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Lucy Frazer
QC MP
Member of Parliament
for South East Cambridgeshire
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byJim Paice
Majority16,837 (28.3%)
Personal details
Born (1972-05-17) 17 May 1972 (age 52)
Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Political partyConservative
SpouseDavid Leigh
Alma materNewnham College, Cambridge
WebsiteOfficial website

Lucy Frazer QC (born 17 May 1972),[1] is a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South East Cambridgeshire since May 2015.[2]

Early life

Frazer, was born and raised in Yorkshire the descendant of Jewish immigrants. Her grandfather was Dr. Hyman Frazer CBE, a mathematician, barrister and educationalist,[3] Headmaster of the Gateway College in Leicester, [4][5] and her father, Colin Peter Frazer, was a partner at collapsed Leeds legal firm Fox Hayes.[6]

Education

Frazer was educated at Leeds Girls' High School,[7] an independent school in Headingley, a suburb of the City of Leeds, followed by Newnham College, Cambridge, where she was President of the Cambridge Union.

Life and career

Frazer worked as a barrister in commercial law, including being a member of the legal team in the Fox Hayes v. Financial Services Authority court case in 2010,[8] and went on to become a QC at the age of forty.[9] Despite her parliamentary selection process attracting controversy,[10] she has been tipped for ministerial position and named by Michael Gove as "one of the future stars of the Conservative Party.” [11]

Frazer apologised for any offence she caused with comments in her maiden speech,[12] in which she jokingly described Oliver Cromwell's sale of Scots into colonial slavery as "an answer to the West Lothian question – but not one, of course, that I would recommend".[13][14]

Personal life

Frazer is married to David Leigh, and have two children.[15] They divide their time between London and their constituency home at Snailwell, Cambridgeshire.[16]

References

  1. ^ Jamieson, Sophie (29 April 2015). "Female MPs: Parliament's future front bench stars". The Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Cambridgeshire South East parliamentary constituency – Election 2015 – BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  3. ^ http://www.ajr.org.uk/journalpdf/1965_february.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.educationengland.org.uk/documents/crowther/crowther1959-1.html
  5. ^ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmhansrd/cm150604/debtext/150604-0003.htm#15060445002576
  6. ^ http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/fox-hayes-partners-face-1m-fine/56625.fullarticle
  7. ^ "> South Square > London, ENGLAND > Lawyer profiles > Lucy Frazer QC". The Legal 500. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  8. ^ http://lexisweb.co.uk/cases/2010/may/fox-hayes-v-financial-services-authority
  9. ^ Jamieson, Sophie (2015-04-29). "Female MPs: Parliament's future front bench stars". Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  10. ^ "Lucy Frazer faces uncertain future as South East Cambridgeshire Conservative candidate amid claim miscount meant Heidi Allen was real winner of primary". Cambridge News. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  11. ^ "Lucy Frazer QC – the Tory's 'future star' selected for South East Cambs". Elleeseymour.com. 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  12. ^ http://www.ely-news.co.uk/Calls-MP-Lucy-Frazer-resign-following-8220-joke/story-26664971-detail/story.html
  13. ^ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmhansrd/cm150604/debtext/150604-0003.htm#15060445002576
  14. ^ http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/tory-apologises-over-joke-about-turning-scots-into-slaves.128217396
  15. ^ Day, Jordan (2015-05-08). "General election: South East Cambs MP Lucy Frazer says she feels 'honoured and extremely excited'". Ely News. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  16. ^ http://www.lucyfrazer.org.uk/about-lucy-frazer
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