Frank Duff Moores (February 18, 1933 - July 10, 2005) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as Newfoundland's second Premier (1972-1979). Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation A premier is a title for the Head of government in some countries
Born in Carbonear, Newfoundland, he was educated at St. Andrew's College (Aurora, Ontario). Carbonear is a town on the Bay de Verde Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. St Andrew's College (known as SAC is a boys' Independent school (grades 6-12 located in Aurora Ontario, Canada, founded in 1899 Moores then briefly attended Boston University, but left after two months to return to Newfoundland, where he worked in a fish plant. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. His father was a wealthy businessman in that industry (The Insiders, by John Sawatsky, 1987). John Sawatsky, born Ferdinand John Sawatzky in Winkler Manitoba, Canada in 1948 is an award-winning author journalist and expert on interviewing techniques
Moores was first elected in 1968 to the House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative. The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian In 1970, he became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland, and was asked to form a government in January 1972, several months following the October 1971 election that resulted in a near tie between Joey Smallwood's Liberals and the Tories. For pre-1949 Conservative parties see Conservative parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Joseph Roberts "Joey" Smallwood PC, CC ( December 24, 1900 &ndash December 18 1991) was the main force For pre-1949 Liberal parties see Liberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the In the political tradition of some English-speaking countries, the term Tory has referred to a variety of political parties and Creeds since it was
As Premier, Moores advocated rural development and provincial control of natural resources as well as economic development.
He left politics in 1979 to re-enter business and became a lobbyist. Lobbying includes all attempts to influence Legislators and officials whether by other legislators constituents or organized groups In 1983, he was an organizer of the successful Progressive Conservative Party leadership campaign for Brian Mulroney (Brian Mulroney: The Politics of Ambition, by John Sawatsky, 1991). In Canadian politics, a leadership convention is held by a political party when the party needs to choose a leader due to a vacancy or a challenge to the incumbent Martin Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ (predominantly known as Brian Mulroney) (born March 20, 1939) was the eighteenth John Sawatsky, born Ferdinand John Sawatzky in Winkler Manitoba, Canada in 1948 is an award-winning author journalist and expert on interviewing techniques He served as an adviser to Mulroney while he was Prime Minister of Canada, and was appointed to the Board of Air Canada, then a Crown Corporation. The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Air Canada () is Canada 's largest Airline and Flag carrier. The airline founded in 1937 has had its corporate headquarters in Montreal At the time, he was also working for Government Consultants International (GCI), a powerful Ottawa-based international lobbying firm, which had as clients at the time the airline firms Wardair and Nordair, which were competitors of Air Canada. Over accusations of conflict of interest, GCI then gave up Wardair and Nordair as clients. He resigned his Air Canada directorship shortly after GCI took on the Airbus file (The Insiders, by John Sawatsky, 1987; On The Take, by Stevie Cameron, 1994). Airbus SAS (ˈɛərbʌs in English, Airbus2ogg|/ɛʁbys/]] in French, and /ˈɛːɐbʊs/ in German) is an aircraft manufacturing John Sawatsky, born Ferdinand John Sawatzky in Winkler Manitoba, Canada in 1948 is an award-winning author journalist and expert on interviewing techniques Stevie Cameron (born 1943 in Barrie Ontario) is a Canadian investigative journalist and author
In 1987, he became the chairman of GCI. In the 1990s, he regained prominence through his alleged role in the Airbus affair. The Airbus affair refers to allegations of secret commissions paid to members of the Government of Canada during the term of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
Moores died of cancer in Perth, Ontario. Perth is a Town in eastern Ontario, Canada (pop 6003 in 2001)
In November 2007, in the wake of new revelations about the Airbus affair by Karlheinz Schreiber, The Globe and Mail published evidence indicating that Moores had written a letter about the Airbus deal to Franz Josef Strauss, chairman of Airbus Industrie. Karlheinz Schreiber (born March 25, 1934 in Petersdorf (Thüringen) a German -born Canadian citizen who is a Lobbyist, The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities Franz Josef Strauss (Franz Josef Strauß (fʁants jozɛf ʃtraʊs ( September 6, 1915 – October 3, 1988) was a German Airbus SAS (ˈɛərbʌs in English, Airbus2ogg|/ɛʁbys/]] in French, and /ˈɛːɐbʊs/ in German) is an aircraft manufacturing Until his death Moores denied having any involvement in the affair. [1]
See also
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Joey Smallwood |
Premier of Newfoundland 1972–1979 |
Succeeded by Brian Peckford |
References
- ^ McArthur, Greg. This is a list of the premiers and Prime Ministers of Newfoundland and Labrador, both as a colony a dominion and a province of Canada. Joseph Roberts "Joey" Smallwood PC, CC ( December 24, 1900 &ndash December 18 1991) was the main force This is a list of the premiers and Prime Ministers of Newfoundland and Labrador, both as a colony a dominion and a province of Canada. Alfred Brian Peckford PC (born August 27, 1942) is a former teacher politician and premier of Newfoundland. "Despite denials, Moores worked on Airbus file", 14 November 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria.
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