16 Facts About Julian Fraser

Julian Fraser is currently the Member of the House of Assembly for the Third District, a position which he has held since the 1999 general election.

Julian Fraser was elected as Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party on 28 May 2014.

Julian Fraser was born on 5 July 1950 to Andrew and Frances Fraser.

Julian Fraser is married to Kharid Fraser, the former Accountant General of the British Virgin Islands, with whom he has one son, Jamil.

Julian Fraser attended High School in the British Virgin Islands before studying for an associate degree, and a five-year Certificate in Architecture from the Institute of Design and Construction.

Julian Fraser then studied at the New York Institute of Technology, where he received a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Architecture.

Julian Fraser is a registered Architect in the State of New York, and a member of the American Institute of Architects.

Julian Fraser was appointed the Virgin Islands Party candidate for the Third District in 1999.

Julian Fraser held that position until 2011 when the Virgin Islands Party lost power again.

Julian Fraser led the Virgin Islands Party into the 2015 general election, where he suffered a landslide defeat to the incumbent National Democratic Party, but retained his position as party leader for another year before being ousted.

Julian Fraser confirmed he would contest the next election for a new party which he intended to form.

Julian Fraser won his seat in the 2019 general election and retained it in 2023.

On 5 May 2022 after the Virgin Islands Party and National Democratic Party formed a unified government, Julian Fraser was appointed as leader of the opposition for a second time, being the sole remaining member of the House of Assembly who was not a member of either party or otherwise in Cabinet.

In 2014 Julian Fraser faced controversy in relation to his handling of the Sea Cow's Bay Harbour Development Project in the Third District.

Documentation which would have provided details of the spending were found to have gone missing, but two of Julian Fraser's brothers had received substantial payments for work that was never done, according to the report.

Julian Fraser strenuously denied wrongdoing, and argued the report was part of the Governing National Democratic Party campaign to poison his name.