Barbara Scott


Barbara Mary Scott is a former Australian politician. She was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the South Metropolitan Region from 1993 to 2009. Elected to Parliament in the 1993 state election and subsequently re-elected in the 1996, 2001 and 2005 state elections, she served as a member of the Liberal Party.
Scott grew up in the wheatbelt town of Walgoolan and after completing her teaching qualification she returned to the country as a teacher.
After entering parliament Scott acted as the shadow minister for Culture and the Arts, shadow minister for Censorship and Children and shadow minister for the Arts.
In February 2008 Scott announced that she would retire from politics at the next state election and would not seek preselection.