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background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Scottish_Labour_Party" title="Leader of the Scottish Labour Party">Leader of the Scottish Labour Party</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />13 December 2014&#160;–&#32;13 June 2015</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Leader_of_the_Scottish_Labour_Party" title="Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party">Deputy</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kezia_Dugdale" title="Kezia Dugdale">Kezia Dugdale</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Leader of the Labour Party (UK)">UK&#160;party&#160;leader</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Miliband" title="Ed Miliband">Ed Miliband</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Harriet_Harman" title="Harriet Harman">Harriet Harman</a> (Acting)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Opposition_Shadow_Cabinets_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Opposition Shadow Cabinets of the Scottish Parliament">Holyrood&#160;leader</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Kezia Dugdale</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Johann_Lamont" title="Johann Lamont">Johann Lamont</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Kezia Dugdale</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; 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background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Shadow Secretary of State for Defence">Shadow Secretary of State for Defence</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />8 October 2010&#160;–&#32;7 October 2013</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Leader</th><td class="infobox-data">Ed Miliband</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Ainsworth" title="Bob Ainsworth">Bob Ainsworth</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vernon_Coaker" title="Vernon Coaker">Vernon Coaker</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland">Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />11 May 2010&#160;–&#32;8 October 2010</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Leader</th><td class="infobox-data">Harriet Harman (Acting)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Mundell" title="David Mundell">David Mundell</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ann_McKechin" title="Ann McKechin">Ann McKechin</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin-bottom:-.65em; ; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="line-height:normal; padding:0.2em; border:1px dashed lightgrey;"><div style="text-align: center; padding: 0 0.4em; margin: 0 3.3em">Junior ministerial offices </div></th> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe">Minister of State for Europe</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />28 June 2007&#160;–&#32;3 October 2008</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Gordon Brown</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Hoon" title="Geoff Hoon">Geoff Hoon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Caroline_Flint" title="Caroline Flint">Caroline Flint</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Employment" title="Minister of State for Employment">Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />5 May 2006&#160;–&#32;28 June 2007</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jane_Kennedy_(politician)" title="Jane Kennedy (politician)">Jane Kennedy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Caroline Flint</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_the_Cabinet_Office" title="Minister for the Cabinet Office">Minister for the Cabinet Office</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster" title="Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster">Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Acting</b></span><br />2 November 2005&#160;–&#32;5 May 2006</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Tony Blair</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Hutton,_Baron_Hutton_of_Furness" title="John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness">John Hutton</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hilary_Armstrong" title="Hilary Armstrong">Hilary Armstrong</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Lords_Commissioners_of_the_Treasury" title="Lords Commissioners of the Treasury">Lord Commissioner of the Treasury</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />13 June 2003&#160;–&#32;10 May 2005</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Tony Blair</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Pearson" title="Ian Pearson">Ian Pearson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Vernon Coaker </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin-bottom:-.65em; 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background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">46th&#32;<a href="/wiki/President_of_the_National_Union_of_Students" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the National Union of Students">President of the National Union of Students</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1994–1996</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lorna_Fitzsimons" title="Lorna Fitzsimons">Lorna Fitzsimons</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Trainer" title="Douglas Trainer">Douglas Trainer</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">James Francis Murphy</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1967-08-23</span>) </span>23 August 1967<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age&#160;57)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, Scotland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Labour" title="Scottish Labour">Labour</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Claire Murphy</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>James Francis Murphy</b> (born 23 August 1967) is a Scottish former politician who served as <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Scottish_Labour_Party" title="Leader of the Scottish Labour Party">Leader of the Scottish Labour Party</a> from 2014 to 2015 and <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a> from 2008 to 2010. He was <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">Member of Parliament</a> (MP) for <a href="/wiki/East_Renfrewshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)">East Renfrewshire</a>, formerly <a href="/wiki/Eastwood_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Eastwood (UK Parliament constituency)">Eastwood</a>, from <a href="/wiki/1997_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1997 