Andrew Murrison

Andrew Murrison was born in 1961 in Colchester and raised in Harwich, Essex. He studied medicine at Bristol (MD, MB CHB) and public health at Hughes Hall, Cambridge (DPH). Dr Murrison served for 18 years as a Medical Officer in the Royal Navy leaving in October 2000 as a Surgeon Commander. Although he opposed the Iraq war, he was recalled in 2003 to serve in Iraq.

Selected for the West Wiltshire constituency of Westbury in September 2000, he was elected to Parliament in June 2001. In November 2003 he was appointed to the Conservative front bench as a health spokesman. In July 2007 he was appointed to the Conservative front bench as a defence spokesman.

Dr Murrison is married to Jenny, a physiotherapist.

The couple live near Warminster with their five daughters.

 

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  Promoted by Georgina Denison-Pender on behalf of Andrew Murrison. Both of The Morrison Hall, 12 Brown Street, Salisbury SP1 1HE and designed by Hugh Synge, St Mary's Cottage, Wardour, Wiltshire SP3 6RE