| Barry Hicken | |
| Office: | MLA (Councillor) for 5th Kings |
| Predecessor: | Lowell Johnston |
| Successor: | riding dissolved |
| Term Start: | 1986 |
| Term End: | 1996 |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Pembroke, Prince Edward Island |
| Party: | Prince Edward Island Liberal Party |
Barry Hicken (born August 8, 1946) is a Canadian politician and farmer. He represented 5th Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1986 to 1996 as a Liberal.[1]
Hicken was born in 1946 in Pembroke, Prince Edward Island.[1] He was educated at Montague Regional High School and Holland College, and was a mechanic by career.[1] He married Louise Alice McHerron in 1972.[1]
Hicken first attempted to enter provincial politics in the 1982 election, but was defeated by Progressive Conservative Lowell Johnston.[2] Hicken ran again in 1986, and was elected councillor for the electoral district of 5th Kings.[3] He was re-elected in 1989.[4] On June 6, 1989, Hicken was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Energy and Forestry.[5] In November 1991, he was moved to Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs and Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture.[1] In January 1993, he was given an additional role as Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs.[1] Hicken was re-elected in the 1993 election,[6] and was appointed Minister of Environmental Resources on April 15.[1] In the 1996 election, Hicken was defeated by Progressive Conservative leader Pat Binns in the new Murray River-Gaspereaux riding.[7]