Tamie Fraser

Tamara "Tamie" Fraser, née Beggs (born 28 February 1936), is the wife of former Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser, who held office between 1975 and 1983.cite web |url=http://primeministers.naa.gov.au/meetpm.asp?pmId=22&pageName=wife |title=Tamie Fraser |accessdate=2008-07-31 |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth= |accessyear= |author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work=Australia's Prime Ministers |publisher=National Archives of Australia |pages= |language= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

Fraser grew up in western Victoria, where her family (like Malcolm Fraser's) owned a grazing property. She married Malcolm Fraser in 1956, and the couple had four children. Tamie Fraser disliked public speaking and electioneering work, but when her husband fell ill during the crucial election campaign of December 1975, after the dismissal of the Whitlam government, she was required to represent him and speak on his behalf.

Tamie Fraser was president of the The Australiana Fund from 1978-1983.

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*Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia