Colin Fraser (Canadian politician)
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Colin Fraser | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for West Nova | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Greg Kerr |
| Succeeded by | Chris d'Entremont |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 27, 1978 |
| Party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Carleton University Dalhousie University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Colin Fraser (born July 27, 1978) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of West Nova in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election. He did not seek re-election in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[1][2]
Fraser was born in Yarmouth to Hugh Jon and Sharon Fraser. His father died of leukemia before Colin was 6.[3] In 1996, he graduated from Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School and he then graduated from Carleton University in 2000 majoring in Political Science. He studied law in London, England and then graduated from Dalhousie Law School in 2007 with a Bachelor of Laws.
Legal career
He is a lawyer and partner at Yarmouth law firm Hood Fraser D’Entremont.
Political career
Elected in 2015, Fraser sponsored the private member bill, Bill C-311, which added the word legal to the Holidays Acts description of Remembrance Day.[4]