Moores, Frank Duff

Moores, Frank Duff
▪ 2006

      Canadian politician (b. Feb. 18, 1933, Carbonear, Nfd.—d. July 10, 2005, Perth, Ont.), ended in 1972 the 23-year tenure of Joseph Smallwood as provincial premier of Newfoundland and Labrador. Moores was elected to Parliament in 1968, and in 1970 he became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party (PCP) in Newfoundland. He was only the second premier in the province's history, and he served until 1979. In 1984 he played a key role in Brian Mulroney's successful PCP leadership campaign in the Canadian general elections.

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