United Kingdom general election">1997</a> to <a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015</a>. He identifies as a <a href="/wiki/Social_democracy" title="Social democracy">social democrat</a> and has expressed support for a foreign policy of Western <a href="/wiki/Interventionism_(politics)" title="Interventionism (politics)">interventionism</a>. He has been described as being on the political right of the Labour Party. </p><p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, Murphy's family moved to <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> in 1980. After returning to Scotland, he became involved in student politics and became Scotland's youngest MP at the age of 29. Murphy served in the <a href="/wiki/New_Labour" title="New Labour">New Labour</a> governments of <a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> as <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_for_the_Cabinet_Office" title="Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office">Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office</a> from 2005 to 2006, <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Employment_and_Welfare_Reform" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform">Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform</a> from 2006 to 2007 and <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Europe">Minister of State for Europe</a> from 2007 to 2008. From 2008 to 2010, Murphy served in the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Cabinet of the United Kingdom">Cabinet</a> as <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a>. After <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> lost the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010 general election</a>, Murphy served in <a href="/wiki/Ed_Miliband" title="Ed Miliband">Ed Miliband</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Shadow_cabinet" title="Shadow cabinet">Shadow cabinet</a> as <a href="/wiki/Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Shadow Secretary of State for Defence">Shadow Secretary of State for Defence</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_Minister_for_International_Development" title="Shadow Cabinet Minister for International Development">Shadow Secretary of State for International Development</a>. </p><p>Following <a href="/wiki/Johann_Lamont" title="Johann Lamont">Johann Lamont</a>'s resignation, Murphy was elected <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Scottish_Labour_Party" title="Leader of the Scottish Labour Party">Leader of the Scottish Labour Party</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2014_Scottish_Labour_leadership_election" title="2014 Scottish Labour leadership election">2014 leadership election</a>. He led Scottish Labour into the <a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015 general election</a>, in which he said, "I will not lose a single seat to the SNP" before the party lost 40 of its 41 seats during a landslide victory for the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> (SNP), who won <a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Scotland" title="2015 United Kingdom general election in Scotland">56 of the 59 seats in Scotland</a>. After surviving a <a href="/wiki/Motion_of_no_confidence" title="Motion of no confidence">vote of no confidence</a>, Murphy announced in May 2015 he would step down as leader that June. The <a href="/wiki/2015_Scottish_Labour_leadership_election" title="2015 Scottish Labour leadership election">subsequent leadership contest</a> was won by his deputy leader <a href="/wiki/Kezia_Dugdale" title="Kezia Dugdale">Kezia Dugdale</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_career">Early life and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Murphy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Murphy was born in <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a> and raised in a flat in <a href="/wiki/Arden,_Glasgow" title="Arden, Glasgow">Arden</a>. He was educated at St Louise's Primary School, followed by Bellarmine Secondary School in Glasgow until 1980, when, after his father became unemployed, he and his family emigrated to <a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>. In Cape Town, he attended <a href="/wiki/Milnerton_High_School" title="Milnerton High School">Milnerton High School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1985, Murphy returned to Scotland aged 17 to avoid service in the <a href="/wiki/South_African_Defence_Force" title="South African Defence Force">South African Defence Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He studied Politics and <a href="/wiki/European_Union_law" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union law">European Law</a> at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Strathclyde" title="University of Strathclyde">University of Strathclyde</a> in Glasgow but failed to graduate. During sabbaticals from his studies, he held the posts of President of both <a href="/wiki/National_Union_of_Students_Scotland" title="National Union of Students Scotland">NUS Scotland</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Union_of_Students_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Union of Students (United Kingdom)">NUS</a>. He dropped out of university to become the youngest Scottish MP at the age of 29.<sup id="cite_ref-HolyroodMagazine-201002_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HolyroodMagazine-201002-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-whoswho_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whoswho-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>During his time at university, Murphy was elected <a href="/wiki/National_Union_of_Students_Scotland" title="National Union of Students Scotland">President of the Scottish National Union of Students</a>, one of the "special region" organisations within the NUS, serving from 1992 until 1994. Murphy then took a further <a href="/wiki/Sabbatical" title="Sabbatical">sabbatical</a> from university in 1994 to serve as the <a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_National_Union_of_Students_(United_Kingdom)" title="List of presidents of the National Union of Students (United Kingdom)">President of the</a> <a href="/wiki/National_Union_of_Students_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Union of Students (United Kingdom)">National Union of Students</a>, an office which he held from 1994 to 1996, during which time he was a member of <a href="/wiki/Labour_Students" title="Labour Students">Labour Students</a>. As NUS President, he also served, ex officio, as a Director of <a href="/wiki/Endsleigh_Insurance" title="Endsleigh Insurance">Endsleigh Insurance</a> from 1994 to 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-whoswho_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whoswho-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1995, the NUS dropped its opposition to the abolition of the student grant.