Frank William Mossfield is a former Australian politician. He was a

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member of the

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from March 1996 to October 2004, representing the

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Pre-politics

Mossfield was born in Annandale, but spent the majority of his life in

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where he married and raised 8 children. Before entering politics Mossfield was a fitter and turner and union representative. He was the NSW State Secretary of the Australian Society of Engineers, and later the Greater New South Wales Branch Secretary of the

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, an Executive Member of the

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and President of the

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. Mossfield was appointed a Member of the

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on Australia Day 1995 for his service to industrial relations though the trade union movement.

Political career

Mossfield contested the 1996 federal election as Labor's candidate for the

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after the retirement of

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. He received two party preferred a swing of -10.03%, but held the seat with 53.39% of the vote. Mossfield was returned at the 1998 federal election with a two party preferred vote of 59.94%, a swing of +6.55%. Mossfield was returned at the 2001 federal election with a two party preferred vote of 53.11%, a swing of -6.44%. While in parliament, Mossfield was deputy chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Procedure, and was a member of the committees on: Employment, Education and Training; Environment, Recreation and the Arts; Legal and Constitutional Affairs; Communications, Transport and the Arts; Ageing, and Transport and Regional Services. Mossfield retired at the 2004 election.

Post-politics

On 21 April 2021, Mossfield was awarded a Key to the City of

, by mayor Tony Bleasdale.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mossfield, Frank 1935 births Living people Politicians from Sydney Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Labor Right politicians Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Greenway Members of the Order of Australia 21st-century Australian politicians 20th-century Australian politicians