Teresa Gorman

Teresa Gorman
Appearing on the TV programme After Dark in 1987, the night after she first won her seat
Member of Parliament for Billericay
In office 11 June 1987 – 14 May 2001
Preceded by	Harvey Proctor
Succeeded by	John Baron
Personal details
Born	Teresa Ellen Moore (1931-09-30)30 September 1931 Putney, London, England
Died	28 August 2015(2015-08-28) (aged 83) Grays, Essex, England
Political party	Conservative UKIP
Spouses	James Gorman ​ ​ (m. 1952; died 2008)​ Peter Clarke ​ (m. 2010)​
Profession	Politics, teaching, sales, property management

Teresa Ellen Gorman (née Moore; 30 September 1931 – 28 August 2015) was a British politician. She was Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Billericay, in the county of Essex, from 1987 to 2001 when she stood down. She was a leading figure in the rebellions over the Maastricht Treaty that nearly brought down John Major's government. She worked in both education and business.