Andrew Fraser (New South Wales politician) explained

Andrew Fraser
Office:Member of Legislative Assembly of New South Wales
Term Start:3 November 1990
Term End:23 March 2019
Predecessor:Matt Singleton
Successor:Gurmesh Singh
Constituency:Coffs Harbour
Birth Date:1952 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Newcastle, New South Wales
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.

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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  1. Web site: Andrew Fraser MP . . National NSW – Our team . 2008-02-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100206034739/http://nsw.nationals.org.au/our-team/the-nationals-team/andrew-fraser-mp.html . 6 February 2010 .
  2. Mr Andrew Raymond Gordon Fraser, MP (1952 -) . 5 . Yes . 2 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Andrew Fraser . Meet the State team . National Party (New South Wales) . 2008-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080718215349/http://www.nsw.nationals.org.au/electorate/state/coffs-harbour.aspx . 18 July 2008 . live .
  4. News: Wainright . Robert . Road games: why Andrew Fraser went full throttle . . . 22 October 2005 . 12 February 2010 .
  5. News: Murphy . Damien . Ombudsman must strangle ABC bias . The Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media . 26 March 2007 . 2007-04-07 .
  6. News: MP quits after 'shoving' female MP in Parliament . Clennell . Andrew . 3 December 2008 . The Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media . 2008-12-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20081205112808/http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/mp-quits-over-push/2008/12/03/1228257098265.html. 5 December 2008 . live.