Helen Maguire
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Helen Maguire | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Epsom and Ewell | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Grayling |
| Majority | 3,686 (6.7%) |
| Liberal Democrat portfolios | |
| 2024–2025 | Defence |
| 2025–present | Primary Care and Cancer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 July 1977 |
| Party | Liberal Democrats |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 2002–2005 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Royal Military Police |
Helen Elaine Maguire[1] (born 11 July 1977) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Epsom and Ewell since 2024. Before entering politics, Maguire served in the British Army with the Royal Military Police and worked as a fundraiser and fitness instructor.
Maguire studied French and German at university. She gained her officer's commission from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[2] A former Captain in the Royal Military Police, she served in Bosnia on a Stabilisation Force mission, and in Iraq to help rebuild the Iraqi Police and provide on-the-ground counter-insurgency policing support to infantry.[3]
After leaving the army, Maguire worked as a personal fitness instructor and founded a fitness company. She became a chartered fundraiser in 2016 and later ran a fundraising consultancy business.[2]
Maguire received the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to the community in Claygate, Surrey (in the neighbouring constituency of Esher and Walton). She lives in Surrey with her husband and three children.
