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 Western Australian Division of Kalgoorlie, the largest single-member parliamentary constituency by area in the world.^[1] In 2010, Kalgoorlie was abolished, and Haase transferred to the newly created Division of Durack, essentially the northern half of his old electorate.

The Honourable Barry Haase
Haase circa 2002
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 Durack
In office 21 August 2010 – 5 August 2013
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Melissa Price
Member of the Australian Parliament for Kalgoorlie
In office 3 October 1998 – 21 August 2010
Preceded by	Graeme Campbell
Succeeded by	Division abolished
Personal details
Born	(1945-11-19) 19 November 1945 (age 79) Southern Cross, Western Australia
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Occupation	Company director

Haase was born in Southern Cross, Western Australia, and was a company director before entering politics.

He announced his retirement on 15 June 2013.^[2]

In 2014 he was appointed to be the Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories for Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. He served in this capacity from 5 October 2014 to 4 October 2017.^[3]