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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 is now Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery.

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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Councillor John Duff

Perthshire Conservatives welcome Network Rail's change of heart on road closure

Monday, 8 August, 2022

Perthshire Conservatives Councillor John Duff and Murdo Fraser MSP have welcomed Network Rail’s change of heart on closing a road in Pitlochry following comments made by the two politicians.

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Murdo Fraser MSP looking forward to meeting constituents on Summer Surgery tour

Wednesday, 3 August, 2022

Murdo Fraser MSP is looking forward to meeting constituents soon through his Summer Surgery tour, following a two-year absence due to the pandemic.

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Murdo Fraser MSP backs Liz Truss MP to become next Conservative Party leader and next Prime Minister

Monday, 1 August, 2022

Murdo Fraser MSP has given his backing to Liz Truss MP to be the next leader of the Conservative Party and the next Prime Minister.

Nine Scottish Conservative MSPs have publicly pledged their support to the Foreign Secretary in her bid to win the leadership contest against Rishi Sunak.

Murdo Fraser MSP

Murdo Fraser MSP calls on Perth and Kinross Council to bid for latest round of Levelling Up Funding

Monday, 18 July, 2022

Scottish Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser is encouraging Perth and Kinross Council to bid for a share of the latest round of UK Government Levelling Up Funding.

Councillor John Duff

Perthshire Conservatives welcome funding for improvements to road to Glen Lyon

Friday, 15 July, 2022

Perthshire Conservatives have welcomed funding for improvements to the road to Glen Lyon.

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Murdo Fraser MSP lodges Parliamentary Motion to congratulate Blairgowrie fundraising group who raised £100,000 for Mary's Meals

Monday, 27 June, 2022

Murdo Fraser MSP has lodged and circulated a Motion at the Scottish Parliament congratulating the Blairgowrie fundraising group of Mary’s Meals, who have raised £100,000 over the last decade.

The details of the Motion are: 

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Murdo Fraser MSP says SNP Government should be strengthening powers of Audit Scotland not trying to curb them

Friday, 24 June, 2022

Murdo Fraser MSP has said the SNP Government should be strengthening the powers of Audit Scotland, not trying to curb them, stating it would be “atrocious” if this happened.

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Murdo Fraser MSP expresses 'deep alarm' at rise in bullying cases in NHS Tayside

Thursday, 23 June, 2022

Scottish Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser has expressed his “deep alarm” at a rise in bullying cases in NHS Tayside.

Murdo Fraser MSP

Murdo Fraser MSP slams SNP Government following admission it will be another four years before full roll-out of free laptops to children

Monday, 20 June, 2022

Murdo Fraser MSP has slammed the SNP saying it will now be another four years for the complete roll-out of free laptops, stating that the delay will do nothing to close the attainment gap.

Murdo Fraser MSP and Councillor John Duff at Pitlochry Community Hospital

Perthshire Conservatives welcome re-opening of inpatient ward in Pitlochry but stress importance of keeping it open

Thursday, 16 June, 2022

Perthshire Conservatives have welcomed the re-opening of the inpatient ward at Pitlochry Community Hospital but have stressed the importance of keeping it open.

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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 murdo.fraser.msp@parliament.scot

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