"Ann Patricia Barker" is a former Australian politician. She was an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2014, representing the electorate of electoral district of Oakleigh/Oakleigh. She previously represented the electorate of electoral district of Bentleigh/Bentleigh from 1988 to 1992.

Barker was born in Tasmania. She worked as an electorate officer to former federal MP Joan Child before being elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of electoral district of Bentleigh/Bentleigh at the Victorian state election, 1988/1988 state election, succeeding retiring ALP member Gordon Hockley. She was seen as a potential ministerial candidate towards the end of her first term, but was twice overlooked by then-Premier Joan Kirner. These ambitions were to be short-lived, as she was one of many Labor members to be defeated amidst the party's landslide defeat at the Victorian state election, 1992/1992 state election, losing to Liberal Inga Peulich.

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I'll just fall into what I have to do if the clerk is sick or can't get into work.

I don't mind filling in. I like working with the people of this town.