Barry Haase

Barry Wayne Haase (born 19 November 1945) is a former Australian politician who served as 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.

The Honourable Barry Haase
Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories
In office 5 October 2014 – 4 October 2017
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Sir Peter Cosgrove
Preceded by	Jon Stanhope
Succeeded by	Natasha Griggs
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	(1945-11-19) 19 November 1945 Southern Cross, Western Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Occupation	Company director

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 Haase was appointed to be the as Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories—Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands—with his term commencing on 5 October 2014.[3]