Janette Louise Barham (born 8 October 1958)[1] is an Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 2011 and 2017.

[2] Barham grew up in Wollongong in the southern suburb of Unanderra and was educated at Figtree High School.

She later went on to study at Wollongong TAFE and then won a statewide scholarship to attend East Sydney Tech, where she earned two trade certificates.

When the then state government granted support and the local council approved the development of a local resort by multinational tourism organisation Club Med, Barham founded and acted as secretary of Byron Shire Businesses for the Future to oppose the resort.

Barham was elected vice president of the NSW Local Government Association and has been a member of state boards and committees including the Ministerial Advisory Council on Women, the Natural Resources Advisory Sub Committee on Coasts and Natural Environment and the Northern Rivers Tourism Board.