Kevin Joseph Moss (born 1 February 1946) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the

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from 1986 to 2003, representing the electorate of

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. Moss was born in

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, and was educated at St Pauls Convent School in

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and St Patrick's Church Hill. He was elected to the

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council in 1973, and served as deputy mayor in 1976 and 1979 before being elected by his colleagues as mayor in 1980. He served as mayor until the year after his election to parliament, and was employed as a staffer at the party's head office during his period. Moss won Labor preselection to contest the state seat of

in 1986 when the appointment of former Labor minister

Kevin Stewart Kevin Stewart may refer to: * Kevin Stewart (Australian politician) (1928–2006), former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * Kevin Stewart (Scottish politician) (born 1968), member of the Scottish Parliament, 2011– * Kevin Stewa ...

as the state's Agent-General in London created the need for a by-election. Canterbury was considered a safe seat for the Labor Party, and Moss was elected with over 53% of the primary vote. He was re-elected four times as the member for Canterbury, and served as a parliamentary secretary in the first two terms of the Carr government. Moss retired at the 2003 election, and was succeeded by Labor member

Linda Burney Linda Jean Burney (born 25 April 1957) is an Australian politician and is an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing Barton since the 2016 federal election. She is Minister for Indigenous Australi ...

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