Frank Ford

Frank Allen Ford (born 10 August 1936) is a former Australian businessman and politician. He represented the Liberal Party in the House of Representatives from 1990 to 1993, representing the Victorian seat of Dunkley. In 1996 he was convicted of fraud relating to the liquidation of his engineering firm.

Early life Ford was born in Adelaide on 10 August 1936. He was the managing director of a rollover protection structure (ROPS) engineering firm, Safety ROPS (Aust) Pty Ltd. He served on the Victorian council of the Australian Small Business Association, including as state president for a period.

Politics Ford was elected to parliament at the 1990 federal election, defeating the incumbent Australian Labor Party (ALP) member Bob Chynoweth in the Division of Dunkley.

Ford had earlier come into conflict with the ASC during its investigation. In December 1992, he used parliamentary privilege to describe an ASC visit to his company's office as a "terrorist attack", also referring to an ASC senior investigator as a "jack-booted thug" and comparing the organisation to the Gestapo and KGB. He further alleged that the ASC had leaked details of his company finances to political opponents and The Age, and that the investigation into his company was a retaliation for his actions on a Senate committee into the ASC.