Anna Gelderd
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Anna Gelderd | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for South East Cornwall | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sheryll Murray |
| Majority | 1,911 (3.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anna Preston Gelderd 3 July 1986 Leeds, UK |
| Party | Labour |
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]
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]