Anna Gelderd

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Anna Gelderd
File:Official portrait of Anna Gelderd MP crop 2.jpg
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for South East Cornwall
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded bySheryll Murray
Majority1,911 (3.9%)
Personal details
BornAnna Preston Gelderd
(1986-07-03) 3 July 1986 (age 40)
Leeds, UK
PartyLabour

Anna Preston Gelderd (born 3 July 1986) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for South East Cornwall since 2024.[1]

Early life and career

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Gelderd was educated at the University of Bristol[citation needed] and a masters degree from Murray Edwards College, Cambridge.[2] Following graduation she worked as a parliamentary assistant to the Labour MP Tony Cunningham, and then as an advisor and advocacy professional for Oxfam, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and the Marine Conservation Society.[3] Prior to being elected to Parliament, she was employed as a senior advisor to the non-profit ocean conservation group Oceana.[3][4]

Political career

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Gelderd was elected as the Member of Parliament for South East Cornwall in July 2024, being the first Labour MP for this constituency.

References

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  3. ^ a b "Anna Gelderd". LinkedIn. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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