Martin Fraser (born 11 June 1970) is an Irish civil servant who served as the Secretary General of the

Department of the Taoiseach The Department of the Taoiseach ( ga, Roinn an Taoisigh) is the government department of the Taoiseach, the title in Ireland for the head of government.Article 13.1.1° and Article 28.5.1° of the Constitution of Ireland. The latter provision re ...

from August 2011 to May 2022. He previously served as the Assistant Secretary General of the

from 2007 to 2011. He holds a bachelor of commerce degree (1993) from

University College Dublin University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland ...

and a master of science degree in

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

from

Trinity College Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

. Fraser joined the Civil Service in 1986. He has served in the Departments of Social Welfare, Foreign Affairs and Agriculture and Food. Fraser was previously director of the Northern Ireland division. He joined the Department of the Taoiseach, as finance officer in 1999. He was appointed as Assistant Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach in 2007, during which time he served as head of the Northern Ireland and international affairs division, the corporate affairs division and the economic and social policy division. The position in the Department of the Taoiseach is in the gift of the Government. In July 2011, he was appointed as secretary general to the Government and secretary general of the

. On appointment he also became the chairman of th
National Economic and Social Council (NESC)
which advises the Taoiseach on strategic issues regarding economic and social development. As Secretary General to the Government, he was ex-officio member (Commissioner) of the

Commission for Public Service Appointments The Commission for Public Service Appointments ( ga, Coimisiúin um Cheapacháin Seirbhíse Poiblí) is an independent Irish statutory body which sets standards for recruitment in the public service. The Commission is not to be confused with the P ...

. In 2016, Fraser was awarded UCD Alumnus of the Year in Business. Fraser became Irish ambassador to the United Kingdom in 2022.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fraser, Martin Living people Irish civil servants Alumni of University College Dublin Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 1970 births Ambassadors of Ireland to the United Kingdom