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Murdo Fraser MSP Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservatives Incumbent Assumed office
31 October 2005Leader Annabel Goldie Deputy Convener of the Scottish Parliament Public Audit Committee Incumbent Assumed office
20 June 2007Preceded by Andrew Welsh (as Deputy Convener of the Audit Committee) Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Mid Scotland and FifeIncumbent Assumed office
10 August 2001Personal details Born 5 September 1965
Inverness, ScotlandPolitical party Scottish Conservative Party Alma mater University of Aberdeen Website Conservative Profile Murdo Fraser (born 5 September 1965; Inverness) is a Scottish politician and the current Deputy leader of the Scottish Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Mid Scotland and Fife region since 2001.
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Early life
Born in 1965, he was educated at Inverness Royal Academy. He studied law at the University of Aberdeen, and was chairman of the Scottish Young Conservatives from 1989 to 1992.
After undertaking a postgraduate Diploma in Legal Studies, he worked as a solicitor in Aberdeen and Edinburgh. latterly as an associate with Ketchen and Stevens WS in Edinburgh, specialising in commercial law. Fraser lives with his wife and two children in Perthshire.
Political career
At the 1999 Scottish Parliamentary Election, he was an unsuccessful candidate for Tayside North.
He became an MSP in 2001, after the resignation of Nick Johnston, as next name on the Conservative Party's Mid Scotland and Fife list. He was re-elected in 2003 and 2007.
He became deputy leader of the Scottish Conservatives in November 2005 when Annabel Goldie became leader. After the election, at which 15 Conservative MSP's were elected, Annabel Goldie triggered a leadership election by announcing that she would stand down in Autumn 2011.
Party leadership election
After being re-elected again in 2011, he announced in August his decision to seek the leadership of the Scottish Conservative Party,[1] and launched his campaign on 4 September in Edinburgh. His launch plans included a commitment to further devolution to the Scottish Parliament from Westminster, as well as launching a new party to redefine the politics of Scotland, harnessing the support of the centre-right, but independent of the UK Conservative Party and with a new name and identity.[2]
References
- ^ MacNab, Scott (27 August 2011). "Murdo Fraser bids to become Scottish Tory leader". The Scotsman (Edinburgh). http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Murdo-Fraser-bids-to-become.6826022.jp. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "Scottish Tory leadership favourite 'to split party'". BBC Scotland. 4 September 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14778353. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
External links
- Personal website
- Murdo Fraser MSP profile at Scottish Parliament site
- Murdo Fraser MSP profile at Scottish Conservative Party
- Murdo Fraser MSP profile at the site of the Conservative Party
Members of the Scottish Parliament in the Mid Scotland and Fife region
Elected in the 2011 election Constituency MSPs Keith Brown (SNP, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) · Helen Eadie (Lab, Cowdenbeath) · Bill Walker (SNP, Dunfermline) · Tricia Marwick (PO, Fife Mid and Glenrothes) · Roderick Campbell (SNP, Fife North East) · David Torrance (SNP, Kirkcaldy) · John Swinney (SNP, Perthshire North) · Roseanna Cunningham (SNP, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) · Bruce Crawford (SNP, Stirling)Additional Members Claire Baker (Lab) · Murdo Fraser (Con) · Annabelle Ewing (SNP) · John Park (Lab) · Willie Rennie (Lib Dem) · Richard Simpson (Lab) · Elizabeth Smith (Con)SNP (8 seats), Labour (4 seats), Conservative (2 seats), Lib Dems (1 seat); Presiding Officer (1 seat) Scottish Conservative Party MSPs Elected in the 2011 election; See also: Members of the 4th Scottish Parliament Opposition frontbench Gavin Brown · Jackson Carlaw · Ruth Davidson · Alex Fergusson · Murdo Fraser · Annabel Goldie ·
Alex Johnstone · John Lamont · Jamie McGrigor · David McLetchie · Nanette Milne · Mary Scanlon · Elizabeth SmithBackbenchers Outgoing Leader: Annabel Goldie MSP Candidates Winner: Ruth Davidson MSP Categories:- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Inverness
- Clan Fraser
- People educated at Inverness Royal Academy
- Alumni of the University of Aberdeen
- Scottish solicitors
- Conservative Members of the Scottish Parliament
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003–2007
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–
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