Andrew Fraser (New South Wales politician)
Andrew Fraser MP JP | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly of New South Wales | |
| Assumed office 3 November 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Matt Singleton |
| Constituency | Coffs Harbour |
| Majority | 17.6 points |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 December 1952 Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Political party | The Nationals |
| Spouse | Kerrie Fraser[1] |
| Children | Three |
| Occupation | Politician |
Andrew Raymond Gordon Fraser JP (born 19 December 1952), an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Coffs Harbour for the Nationals since 1990.[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 later became deputy leader of the NSW Nationals from March 2007 to October 2008.[5]
On 3 December 2008, Fraser resigned from the shadow ministry after a physical confrontation with a female colleague, Katrina Hodgkinson.[6]
References
- ^ "Andrew Fraser MP". National NSW – Our team. The Nationals (New South Wales). Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- ^ "Mr Andrew Raymond Gordon Fraser, MP". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ "Andrew Fraser". Meet the State team. National Party of Australia (New South Wales). Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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.
- ^ Clennell, Andrew (3 December 2008). "MP quits after physical incident in Parliament". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2008.
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