Anna Gelderd

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Anna Gelderd
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for South East Cornwall
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded bySheryll Murray
Majority1,911 (3.9%)
Personal details
BornAnna Preston Gelderd
(1986-07-03) 3 July 1986
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

Gelderd was educated at the University of Bristol 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

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

References

  1. "Cornwall South East (UK Parliament constituency) | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. "Cambridge University Reporter" (PDF). University of Cambridge. 27 July 2011. p. 1125.
  3. "Anna Gelderd". LinkedIn. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. "Anna Gelderd". Who Can I Vote For. Retrieved 10 July 2024.