| Chiaka Barry | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MLA |
| Constituency Am: | Ginninderra |
| Assembly: | Australian Capital Territory Legislative |
| Term Start: | 19 October 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Elizabeth Kikkert |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Chiaka Barry is an Australian politician who is a member of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory, representing the electorate of Ginninderra. She is a member of the Canberra Liberals.
Barry was selected by the Canberra Liberals as a candidate for Ginninderra for the 2024 election following a vacancy in the party's list in the electorate.[1]
Barry was elected as one of two Liberals elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 2024 election, representing Ginninderra alongside Peter Cain.[2] She succeeded Elizabeth Kikkert, who was removed from the Liberals' ticket late in the election and subsequently instead nominated as a candidate of the Family First Party.[3]
In the ensuing spill of the Liberal leadership, Barry was reported by The Canberra Times as being "widely tipped" as a supporter of Elizabeth Lee continuing as opposition leader; ultimately, Leanne Castley defeated Lee for the leadership in a vote of 5–4.[4]
Barry emigrated from the United Kingdom to Australia in 2008 and has since resided in Canberra. She studied law at the University of Canberra and is of Nigerian descent.[5] [6] She was a nominee for the "ACT Australian of the Year" in 2021.[1]