Barry Wakelin Politician

Barry Hugh Wakelin OAM (born 7 May 1946), is an Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1993 until November 2007, representing the Division of Grey, South Australia. He was born in Kimba, South Australia, and was a farmer and small businessman before entering politics. He won Grey, historically one of the few country seats where Labor consistently did well, in an upset in 1993, becoming only the fourth non-Labor member ever to win it. However, he picked up a large swing in 1996 and held it without difficulty until his retirement in 2007.He is also father of popular Ten News reporter James Wakelin and father-in-law of Ten News presenter Rebecca Morse.