Murdo Fraser

Murdo Fraser (born September 5, 1965 in Inverness ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Conservative Party .

Fraser attended Inverness Royal Academy and Aberdeen University earned a bachelor's degree and a law degree. He has worked as a solicitor in Aberdeen and Edinburgh and worked as a commercial lawyer. While at Aberdeen University, Fraser came into contact with the Conservative Party and served as chairman of the Scottish Young Conservatives .

Political career

Fraser first appeared in 1997 as a national choice as he in the general election as a candidate of the Conservative Party in the constituency East Lothian was erected. He could unite the second largest share of the vote. In the Scottish general elections in 1999 he stood for the constituency of North Tayside , but only reached second place behind the candidate of the SNP , John Swinney . On the Conservative Party's electoral list for the electoral region of Mid Scotland and Fife , Fraser was in fourth place and was therefore not one of the three list candidates who moved into the newly created parliament. In the 2001 general election , he ran for the North Tayside constituency , but could not win the election. When Nick Johnston, one of the list candidates, resigned from his office in mid-2001 for health reasons, Fraser moved up next and won a seat in the Scottish Parliament for the first time .

For the general elections in 2003 and 2007 Fraser stood each for the constituency of North Tayside, but was subject to John Swinney in both cases. However, he moved into parliament as a list candidate for the Mid Scotland and Fife region. When the North Tayside constituency was dissolved in the course of constituency reform in 2011, Fraser ran for the 2011 general election for the Perthshire North constituency , in which large parts of North Tayside had been absorbed. He was again subject to John Swinney, but again secured his seat in parliament via the regional list.

Deputy Party Chairman

Since 2005, Fraser acted behind Annabel Goldie as vice chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party. Since Goldie wanted to give up the chairmanship in 2011, Fraser announced to run for his successor. His plans envisaged the greater separation of the Scottish Parliament from the British and the establishment of a Scottish Conservative Party of its own, which is no longer linked to the British parent party. However, Fraser was defeated in the election of party chairman Ruth Davidson . He was succeeded as deputy by Jackson Carlaw .

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SURNAME	Fraser, Murdo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Scottish politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 5, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH	Inverness

[alba-1] try on alba.org.uk ( Memento from October 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

[2] Results of the general election 1999 on the Scottish Parliament website

[3] The Telegraph: T. Peterkin: Ex-MSP picks up £ 12,000 pension , September 6, 2001

[4] Results of the general election 2003 on the Scottish Parliament website

[5] Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website

[6] Results of the general election 2003 on the Scottish Parliament website

[7] Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website

[8] Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website

[9] BBC News: Scottish Tory leadership favorite to split party , Sept. 4, 2011

[10] BBC News: Ruth Davidson elected new Scottish Conservative leader , Nov. 4, 2011.

[11] BBC News: New leader Ruth Davidson announces front bench team , Nov. 10, 2011.