Moss Cass

The Honourable Moss Cass
Member of the Australian Parliament for Maribyrnong
In office 25 October 1969 – 4 February 1983
Preceded by	Philip Stokes
Succeeded by	Alan Griffiths
Personal details
Born	18 February 1927 (1927-02-18) Narrogin, Western Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Occupation	Medical researcher
Religion	Judaism

Moses (Moss) Henry Cass (born 18 February 1927) is a former member of the Australian House of Representatives. Born in Narrogin, Western Australia, Cass was educated in state schools before graduating in Medicine from the University of Sydney and worked as a Research Fellow at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne and as Director of the Melbourne based Trade Union Clinic and Research Centre. His union activities led to his pre-selection as the Labor candidate for the federal seat of Maribyrnong, which he won from the Liberals in 1969. Cass became part of the first national Labor government in 23 years when Gough Whitlam led the ALP to power in the 1972 election.

Appointed Minister for the Environment and Conservation, Cass was unsuccessful in seeking to prevent the flooding of Lake Pedder in Tasmania. Nonetheless he did lay the groundwork for the end of sandmining on Fraser Island and government protection of the Great Barrier Reef.

Retiring from politics in 1983, Cass is now a Patron of the Sustainable Living Foundation and chair of the Australian National Biocentre [1]. He is an Honorary Fellow at the School of Social and Environmental Enquiry, University of Melbourne.

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Political offices
Preceded by Gough Whitlam	Minister for the Environment and Conservation 1972–1975	Succeeded by Jim Cairns
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Philip Stokes	Member for Maribyrnong 1969–1983	Succeeded by Alan Griffiths