Lucy Claire Frazer was born on 17 May 1972 and is a British politician and barrister serving as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport since February 2023.
17 Facts About Lucy Frazer
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Lucy Frazer has been returned as the Member of Parliament for South East Cambridgeshire since 2015.
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Lucy Frazer was educated at Gateways School for Girls and Leeds Girls' High School, before studying Law at Newnham College, Cambridge, where she was elected President of the Cambridge Union.
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Lucy Frazer was appointed Queen's Counsel at the age of 40.
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Lucy Frazer was selected as the Conservative Prospective Parliamentary candidate for South East Cambridgeshire in December 2013, despite claims that she had been beaten in an open primary by Heidi Allen, who was later elected as MP for South Cambridgeshire.
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Lucy Frazer succeeded in being elected at the 2015 general election with 28,845 votes, a majority of 16,837.
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Lucy Frazer supported the UK remaining within the European Union prior to the 2016 referendum.
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Lucy Frazer put forward a Private Member's Bill to Parliament for making upskirting an offence in England and Wales; this attained Royal Assent on 12 February 2019.
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Lucy Frazer was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice in January 2018, before being promoted Solicitor General for England and Wales in May 2019.
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Lucy Frazer was then temporarily reappointed as Solicitor General when Suella Braverman took maternity leave in March 2021, being sworn of the Privy Council.
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Lucy Frazer returned to her role as Minister of State for Prisons upon Braverman's return from leave on 10 September 2021.
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On 16 September 2021, Lucy Frazer was promoted Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
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In November 2021 it was claimed by the Liberal Democrat MP, Sarah Olney, that Lucy Frazer had a conflict of interest in respect of a contract held by her husband's company to supply temporary staff to government departments.
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In June 2022, Lucy Frazer declared her support for Johnson in the 2022 vote of confidence in his Conservative Party leadership.
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Lucy Frazer served as Minister of State for Transport from September to October 2022.
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On 26 October 2022, following the election of Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister, Lucy Frazer was appointed Minister of State for Housing and Planning.
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In 2002, Lucy Frazer married David Leigh, now chief executive of a London recruitment company.