Everything about Jim Murphy totally explained
James Murphy (born
23 August,
1967 in
Glasgow,
Scotland) is a
Labour Party politician in the
United Kingdom. He is
Member of Parliament (MP) for the
Scottish constituency of
East Renfrewshire and is the
Minister of State for Europe, appointed by
Gordon Brown on
28 June 2007.
Career
From 1992 to 1994, Murphy was President of the
National Union of Students in Scotland, having attended the
University of Strathclyde. He was then elected in 1994 as President of the
UK NUS, serving until 1996. Under his leadership in 1995, the NUS dropped its opposition to the abolition of the student grant in line with the Labour Party's policies. Subsequently Murphy was condemned by a
House of Commons Early Day Motion signed by 17
Labour MPs for 'intolerant and dictatorial behaviour' shortly before being elected to Parliament.
At the
1997 general election, he was elected as MP for the
Eastwood constituency, winning the formerly
Conservative-held seat with a majority: 3236.
From 2000 to 2001, he was a member of the
Public Accounts Committee, which oversees public expenditure. In March 2001, he was appointed as
Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to
Helen Liddell, the
Secretary of State for Scotland.
At the
2001 general election he was re-elected as MP for Eastwood, with an increased majority of 9141.
In June 2002, he was appointed as a
government whip, with responsibility for the
Scotland Office,
Scottish Group of Labour MPs and the
Northern Ireland Office. His responsibilities were changed in November 2002 to cover the
Department of Trade and Industry instead of the Northern Ireland Office, and in June 2003 to cover the Scotland Office,
Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the
Department for International Development.
For the
2005 general election, the Eastwood constituency was renamed
East Renfrewshire, although the boundaries were unchanged. Murphy was re-elected with a majority of 6657 and promoted to ministerial rank as
Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the
Cabinet Office. His responsibilities included egovernment, better regulation and public service modernisation.
He was promoted in May 2006 to
Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform, with responsibilities including employment, welfare reform and child poverty.
In June 2007, the new Prime Minister
Gordon Brown appointed Murphy as
Minister of State for Europe.
Labour Party Groups
As a Government Minister, Murphy's membership of these groups is suspended in line with the
Ministerial Code.
- Vice Chair Labour’s Departmental Treasury Committee (1997 - 2001)
- Vice Chair Labour’s Departmental Culture, Media and Sport Committee (1997 - 2001)
- Member of Labour’s Northern Ireland Committee
- Chair Labour Friends of Israel (2000-2002)
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