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]
Andrew Fraser | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 19 December 1952 Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Political party | The Nationals |
| Spouse | Kerrie Fraser[1] |
| Children | Three |
| Occupation | Politician |
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.
References
edit- ^ "Andrew Fraser MP". National NSW – Our team. The Nationals (New South Wales). Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- ^ "Mr Andrew Raymond Gordon Fraser, MP (1952 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Andrew Fraser". Meet the State team. National Party (New South Wales). Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- ^ Wainright, Robert (22 October 2005). "Road games: why Andrew Fraser went full throttle". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ Murphy, Damien (26 March 2007). "Ombudsman must strangle ABC bias". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 April 2007.
- ^ a b Clennell, Andrew (3 December 2008). "MP quits after 'shoving' female MP in Parliament". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2008.