Ian Montagu Fraser (14 October 1916 – 8 November 1987) was a British Conservative party politician. Fraser stood for

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in 1955 and was defeated. In the run-up to the 1959 general election he tried to win the Conservative nomination for Finchley, but at the selection meeting was narrowly defeated by

Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the first female British prime ...

. At the election he was elected as

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for the

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constituency. In his time in Parliament he became Parliamentary Private Secretary. He was narrowly re-elected at the 1964 general election. However he was defeated at the 1966 general election by the Labour candidate David Owen, who went on to become Foreign Secretary.

References

Times Guide to the House of Commons ''The Times Guide to the House of Commons'' is a political reference guide book published by Times Newspapers giving coverage of general elections in the United Kingdom. Following most general elections since 1880, the book has been published. Th ...

*John Campbell, ''The Grocer's Daughter''

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* 1916 births 1987 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1910s-stub