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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 . SEE ALSO
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