James Fraser (Western Australian politician)

James Fraser
Minister for Trade and Customs
In office
18 June 1946 – 1 November 1946
Prime MinisterBen Chifley
Preceded byJohn Dedman
Succeeded byBen Courtice
Minister for Health
In office
21 September 1943 – 18 June 1946
Prime MinisterJohn Curtin
Frank Forde
Ben Chifley
Preceded byJack Holloway
Succeeded byNick McKenna
Minister for Social Services
In office
21 September 1943 – 18 June 1946
Prime MinisterJohn Curtin
Frank Forde
Ben Chifley
Preceded byJack Holloway
Succeeded byNick McKenna
Minister for External Territories
In office
7 October 1941 – 21 September 1943
Prime MinisterJohn Curtin
Preceded byAllan McDonald
Succeeded byEddie Ward
Senator for Western Australia
In office
1 July 1938 – 30 June 1959
Personal details
Born(1889-03-12)12 March 1889
Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
Died27 August 1961(1961-08-27) (aged 72)
Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Political partyLabor
Spouse
Ellen Simmons
(m. 1912)
OccupationTramways worker

James McIntosh Fraser (12 March 1889 – 27 August 1961) was an Australian trade unionist and politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1938 to 1959. He held ministerial office in the ALP governments of the 1940s, serving as Minister for External Territories (1941–1943), Social Services (1943–1946), Health (1943–1946), and Trade and Customs (1946).