Laurent Barré (May 30, 1886 – August 26, 1964) was a Quebec author, politician and Cabinet Minister for 16 years. He was born in Ange-Gardien, near Granby, Quebec, the son of Louis Barré and Arzélias Préfontaine. Barré worked as a blacksmith and a farmer until 1943. He was the founder of a catholic farmer's union in the 1920s and worked for several other farmer's organizations in the Granby and Yamaska regions. He also published two books entitled Bertha et Rosette and Conscience de Croyants in 1929-1930.