Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie
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The Right Honourable The Lord Fraser of Carmyllie PC, QC |
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| Lord Advocate | |
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In office 1989–1992 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth |
| Prime Minister |
Margaret Thatcher John Major |
| Preceded by | The Lord Cameron of Lochbroom |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Rodger of Earlsferry |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | |
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In office 1982–1989 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Fairbairn |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Rodger of Earlsferry |
| Member of Parliament for East Angus |
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In office 1983–1987 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Welsh |
| Member of Parliament for South Angus |
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In office 1979–1983 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Welsh |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Majority | 963 (1.9%) |
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Peter Lovat Fraser 29 May 1945 |
| Died | 22 June 2013 (aged 68) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Fiona Macdonald Mair |
| Residence | Slade House, Carmyllie |
| Alma mater | Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge; Edinburgh |
| Profession | Advocate |
Peter Lovat Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, PC, QC (29 May 1945 – 22 June 2013) was a Scottish politician and advocate.
Peter Fraser's mother died when he was 12 while living in Zambia, where his father was serving as a minister. Anthony Eden, then prime minister, intervened at the request of family friend Brendan Bracken to help Fraser obtain a scholarship to Loretto School, Musselburgh, East Lothian, the private school where Eden was a trustee. He graduated BA (Hons) and LLM (Hons), Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, before going to the University of Edinburgh. He was elected to the Faculty of Advocates in 1969 and in 1972 he lectured part-time in constitutional law at Heriot-Watt University for two years. In 1979 he was appointed Standing Junior Counsel for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and became a Queen's Counsel in 1982.
In 1969 he married Fiona Murray Mair. The couple have three children: Jane, Jamie and Katie.
Fraser first stood for Parliament for Aberdeen North in October 1974, but was beaten by Labour's Robert Hughes.
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