Jan Barham
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Jan Barham | |
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| In office 26 March 2011 – 13 February 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Dawn Walker |
| Mayor of Byron Shire | |
| In office 27 March 2004 – 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Simon Richardson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1958 |
| Party | Greens New South Wales |
Janette Louise Barham (born 8 October 1958)[1] is an Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 2011 and 2017.[2]
Barham grew up in Wollongong in the southern suburb of Unanderra and was educated at Figtree High School. She later attended university in Newcastle, but did not graduate. She later went on to study at Wollongong TAFE and then won a statewide scholarship to attend East Sydney Tech, where she earned two trade certificates. Upon completion, she undertook work experience with a fashion company and then was then offered a full‐time job in the fashion industry in Sydney, where she lived for eight years prior to moving to the North Coast in 1989, where she currently resides.
Barham quickly became involved in local environmental groups and campaigning in the area. When the then state government granted support and the local council approved the development of a local resort by multinational tourism organisation Club Med, Barham founded and acted as secretary of Byron Shire Businesses for the Future to oppose the resort. The organisation legally challenged the approval by the council, and were ultimately successful in the Land and Environment Court.
