Sheryll Murray
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Sheryll Murray MP |
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| Member of Parliament for South East Cornwall |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Colin Breed |
| Majority | 16,995 (33.7%) |
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4 February 1956 Millbrook, Cornwall, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Neil Murray (deceased); 2 children |
| Residence | Millbrook, near Torpoint |
| Website | www.sheryllmurray.com |
Sheryll Murray (born 4 February 1956, Millbrook, Cornwall, United Kingdom) is a Conservative Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South East Cornwall at Westminster since the 2010 General Election.
Born Sheryll Hickman at Millbrook, Cornwall, to Cornish parents, her mother's family lived at Millbrook and her father's family originated from . She attended Millbrook Primary and Torpoint Comprehensive Schools, before embarking on a career in the insurance industry. She served as a Governor of Torpoint School for nine years until 2008, before standing down to concentrate on campaigning for the forthcoming general election.
Murray previously represented Rame as a Cornwall County Councillor and served as Leader of the Conservative Group on Caradon District Council, when a Councillor for Millbrook, prior to her election to Parliament.
Her main policy interests are the environment and tourism; she has campaigned on fisheries issues as a spokesperson for Save Britain's Fish and member of the Fishermen's Association.
Murray was selected to contest South East Cornwall in 2010 and won the seat with a majority of 3,220 and a 9% swing from the Liberal Democrats to the Conservatives. Murray is the constituency's first ever female MP. In July 2010 Murray opened her constituency office at Liskeard.
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