Gordon Moyes
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The Reverend and Honourable Gordon Moyes AC |
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| Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales |
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In office 3 September 2002 – 4 March 2011 |
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| Born |
Gordon Keith Mackenzie Moyes 17 November 1938 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 5 April 2015 (aged 76) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party |
Christian Democratic Party (2002 – 2009); Family First Party (2009 – 2011) |
| Spouse(s) | Beverley Moyes |
| Children | 3 (m); 1 (f) |
| Residence | Tumbi Umbi, New South Wales |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Christian minister, politician |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Website | NSW Parliamentary webpage |
Gordon Keith Mackenzie Moyes AC (17 November 1938 – 5 April 2015) was an Australian Christian evangelist, broadcaster and politician. From 2002 to 2011, he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, initially representing the Christian Democratic Party until March 2009, and from November 2009 to 2011 was the Family First Party's lone parliamentary representative in New South Wales.
Moyes was born in Melbourne, Victoria on 17 November 1938. His book When Box Hill was a village. recalls events from his childhood and youth.
He first gained prominence in Australia as host of the weekly television program Turn 'Round Australia and radio program Sunday Night Live with Gordon Moyes.
Prior to becoming Superintendent of the Sydney Wesley Mission in 1979, he was an ordained Churches of Christ in Australia minister, serving at Victorian churches in Ascot/Newmarket, Ararat and Cheltenham, while graduating from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts in 1961. He was ordained as a Uniting Church Minister by the Uniting Church following his transfer to the Wesley Mission. In December 2005 he resigned after 27 years from his position at Wesley Mission, handing over to Keith Garner.
Moyes was appointed by the Christian Democratic Party (CDP) to take Elaine Nile's place in the New South Wales Legislative Council in 2002 following her resignation. Moyes subsequently stood for the CDP at the 2003 state election and was elected in his own right.
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