Bonny Barry

{{Short description|Australian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder |honorific_prefix = |name = Bonny Barry |honorific_suffix = |image = |caption = |constituency_AM1 = Aspley |assembly1 = Queensland Legislative |term_start1 = 17 February 2001 |term_end1 = 20 March 2009 |predecessor1 = John Goss |successor1 = Tracy Davis

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|1|30|df=y}} |birth_place = Blackall, Queensland, Australia |death_date = |death_place = |resting_place = |birth_name = |party = Labor |other_party = |spouse = |alma_mater = |occupation = Registered Nurse |relations = }}

'''Veronica Lesley "Bonny" Barry''' (born 30 January 1960) is an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Aspley.

Barry was first elected to parliament at the 2001 state election when she defeated incumbent Liberal MP John Goss. Barry served as Labor caucus chair during her eight years in parliament, and also as a parliamentary secretary from September 2006. Seeking a fourth term at the 2009 state election, she was defeated by Liberal National candidate Tracy Davis.<ref name=qp>{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|year=2015| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=1293313691|accessdate= 4 February 2015}}</ref>

Barry was born in the Queensland town of Blackall.<ref name=qp/> She is married, with one daughter and three sons. She is a registered nurse with over twenty years experience. Barry has recently successfully recovered from cancer.

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{{s-start}} {{s-par|au-qld}} {{s-bef|before= John Goss}} {{s-ttl |title= Member for Aspley|years=2001–2009}} {{s-aft|after=Tracy Davis}} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barry, Bonny}} Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Category:21st-century Australian politicians Category:21st-century Australian women politicians Category:Women members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Category:People from Blackall, Queensland