Maeve Christina Mary Sherlock was born on 10 November 1960 in Finsbury Park, London.

A member of the Equality and Human Rights Commission from 2007 to 2010,[4] she chaired the National Student Forum during the same period.

[7] Sherlock was appointed an opposition whip in March 2013, and a Work and Pensions spokesperson in October 2013.

On 9 July 2024, she was appointed a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions.

[9] Sherlock is an Honorary Fellow and Tutor at St Chad's College, Durham, where she studied for a doctorate in Theology.