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Murdo Fraser

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Murdo Fraser was born in Inverness in 1965 and educated at Inverness Royal Academy and thereafter at Aberdeen University, where he studied law. He worked as a solicitor in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, and prior to his election to the Scottish Parliament was an associate with Ketchen & Stevens WS in Edinburgh, specialising in commercial law. Murdo first became active in politics at Aberdeen University. He held office as Chairman of the Scottish Young Conservatives from 1989 to 1992, and thereafter became the first Scot to be elected Chairman of National Young Conservatives, a position he held for one year from 1991.

In the 1999 Scottish Parliament Election, Murdo stood as the Conservative candidate for North Tayside, and fought the constituency again at the 2001 General Election. He became a Member of the Scottish Parliament in August 2001 following the resignation of the previous List Member for Mid-Scotland and Fife, and was re-elected in 2003, 2007, 2011, 2016 and 2021. Murdo was Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservatives from November 2005 to November 2011 and has served as spokesman on Education, Health, Economy and Finance. Murdo was delighted to be re-elected in 2021 and served for almost two years as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery, sitting on the Parliament's Covid 19 Recovery Committee. He now serves as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Business, Economic Growth and Tourism. 

Murdo is a patron of the Scottish Asian Pakistani Foundation and of the Conservative Christian Fellowship, a member of the Scotland-Malawi Partnership and a former Board Member of Dundee University Students' Association. Publications include The Blue Book: Scottish Conservatism in the 21st Century (2006), and The Rivals: Montrose and Argyll and the struggle for Scotland (Birlinn, 2015).

Murdo lives in Perthshire with his wife and two children. His interests outside politics include hillwalking (he has climbed Kilimanjaro and more than half of Scotland's 284 Munros), football, classic cars, travel, and Scottish history.

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MSPs Murdo Fraser and Liz Smith

Scottish Conservatives urge Perth and Kinross Council to ditch 'seriously flawed' PH2O sports centre plan

Tuesday, 17 June, 2025
Scottish Conservatives have urged Perth and Kinross Council to ditch their “seriously flawed” plan to build a sports centre at Thimblerow, Perth, and instead back the move to keep Bell’s Sports Centre.Mid Scotland and Fife MSPs Murdo Fraser, Liz Smith, Roz McCall and Alexander Stewart all support th
Councillor John Duff

Perthshire Conservatives slam SNP Government over 'painfully slow' roll-out of R100 programme

Tuesday, 27 May, 2025
Perthshire Conservatives have slammed the SNP Government for the “painfully slow” roll-out of their flagship R100 superfast broadband.Councillor John Duff and Murdo Fraser MSP were commenting on the latest figures on Digital Connectivity in Scotland, which show that under 50% of the properties in th
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Murdo Fraser MSP says Council may be acting illegally by allowing male staff who self-identify to access women's toilets

Monday, 26 May, 2025
Murdo Fraser MSP has said that Perth and Kinross Council appears to be acting “illegally” by stating male employees who self-identify as women can use female toilets.The Scottish Conservative politician said the local authority are clearly defying the recent judgement from the Supreme Court who rule
Councillor John Duff

Scottish Conservatives slam delay in rolling out flagship R100 broadband in Perth and Kinross

Wednesday, 21 May, 2025
Perthshire Conservatives have slammed the SNP Government for the “painfully slow” roll-out of their flagship R100 superfast broadband.Councillor John Duff and Murdo Fraser MSP were commenting on the latest figures on Digital Connectivity in Scotland, which show that under 50% of the properties in th
Councillor Angus Forbes

Scottish Conservatives accuse Transport Secretary of 'washing her hands' of traffic problems at Swallow Roundabout

Monday, 19 May, 2025
Scottish Conservatives Councillor Angus Forbes and Murdo Fraser MSP have accused the Transport Secretary of “washing her hands” of dealing with traffic issues at the Swallow Roundabout.Both politicians recently wrote to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop MSP, but they are disappointed
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Murdo Fraser MSP slams SNP's 'soft touch' justice as cost of school vandalism soars

Friday, 16 May, 2025
Scottish Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser has slammed the SNP Government’s “soft touch” justice system for failing to clamp down on vandalism in schools in Perth and Kinross.Data supplied to the Scottish Conservatives through Freedom of Information (FoI) reveals that the cost of vandalism to schools in
Murdo Fraser MSP at Perth Royal Infirmary

Murdo Fraser MSP expresses concern at critically ill Tayside patients waiting 16 minutes for an ambulance

Friday, 9 May, 2025
Murdo Fraser MSP has expressed his concerns at ambulance statistics that show that some critically ill patients in Tayside had to wait over 15 minutes for an ambulance to take them to hospital.This follows the release of the latest data from the Scottish Ambulance Service for the week beginning Apri
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Murdo Fraser MSP raises concerns about the number of teachers off work due to stress-related illness in Perth and Kinross

Monday, 5 May, 2025
Murdo Fraser MSP has raised concerns over the number of schoolteachers in Perth and Kinross who took time off work due to mental health issues – numbering 471 in three years.Data supplied to the Scottish Conservative Party from Perth and Kinross Council through Freedom of Information shows that the
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Murdo Fraser MSP welcomes NHS Tayside holding review of parking at Ninewells Hospital

Friday, 2 May, 2025
Murdo Fraser MSP has welcomed NHS Tayside holding a review of parking at Ninewells Hospital and hopes it will solve problems raised by constituents.The Scottish Conservative politician was commenting following receipt of a letter from NHS Tayside regarding the issue of some patients being unable to
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Murdo Fraser MSP writes to Transport Secretary following complaints about new traffic system at Swallow Roundabout

Wednesday, 30 April, 2025
Murdo Fraser MSP has written to the Transport Secretary to ask what can be done to solve the problem of long tailbacks of vehicles at the Swallow Roundabout caused by a new traffic system.The Scottish Conservative politician decided to write to Fiona Hyslop MSP following complaints from several cons
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Murdo can be contacted on 01738 553990 or at the Scottish Parliament on 0131 348 5293. You can email Murdo at [email protected]

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