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Paul Murphy (politician)
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| Paul Murphy MP | |
 Paul Murphy (centre) with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Ambassador David Manning, President George W. Bush & Ambassador Mitchell Reiss at the St. Patrick's Day celebrations at the White House in 2005. |
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Member of Parliament
for Torfaen |
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| Assumed office 11 June 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Leo Abse |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | 25 November 1948 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Paul Peter Murphy (born 25 November 1948) is a British politician for the Labour Party.
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He is MP for Torfaen, Wales, and was appointed Secretary of State for Wales on 28 July 1999. He was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 24 October 2002 to 5 May 2005.
He was succeeded by Peter Hain and left the government, becoming chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee.
Prior to joining the Cabinet he was Minister of State for political development in the Northern Ireland Office and was largely responsible for negotiating the so-called strand two ('North-South' or 'Island of Ireland') arrangements agreed in the Good Friday Agreement.
In opposition he served as a foreign affairs spokesperson and then in defence as navy spokesperson.
Before becoming an MP he was a history lecturer in what is now Coleg Gwent.
Murphy attended West Monmouth School in Pontypool and Oriel College, Oxford .
He is a practising Roman Catholic. He was made a Knight Commander of Merit with Star of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George "for helping to promote peace in Northern Ireland".
- Paul Murphy MP's official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Paul Murphy MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Paul Murphy MP
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Leo Abse |
Member of Parliament for Torfaen 1987 – present |
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| Preceded by Alun Michael |
Secretary of State for Wales 1999–2002 |
Succeeded by Peter Hain |
| Preceded by John Reid |
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2002–2005 |
Succeeded by Peter Hain |
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