Julie Marson


Julie Marson is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected as the Member of Parliament for Hertford and Stortford in the 2019 general election.

Background

Marson was born in Barking, London and previously worked in finance. She was educated at Woodford County High School for Girls and Downing College, Cambridge.

Political career

Marson contested the East London seat of Dagenham and Rainham at the 2015 general election, finishing in third place. She stood again two years later in the 2017 snap election this time finishing in second place and increasing her vote share by 16%.
On 24 October 2019, the Hertford and Stortford Conservative Association chose Marson to replace Mark Prisk as their candidate. On 12 December 2019 in the general election Marson was elected as MP with a majority of over 19,000.
On 8th June 2020, she called for a global ban on Wet markets.
Later that month in June 2020, Marson called for LGBT+ conversion therapy to be banned, labelling it “morally and medically wrong.” She also pledged her support to improving the lives of trans people in society.