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Australian politician
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Male
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Birth:
13 July 1924(Mole Creek, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia)
Death:
21 April 2017(Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia)
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Biography
Eric Walter Barnard AM (born 13 July 1924) is a former Australian politician. He was born in Mole Creek, Tasmania. In 1959 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Franklin. He served as Speaker from 1972 to 1975 and a minister from 1975 to 1979, when he resigned his seat and left politics.