Andrew Fraser | |
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Member of Legislative Assembly of New South Wales | |
In office 3 November 1990 –23 March 2019 | |
Preceded by | Matt Singleton |
Succeeded by | Gurmesh Singh |
Constituency | Coffs Harbour |
Personal details | |
Born | Newcastle,New South Wales | 19 December 1952
Political party | The Nationals |
Spouse | Kerrie Fraser [1] |
Children | Three |
Occupation | Politician |
Andrew Raymond Gordon Fraser (born 19 December 1952),an Australian politician,was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 2019,representing Coffs Harbour for the Nationals. [2]
Fraser was educated in Newcastle at Kahibah Primary and Whitebridge High Schools. He has worked in finance industry and as an insurance broker and has been the proprietor of a take-away food shop and of a caravan park. He is married with three children. [3]
Fraser is noted for chasing and grabbing then Minister for Roads,Joe Tripodi,on the floor of the House in September 2005,apparently in relation to a lack of funding for the main roads,including the Pacific Highway in Coffs Harbour. [4] The ABC's coverage of the 2007 election included the caption "Andrew Fraser the strangler won." He became deputy leader of the NSW Nationals in March 2007, [5] before he was deposed during a leadership spill in October 2008. [6]
On 3 December 2008,Fraser resigned from the shadow ministry after pushing fellow Nationals MP Katrina Hodgkinson in the Legislative Assembly. [6] Hodgkinson was trying to move Fraser away from a verbal confrontation with Labor MP John Aquilina.
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