Surgeon Commander Andrew William Murrison (born 24 April 1961) is a British doctor, naval officer and Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Wiltshire, previously Westbury, since 2001.
[5] Having been awarded a Royal Navy scholarship, Murrison qualified as a doctor from the University of Bristol's medical school in 1984.
[3][5] After his graduation and until 2000, Murrison served in the Royal Navy as a medical officer based at Fareham and retired with the rank of Surgeon-Commander.
[3][5] During his naval career he worked as an Honorary Research Registrar at Southampton General Hospital and spent a year as a postgraduate student at Hughes Hall, Cambridge, obtaining a Diploma in Public Health.
[3] From 2000, he worked as a general practitioner locum in Wiltshire and as a consultant in occupational health at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
[10] Prior to the 2010 general election, Murrison's constituency of Westbury was abolished, and replaced with South West Wiltshire.
[11][12] In November 2011, Murrison was appointed as the Prime Minister's special representative for First World War centenary commemorations.