Barry Haase

His Honour Barry Haase
Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 October 2014
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Sir Peter Cosgrove
Preceded by	Jon Stanhope
Member of the Australian Parliament for Kalgoorlie
In office 3 October 1998 – 21 August 2010
Preceded by	Graeme Campbell
Succeeded by	Division abolished
Member of the Australian Parliament for Durack
In office 21 August 2010 – 5 August 2013
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Melissa Price
Personal details
Born	19 November 1945 Southern Cross, Western Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Occupation	Company director

Barry Wayne Haase (born 19 November 1945), Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from October 1998 to August 2013. He initially represented the Division of Kalgoorlie, the largest parliamentary constituency by area in the world,^[1] in Western Australia. In 2010, Kalgoorlie was abolished, and Haase transferred to the newly created Durack, essentially the northern half of his old electorate.

He was born in Southern Cross, Western Australia, and was a company director before entering politics.

Haase announced his retirement on 15 June 2013.^[2]

On 1 October 2014, Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove appointed Haase as Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories—Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands—with his term commencing on 5 October 2014.^[3]

References

1. Australian MP in fight for biggest constituency - Telegraph
2. "News and Information from Western Australia's Kimberley Region, Kunnunurra news, Fitzroy Crossing News, Broome News, Derby News, Halls Creek News". Kimberley Page. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
3. Briggs, Jamie. "New Administrator for Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands". Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development. Retrieved 21 October 2014.