Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for Humber West
In office October 28, 1971 – June 18, 1979
Preceded by
Joey Smallwood
Succeeded by
Ray Baird
Member of Parliament for Bonavista—Trinity—Conception
In office June 25, 1968 – September 17, 1971
Preceded by
District established
Succeeded by
Dave Rooney
Personal details
Born
Frank Duff Moores
(1933-02-18)February 18, 1933 Carbonear, Dominion of Newfoundland
Died
July 10, 2005(2005-07-10) (aged 72) Perth, Ontario, Canada
Nationality
Canadian
Political party
Progressive Conservative
Other political affiliations
Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland
Spouse(s)
Dorothy Pain Janis Johnson Beth Diamond
Children
8
Alma mater
St. Andrew's College (Aurora, Ontario), Boston University
Occupation
Businessman, politician
Cabinet
Minister of Fisheries (1972)
Frank Duff Moores (February 18, 1933 – July 10, 2005) served as the second premier of Newfoundland as leader of the Progressive Conservatives from 1972 until his retirement in 1979. Moores was also a successful businessman in both the fishing industry and federal lobbying. He was accused accepting secret commissions as part of the Airbus affair.
in his father's fish plant. His father, Silas Moores, was a wealthy businessman in that industry. Moores worked with his father to expand the family business...
served as a cabinet minister in FrankMoores' government before he was elected as PC leader in 1979 following Moores' retirement. Alfred Brian Peckford...
Smallwood was forced to resign in January 1972 in favour of the PCs' FrankMoores. Smallwood was voted out as Liberal leader soon afterward. In 1975, he...
with FrankMoores, helping to organize his campaign for Premier of Newfoundland, which led to the defeat of Joey Smallwood in 1971. (Johnson and Moores would...
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1971, FrankMoores, the federal Member of Parliament for the Avalon-based riding of Bonavista—Trinity—Conception, was elected as party leader. Moores led...
Instead, he went to work as special assistant to PC leader and Premier FrankMoores. Murphy later switched parties in the 1980s and served two years as chief...
serving as a cabinet minister in the government of FrankMoores. He was a pallbearer at Moores' funeral in 2005. Lundrigan died on March 5, 2009. Fuddle...
companies controlled by him), Brian Mulroney and former Newfoundland premier FrankMoores in exchange for three government contracts. These contracts involved...
served as a provincial cabinet minister under Premiers Joey Smallwood and FrankMoores as well as a federal cabinet minister during the Progressive Conservative...
held the seat, from 1971 to 1979 the seat was represented by premier, FrankMoores and from 1966 to 1971 the seat was held by Joey Smallwood. The riding...
MV Kurdistan, initially named Frank D. Moores, was an oil tanker built in 1973 for the American-Canadian trade. In 1979, she became stuck in ice and suffered...
lobbying firm Government Consultants International, started in 1984 with FrankMoores, Francis Fox, and Gerald Doucet. After moving to the United States to...
incumbent, but stood in this seat and won Former Newfoundland premier FrankMoores dies. CBC News, June 11, 2005 (Dead Link) General Election Returns Archived...
John Lennon Sir Bobby Robson, English soccer player, manager (d. 2009) FrankMoores, second Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador (d. 2005) February 21 –...
1972, to August 25, 1975. The Progressive Conservative Party led by FrankMoores formed the government. James Russell served as speaker. There were three...
Churchill Falls Generating Station and hydro contract with Quebec. 2 FrankMoores (1933–2005) 18 January 1972 26 March 1979 1972 election (36th Leg.)...
19, 1975 to May 25, 1979. The Progressive Conservative Party led by FrankMoores formed the government. Gerald Ottenheimer served as speaker. There were...
in a 21–21 tie in the House of Assembly for Smallwood's government. FrankMoores' Conservatives attempted to form government but its shaky hold on power...
consulting firm Government Consultants International (GCI), along with FrankMoores, Francis Fox, and Gary Ouellet (The Insiders, by John Sawatsky, 1987;...
1995, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) accused Mulroney and FrankMoores of accepting kickbacks from Karlheinz Schreiber on the sale of Airbus...
the cancellation, Moores and Boyd continued to try to pitch a Telecomics series to sponsors, but they were not successful. Moores moved to Florida when...
arranged secret commissions to be paid to Brian Mulroney and lobbyist FrankMoores in exchange for then Crown corporation Air Canada's purchase of Airbus...
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