Don Barrett

Donald Barrett (16 October 1917 – January 1973) was an Australian planter, army major, politician and sports coach in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. He served as a member of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly in two spells between 1951 and 1968.

Biography Born in Adelaide in 1917, the son of Charles Barrett, During World War II he served with the Second Australian Imperial Force and the 2nd New Guinea Infantry Battalion. He helped found and became president of the Planters' Association of New Guinea and was a member of the Copra Marketing Board between 1949 and 1958. He ran for reelection in the East and West New Britain Regional constituency in 1968, but was heavily defeated by Roy Ashton. In addition to territory politics, he also served on Rabaul Town Advisory Council, including a stint as mayor.

Barrett died following an operation for peritonitis at Nonga Base Hospital in Rabaul in January 1973 at the age of 55.