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Former minister Lord Fraser dies

 

Sunday 23 June 2013 18:08 EDT
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Tory former minister Lord Fraser of Carmyllie has died suddenly at the age of 68
Tory former minister Lord Fraser of Carmyllie has died suddenly at the age of 68 (PA)

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The former Tory minister Lord Fraser of Carmyllie has died suddenly aged 68.

Peter Fraser was a Conservative MP for Angus and a minister in the Thatcher and Major governments.

He was made a life peer in 1989 and served as lord advocate, Scotland’s senior law officer, with ultimate responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing investigation.

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