▁Sol ic itor ▁General ▁for ▁England ▁and ▁Wales , ▁she ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁Pr isons ▁Minister . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁in ▁York shire , ▁Fra zer ▁is ▁desc ended ▁from ▁Jewish ▁imm igr ants ▁among ▁whom ▁was ▁her ▁grand father ▁Dr ▁H yman ▁Fra zer ▁C BE , ▁head master ▁of ▁Gate way ▁College ▁in ▁Le ic ester . ▁ ▁Education ▁Fra zer ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Le eds ▁Girls ' ▁High ▁School , ▁and ▁New n ham ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁Union . ▁ ▁Career ▁Before ▁entering ▁politics , ▁Fra zer ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁bar r ister ▁in ▁commercial ▁law ▁in ▁London . ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁Queen ' s ▁Coun sel ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 0 . ▁She ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁pros pective ▁parliament ary ▁candidate ▁( P PC ) ▁for ▁South ▁East ▁Camb rid ges hire ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁over ▁He idi ▁Allen . ▁There ▁was ▁initially ▁a ▁controvers y ▁about ▁a ▁possible ▁mis count ▁of ▁votes ▁at ▁the ▁selection . ▁Fra zer ▁was ▁re aff ir med ▁as ▁the ▁candidate ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁while ▁Allen ▁was ▁selected ▁that ▁October ▁as ▁P PC ▁for ▁neighbour ing ▁South ▁Camb rid ges hire . ▁Fra zer ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁general ▁election ▁with ▁ 2 8 , 8 4 5 ▁votes