Barbara Anne Adams (born 1962) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, she represents the electoral district of Eastern Passage. Adams was the PC critic for Community Services; and the Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
Adams graduated from Dartmouth High School in 1980 and then from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy in 1984.
Adams was a physiotherapist and owned and operated a chronic pain clinic in Cole Harbour.
On August 31, 2021, Adams was made the first Minister of Seniors and Long-term Care.
On April 22, 2024, Adams was appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General.