Andrew Barr MLA

Chief Minister; Minister for Tourism

Andrew Barr MLA has been ACT Chief Minister since 2014 and Tourism Minister since 2006, making him the longest-serving Tourism Minister in Australia.
In this portfolio, he has led significant growth in tourism and business travel to Canberra, with the ACTs visitor economy nearly doubling during his tenure to be worth over $3.7 billion annually. Key successes to enable this achievement include bringing major aviation partners to the ACT for the first time and supporting a booming hospitality industry.

Under his leadership as Chief Minister, Canberra has been ranked by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development as one of the best cities in the world to live and by Lonely Planet as one of the best cities in the world to visit.

The Chief Minister is also the ACT Treasurer, Minister for Climate Action and Minister for Trade, Investment and Economic Development.

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