Stephanie Fraser
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Biography
Stephanie Mary Fraser, Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie (born 4 September 1968) is a British charity executive and life peer. She is the Chief Executive of Cerebral Palsy Scotland.
Early life and education
Fraser was born on 4 September 1968 in Glasgow, Scotland. She was educated at Arts Educational School, Tring Park (now Tring Park School), a private school in Tring, Hertfordshire, England, and at Stowe School, a public school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. She studied history at the Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1990.
Political career
Fraser was the Conservative candidate in Strathkelvin and Bearsden in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
In December 2020, it was announced that she would be receiving a life peerage. She entered the House of Lords as a Conservative peer on 26 January 2021. On 13 May 2021, she made her maiden speech during the Queen's Speech debate.