Frank Moores

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Frank Duff Moores

Frank Duff Moores (February 18, 1933 - July 10, 2005) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as Newfoundland and Labrador's second Premier (1972-1979).

Born in Carbonear, Newfoundland, educated at St. Andrew's College (Aurora, Ontario), Moores was first elected in 1968 to the House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative. In 1970, he became leader of the provincial Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador 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.

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. In 1983, he was an organizer of the successful Progressive Conservative Party leadership campaign for Brian Mulroney. He served as an advisor to Mulroney while he was Prime Minister of Canada. In 1987, he became the chairman of Government Consultants International, a powerful international lobbying group. In the 1990s, he regained prominence through his alleged role in the Airbus affair.

Moores died of cancer in Perth, Ontario.