# Orlando Fraser

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{{Short description|British barrister}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Orlando Fraser
| honorific_suffix   = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE|KC}}
| birth_date         = 1967
| death_date         = 
| occupation         = [Barrister](/source/Barristers_in_England_and_Wales)
| alma_mater         = [University of Cambridge](/source/University_of_Cambridge), [Inner Temple](/source/Inner_Temple)
| spouse             = Clementine Hambro
| children           = 
}}

'''Orlando Fraser''' {{Post-nominals|country=GB|CBE|KC}} (born 1967) is a British [barrister](/source/barrister) who served as chairman of the [Charity Commission for England and Wales](/source/Charity_Commission_for_England_and_Wales) from 2022 to 2025.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Orlando Fraser KC |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/orlando-fraser |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and education==

Orlando Fraser was born to the politician [Sir Hugh Fraser MBE](/source/Hugh_Fraser_(British_politician)) and the writer [Lady Antonia Fraser CH DBE FRSL](/source/Antonia_Fraser). His grandfathers were the [14th Lord Lovat](/source/Simon_Fraser%2C_14th_Lord_Lovat) and the [7th Earl of Longford](/source/Frank_Pakenham%2C_7th_Earl_of_Longford).

Fraser attended [St Paul's School, London](/source/St_Paul's_School%2C_London), and [Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge](/source/Fitzwilliam_College%2C_Cambridge).<ref>{{Cite web |title=House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee Oral evidence: Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Charity Commission |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/9982/html/ |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=committees.parliament.uk}}</ref>
==Career at the Bar==

A member of the [Inner Temple](/source/Inner_Temple), Fraser was called to the Bar in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Board |first=The Bar Standards |title=Barrister Details - Mr Orlando Gregory Fraser KC |url=https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/barristers-register/0E95F0D9FA520FCB926E9550E7DB4E4F.html |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=www.barstandardsboard.org.uk}}</ref>

He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2014.<ref name=":0" />

==Other work==

Fraser served on the board of the Charity Commission from 2013 to 2017. He has also served on the Civil Justice Council and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations’ Advisory Council.<ref name=":0" />

Fraser served as chairman of the Charity Commission from 2022 to 2025. There was some controversy around his appointment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ACEVO and NCVO joint statement on announcement of Orlando Fraser as preferred candidate for next Charity Commission chair |url=https://www.ncvo.org.uk/news-and-insights/news-index/acevo-and-ncvo-joint-statement-on-announcement-of-orlando-fraser/ |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=NCVO |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Fraser was the [Conservative Party](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) candidate for [North Devon](/source/North_Devon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) in the [2005 general election](/source/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election). Prior to his appointment as chairman of the Charity Commission, he clarified that he was no longer a mamber of the Conservative Party.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Butler |first=Patrick |last2= |first2= |date=2022-03-24 |title=Charity Commission chair candidate says he will not be dragged into ‘culture wars’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/mar/24/charity-commission-chair-appointee-says-he-will-not-be-dragged-into-culture-wars |access-date=2025-12-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Fraser is married to Clementine Hambro, daughter of [Richard Hambro](/source/Richard_Hambro) and great-granddaughter of [Sir Winston Churchill](/source/Winston_Churchill).

One of their residences is Waverton House, a [Quinlan Terry](/source/Quinlan_Terry) [country house](/source/English_country_house) in [Gloucestershire](/source/Gloucestershire).<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.wavertonhouse.co.uk/about |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=Waverton House |language=en}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://4stonebuildings.com/barrister/orlando-fraser-kc/ 4 Stone Buildings Chambers Member's Profile]

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Category:English barristers
Category:English King's Counsel
Category:Living people
Category:1967 births
Category:Members of the Inner Temple
Category:Alumni of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Category:People educated at St Paul's School, London
Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire

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