Former minister Lord Fraser dies

Sunday 23 June 2013 23:08 BST

Tory former minister Lord Fraser of Carmyllie has died suddenly at the age of 68 (PA)

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The former Tory minister Lord Fraser of Carmyllie has died suddenly aged 68.

Peter Fraser was a Conservative MP for Angus and a minister in the Thatcher and Major governments.

He was made a life peer in 1989 and served as lord advocate, Scotland’s senior law officer, with ultimate responsibility for the Lockerbie bombing investigation.

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