John Fraser (UK politician)
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John Denis Fraser was Labour
Member of Parliament
for Norwood
in London
from 1966 to 1997 and a solicitor
.
Fraser was educated at Sloan Grammar School and the Law Society
College of Law, becoming a solicitor. He was a councillor on Lambeth Borough Council
1962-65 and the London Borough of Lambeth
from 1964. He was a founder member of the Co-operative (Housing) Development Society.
He was Under Secretary of State for Employment 1974-1976, and Minister of State
at the Department of Prices & Consumer Protection 1976-1979.
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Norwood
Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)
Norwood was a parliamentary constituency in South London which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system.-History:...
in London
London
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from 1966 to 1997 and a solicitor
Solicitor
Solicitors are lawyers who traditionally deal with any legal matter including conducting proceedings in courts. In the United Kingdom, a few Australian states and the Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers , and a lawyer will usually only hold one title...
.
Fraser was educated at Sloan Grammar School and the Law Society
Law society
A Law Society in current and former Commonwealth jurisdictions was historically an association of solicitors with a regulatory role that included the right to supervise the training, qualifications and conduct of lawyers/solicitors...
College of Law, becoming a solicitor. He was a councillor on Lambeth Borough Council
Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth
The Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth was a Metropolitan borough under London County Council from 1900 to 1965.-History:The borough covered the area of the former Lambeth parish vestry. In addition to the historic riverside area of Lambeth, this included Kennington, Vauxhall, Stockwell, Brixton, the...
1962-65 and the London Borough of Lambeth
London Borough of Lambeth
The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in south London, England and forms part of Inner London. The local authority is Lambeth London Borough Council.-Origins:...
from 1964. He was a founder member of the Co-operative (Housing) Development Society.
He was Under Secretary of State for Employment 1974-1976, and Minister of State
Minister of State
Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a "minister of state" is a junior minister, who is assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister...
at the Department of Prices & Consumer Protection 1976-1979.