Marie Clare Goldman is a British
Liberal Democrat politician who has served as the
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Chelmsford since
2024
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. She is the first non-
Conservative politician to represent Chelmsford in 74 years. She is the Liberal Democrat
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
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.
Early life and education
Goldman took her
A-level
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s at
Exeter College, Devon, and then gained a BA in French and management studies in 2000 at
Royal Holloway, University of London
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.
Political career
Goldman is the deputy leader of
Chelmsford City Council, and was elected to the council at the
2019
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and
2023 council elections for the ward of Moulsham and Central. She has been a member of
Essex County Council for the division of Chelmsford Central since the
2021 council election.
Goldman was selected by the
Liberal Democrats to run in the
2019 general election in the constituency of
Chelmsford, losing to the incumbent Conservative MP,
Vicky Ford.
In March 2023, Goldman was re-selected as the candidate for Chelmsford. She won in the
2024 general election, defeating Ford by a majority of 4,753 votes. Goldman is the first non-Conservative MP to serve Chelmsford since
Ernest Millington
Ernest Rogers Millington (15 February 19169 May 2009) was a British Common Wealth and later Labour Member of Parliament (MP).
Following the death of John Profumo on 10 March 2006, Millington was the only living former MP from the 38th Parl ...
, who was defeated in the
1950 general election.
On 18 September 2024,
Ed Davey announced his new
Frontbench Team
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with Goldman appointed as the Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons.
Personal life
Goldman runs a small construction business in
Chelmsford with her husband, Simon Goldman, who also serves as a Chelmsford city councillor.
References
External links
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Living people
Date of birth missing (living people)
21st-century British women politicians
UK MPs 2024–present
Members of Essex County Council
Liberal Democrats (UK) councillors
Liberal Democrats (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
Women councillors in England
UK councillors 2019–2023
UK councillors 2021–2025
UK councillors 2023–2027
Alumni of Royal Holloway, University of London