Hugh Fraser (British politician)
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Major The Right Honourable Sir Hugh Fraser MBE |
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| Secretary of State for Air | |
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In office 16 July 1962 – 1 April 1964 |
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| Prime Minister |
Harold Macmillan Alec Douglas-Home |
| Preceded by | Julian Amery |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
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In office 28 October 1960 – 16 July 1962 |
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| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Julian Amery |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Fisher |
| Under-Secretary of State and Financial Secretary for War | |
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In office 28 November 1958 – 28 October 1960 |
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| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Julian Amery |
| Succeeded by | James Ramsden |
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Member of Parliament for Stafford Stafford and Stone (1950–1983) Stone (1945–1950) |
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In office 5 July 1945 – 6 March 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Lamb |
| Succeeded by | Bill Cash |
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| Born | 23 January 1918 |
| Died | 6 March 1984 (aged 66) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Politician |
Major Sir Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser MBE PC (23 January 1918 – 6 March 1984) was a British Conservative politician and first husband of Lady Antonia Fraser.
Fraser was a younger son of the 14th Lord Lovat and a prominent Roman Catholic. He was educated at Ampleforth College and Balliol College, Oxford, where he was President of the Oxford Union, and at the Sorbonne.
He was commissioned into the Lovat Scouts in 1936 and served throughout World War II. During the war Fraser served in GHQ Liaison Regiment. Lieutenant Fraser was promoted to temporary captain on 14 April 1942 and became second in command of ‘C’ Squadron. In November 1944, he was posted to IS9 as an Intelligence Officer.
Fraser was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire: "In February, March and April of this year, he was responsible for planning and organising infiltration and evacuation operations in Southern Holland. Throughout, his work with IS 9 (WEA) has been outstanding, and his powers of leadership and sympathetic handling of agents have largely contributed to the success the operational teams have had during the past months."
Fraser was awarded the 1940 Belgian Croix de Guerre with palm: "Capt Fraser was dropped by parachute near Somme-Leuze in the Ardennes on 1 Sept 1944 to act as Liaison Officer between HQ SAS Troops and the Commander of Zone the Belgian Arme Secrete in whose zone SAS parties if the Belgian SAS Regt were then operating.
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