Jump to content

Jane Barry

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pamela Jane Barry (born July 10, 1944) is a chemist and former politician in New Brunswick. She represented Saint John West and then Saint John Lancaster in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1987 to 1999 as a Liberal member.

Biography

[edit]

Early years

[edit]

She was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and was educated at Mount St. Vincent University and Saint Francis Xavier University, receiving a B.Sc.

Career

[edit]

Barry worked as a chemist for Lantic Sugar Limited and as a research assistant at the University of Alberta Faculty of Pharmacy. She served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of State for Childhood Services, Minister of the Environment and Solicitor General. Barry was defeated in the 1999 general election.

From 2000 to 2011, Barry was the executive director of The Greater Saint John Community Foundation.

References

[edit]
New Brunswick provincial government of Ray Frenette
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
herself in
McKenna government
Solicitor General
1997–1998
James E. Lockyer
New Brunswick provincial government of Frank McKenna
Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor Office Successor
Bruce A. Smith Solicitor General
1994–1997
herself in
Frenette government
Vaughn Blaney Minister of the Environment
1991–1994
Marcelle Mersereau