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.
Born in Carbonear, Newfoundland, Moores was educated at St. Andrew's College in Aurora, Ontario. He then briefly attended Boston University in the fall of 1951, but left two months later after an argument with one of his professors.[1] He later worked briefly in the Boston fish industry and then returned to Newfoundland, where he worked in his father's fish plant. His father, Silas Moores, was a wealthy businessman in that industry.[2][3]
Expansion of family businessedit
Moores worked with his father to expand the family business, North East Fisheries, to the stage that it became the largest fish processor in Newfoundland by the early 1960s and employed 2,000 people. With his father's death of a heart attack in July 1962, he followed through on a plan to take the company to a year-round operation from the traditional summer-autumn format and then sold a majority interest to British owners.[4]
Politicsedit
With no previous experience in politics, Moores was first elected in 1968 to the House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative. The party captured six of seven seats in the province, almost all of which had been Liberal since 1949, against the national trend that elected Pierre Elliott Trudeau with a strong majority. Moores was elected to a one-year term as president of the federal PC Party in 1969.[5]
As premier, Moores advocated rural development and provincial control of natural resources as well as economic development.
Later lifeedit
He left politics in March 1979 to re-enter business and became a lobbyist.[7] In 1983, he was an organizer of the successful federal Progressive Conservative leadership campaign for Brian Mulroney.[8]
Moores served as an adviser to Mulroney premiership and was appointed to the Board of Air Canada, which was then a crown corporation. He also worked for Government Consultants International (GCI), a powerful Ottawa-based international lobbying firm, which then had as clients the airline firms Wardair and Nordair, which were competitors of Air Canada. Over accusations of conflict of interest, GCI later gave up Wardair and Nordair as clients. He resigned his Air Canada directorship shortly after GCI had taken on the Airbus file.[9]
In 1987, he became the chairman of GCI and retired from this position in 1990. In the 1990s, he regained prominence for his alleged role in the Airbus affair. Karlheinz Schreiber's accountant alleged that Moores received secret commissions from Schreiber.[10]
On July 10, 2005, Moores died of liver cancer in Perth, Ontario.[11]
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, the chairman of Airbus Industrie. Moores, until his death, denied having any involvement in the affair.[12]
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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 Frank Moores2nd Premier of NewfoundlandIn office January 18 1972 March 26 1979MonarchElizabeth IILieutenant GovernorEwart HarnumGordon A WinterPreceded byJoey SmallwoodSucceeded byBrian PeckfordMember of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for Humber WestIn office October 28 1971 June 18 1979Preceded byJoey SmallwoodSucceeded byRay BairdMember of Parliamentfor Bonavista Trinity ConceptionIn office June 25 1968 September 17 1971Preceded byDistrict establishedSucceeded byDave RooneyPersonal detailsBornFrank Duff Moores 1933 02 18 February 18 1933Carbonear Dominion of NewfoundlandDiedJuly 10 2005 2005 07 10 aged 72 Perth Ontario CanadaNationalityCanadianPolitical partyProgressive ConservativeOther politicalaffiliationsProgressive Conservative Party of NewfoundlandSpouse s Dorothy PainJanis JohnsonBeth DiamondChildren8Alma materSt Andrew s College Aurora Ontario Boston UniversityOccupationBusinessman politicianCabinetMinister of Fisheries 1972 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Expansion of family business 3 Politics 4 Later life 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksEarly life and education editBorn in Carbonear Newfoundland Moores was educated at St Andrew s College in Aurora Ontario He then briefly attended Boston University in the fall of 1951 but left two months later after an argument with one of his professors 1 He later worked briefly in the Boston fish industry and then returned to Newfoundland where he worked in his father s fish plant His father Silas Moores was a wealthy businessman in that industry 2 3 Expansion of family business editMoores worked with his father to expand the family business North East Fisheries to the stage that it became the largest fish processor in Newfoundland by the early 1960s and employed 2 000 people With his father s death of a heart attack in July 1962 he followed through on a plan to take the company to a year round operation from the traditional summer autumn format and then sold a majority interest to British owners 4 Politics editWith no previous experience in politics Moores was first elected in 1968 to the House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative The party captured six of seven seats in the province almost all of which had been Liberal since 1949 against the national trend that elected Pierre Elliott Trudeau with a strong majority Moores was elected to a one year term as president of the federal PC Party in 1969 5 In 1970 he resigned his federal seat and became the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland He was asked to form a government in January 1972 several months after the October 1971 election which resulted in a near tie between Joey Smallwood s Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives Moores soon called a new March 1972 election and won a strong majority In the 1975 election he won a reduced majority 6 As premier Moores advocated rural development and provincial control of natural resources as well as economic development Later life editHe left politics in March 1979 to re enter business and became a lobbyist 7 In 1983 he was an organizer of the successful federal Progressive Conservative leadership campaign for Brian Mulroney 8 Moores served as an adviser to Mulroney premiership and was appointed to the Board of Air Canada which was then a crown corporation He also worked for Government Consultants International GCI a powerful Ottawa based international lobbying firm which then had as clients the airline firms Wardair and Nordair which were competitors of Air Canada Over accusations of conflict of interest GCI later gave up Wardair and Nordair as clients He resigned his Air Canada directorship shortly after GCI had taken on the Airbus file 9 In 1987 he became the chairman of GCI and retired from this position in 1990 In the 1990s he regained prominence for his alleged role in the Airbus affair Karlheinz Schreiber s accountant alleged that Moores received secret commissions from Schreiber 10 On July 10 2005 Moores died of liver cancer in Perth Ontario 11 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 the chairman of Airbus Industrie Moores until his death denied having any involvement in the affair 12 References edit The Time of His Life by Janice Wells 2007 The Insiders by John Sawatsky 1987 Wells Wells Wells Wells Secret Airbus connection revealed Retrieved 2018 09 23 Brian Mulroney The Politics of Ambition by John Sawatsky 1991 The Insiders by John Sawatsky 1987 On The Take by Stevie Cameron 1994 Makin Kirk 7 November 2003 Secret trial revealed The Globe and Mail Retrieved 17 March 2024 Former Newfoundland premier Frank Moores dies CBC News July 10 2005 Retrieved 2015 06 07 McArthur Greg 2007 11 14 Despite denials Moores worked on Airbus file The Globe and Mail Toronto Retrieved 2015 06 07 Sources editFrank Moores The Time of His Life by Janice Wells 2008 Key Porter Books Toronto External links editFrank Duff Moores Archived 2008 10 10 at the Wayback Machine at The Canadian Encyclopedia Frank Moores Parliament of Canada biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Moores amp oldid 1214242420, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
