploitation in the sex industry.
in the 2006 State election. He received 59,360 primary votes and was elected with 16.48% of the vote.
Barber is a member of the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee, the Select Committee on Gaming Licensing, and the Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration.
Greg Barber holds the Environment, Finance & Indigenous Affairs Portfolio for the Victorian Greens, this includes: Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Energy & Resources, Finance, Gambling, Major Projects, Planning, Public Transport, Transparency & Governance, Treasurer, Water, Environment & Climate Change.
In December 2010 he was made leader of the Victorian Greens.
Victorian Greens
Australian Greens Victoria, also called the Victorian Greens, is a Green Party located in Victoria, a member of the federation of the Australian Greens party.- Early Years :...
member of the Victorian Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...
.
Early career
Barber obtained a Masters in Business AdministrationMaster of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
(MBA) from the Melbourne Business School
Melbourne Business School
Melbourne Business School is a business school located in Melbourne, Australia that has been ranked in the Financial Times since 2005 and The Economist Top 20 in the World. MBS was placed as the second best business school in the Asia-Pacific in the 2010 QS Global 200 Business Schools Report....
and was a successful investor.
He became a corporate campaigner for The Wilderness Society
The Wilderness Society (Australia)
The Wilderness Society is an Australian, community-based, not-for-profit non-governmental environmental advocacy organisation. Its purpose is to protect, promote and restore wilderness and natural processes across Australia for the survival and ongoing evolution of life on Earth.It is a...
. He was involved in the community campaign which led to the creation of the Plenty Gorge Park. Barber was also media manager for Cities for Climate Protection, and Bicycle Victoria. He has also campaigned for Environment Victoria
Environment Victoria
Environment Victoria is Victoria’s leading independent environment group. Established in 1969 as the Conservation Council of Victoria, Environment Victoria was set up by Victoria's community conservation groups to provide a single unified voice for Victoria's environment. Today, Environment...
, the Tenants' Union, and the Medical Association for the Prevention of war.
He is the brother-in-law
Brother-in-law
A brother-in-law is the brother of one's spouse, the husband of one's sibling, or the husband of one's spouse's sibling.-See also:*Affinity *Sister-in-law*Brothers in Law , a 1955 British comedy novel...
of Senator Dr Richard Di Natale
Richard Di Natale
Richard Di Natale is an Australian politician and member of the Victorian Greens. Di Natale was elected to the Australian Senate in the 2010 Australian federal election...
.
Local politics
Barber was elected to the City of YarraCity of Yarra
The City of Yarra is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the inner eastern and northern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 19.5 square kilometres, and at the 2006 census it had a population of 69,330...
Local Council in 2002. He was Chair of Finance of the Council, and in 2003 was elected Mayor. He was the first Australian Greens Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of a local government in the country.
During his time as Mayor, Barber and his Greens colleagues accomplished an increase in spending on bicycle paths and conducted soil contamination surveys of playgrounds and child care centres. He also organised the planting of street trees, worked on disability discrimination issues, and spoke out against exploitation in the sex industry.
State politics
Barber won a seat for the Greens in the Northern Metropolitan Region of the Victorian Legislative CouncilVictorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...
in the 2006 State election. He received 59,360 primary votes and was elected with 16.48% of the vote.
Barber is a member of the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee, the Select Committee on Gaming Licensing, and the Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration.
Greg Barber holds the Environment, Finance & Indigenous Affairs Portfolio for the Victorian Greens, this includes: Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Energy & Resources, Finance, Gambling, Major Projects, Planning, Public Transport, Transparency & Governance, Treasurer, Water, Environment & Climate Change.
In December 2010 he was made leader of the Victorian Greens.
External links
- Greg Barber MLC