Background
Born Sheryll Hickman at Millbrook, Cornwall, to Cornish parents, her mother"s family lived at Millbrook and her father"s family originated from Calstock.
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Sheryll Murray
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She attended Millbrook Primary and Torpoint Comprehensive Schools, before embarking on a career in the insurance industry.
Career
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. Murray is the constituency"s first ever female Member of Parliament. In July 2010 Murray opened her constituency office at Liskeard.
In May 2012 she was elected to the 1922 Committee by her Conservative Parliamentary colleagues.
Also in May 2012, she came 12th in the private member"s bill ballot. Her Bill, the Marine Navigation (No2) Bill received Royal Assent as the Marine Navigation Acting 2013 in April 2013.
In May 2013, she came 4th in the ballot, and introduced a Bill which received Royal Assent as the Deep Sea Mining Acting 2014 in May 2014. She currently serves on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee in the House of Commons.
Politics
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.
Membership
55th United Kingdom Parliament. 56th United Kingdom Parliament]
She has been the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for South East Cornwall at Westminster since the 2010 General Election. 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.
