MURPHY, Jim Rt Hon

Member for East Renfrewshire (formerly Eastwood) since 1997. Committees: Member, Public Accounts Select Committee 1999-2001. Political career: Shadow Secretary of State for Defence since October 2010; Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland 2010; Secretary of State for Scotland 2008-10; Minister of State for Europe, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2007-08; Minister of State for Employment and Welfare 2006-07; Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office 2005-06; Government Whip 2003-05; Assistant Government Whip 2002-03; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Helen Liddell (Secretary of State for Scotland) 2001-02. Special Project Manager, Scottish Labour Party 1996-97; National President, National Union of Students 1994-96. Special political interests: Consumer affairs, defence, public service reform, international issues, treasury issues, sport. Education: Bellarmine Secondary school, Glasgow; Milnerton Secondary High School, Cape Town. Hobbies: Football, cinema. b. 23 August 1967, Glasgow. Married with three children.