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Murphy was condemned by a <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a> <a href="/wiki/Early_day_motion" title="Early day motion">early day motion</a>, introduced by <a href="/wiki/Ken_Livingstone" title="Ken Livingstone">Ken Livingstone</a> and signed by 13 other Labour MPs, for "intolerant and dictatorial behaviour" regarding <a href="/wiki/Clive_Lewis_(politician)" title="Clive Lewis (politician)">Clive Lewis</a>' suspension.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He was elected for a second term as NUS President, serving until 1996. He then became special projects manager of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Labour" title="Scottish Labour">Scottish Labour Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_parliamentary_career">Early parliamentary career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Murphy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Early parliamentary career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Murphy was selected to stand as the Labour Party candidate in the seat of <a href="/wiki/Eastwood_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Eastwood (UK Parliament constituency)">Eastwood</a> at the 1997 general election.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He was elected as MP for Eastwood on 1 May 1997, winning the formerly <a href="/wiki/Safe_seat" title="Safe seat">safe</a> Conservative seat with a majority of 3,236 as Scotland's youngest MP.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-guardian-20081003_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-20081003-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1999 to 2001, Murphy was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Public_Accounts_Committee_(United_Kingdom)" title="Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)">Public Accounts Select Committee</a>, which oversees public expenditure.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In February 2001, he was appointed as the <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Private_Secretary" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary Private Secretary">Parliamentary Private Secretary</a> (PPS) to <a href="/wiki/Helen_Liddell" title="Helen Liddell">Helen Liddell</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a>, after the resignation of <a href="/wiki/Frank_Roy" title="Frank Roy">Frank Roy</a> over the <a href="/wiki/Carfin_Grotto" title="Carfin Grotto">Carfin Grotto</a> fiasco.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc-20010211_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-20010211-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Upon becoming a PPS, he stood down from his previous other roles as the Vice Chair of the Labour Party's <a href="/wiki/HM_Treasury" title="HM Treasury">Treasury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Office" title="Northern Ireland Office">Northern Ireland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport" title="Department for Culture, Media and Sport">Culture, Media and Sport Committees</a>. </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2001 United Kingdom general election">2001 general election</a> he was re-elected as MP for Eastwood, with an increased majority of 9,141.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In late 2001 he suggested bombing the poppy fields of Afghanistan to try to destroy the <a href="/wiki/Opium" title="Opium">opium</a> crop.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In June 2002, he was appointed as a <a href="/wiki/Whip_(politics)" title="Whip (politics)">government whip</a>, with responsibility for the <a href="/wiki/Scotland_Office" title="Scotland Office">Scotland Office</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Office" title="Northern Ireland Office">Northern Ireland Office</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His responsibilities were expanded in November 2002 to include the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Trade_and_Industry_(United_Kingdom)" title="Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom)">Department of Trade and Industry</a>, and again in June 2003 to cover the <a href="/wiki/Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Foreign and Commonwealth Office">Foreign and Commonwealth Office</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Department_for_International_Development" title="Department for International Development">Department for International Development</a>. He was the Chair of the <a href="/wiki/Labour_Friends_of_Israel" title="Labour Friends of Israel">Labour Friends of Israel</a> from 2001 to 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-jc-20110922_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jc-20110922-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_government">In government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Murphy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: In government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Junior_government_minister">Junior government minister</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Murphy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Junior government minister"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the <a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005 general election</a>, the Eastwood constituency was renamed <a href="/wiki/East_Renfrewshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)">East Renfrewshire</a>, although the boundaries were unchanged. Murphy was re-elected with a majority of 6,657 and subsequently promoted to ministerial rank as the <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_for_the_Cabinet_Office" title="Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office">Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His responsibilities in that role included the promotion of e-government, better regulation and modernising public services.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In January 2006, he was the government minister responsible for introducing the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_and_Regulatory_Reform_Act_2006" title="Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006">Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006</a> in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a>. The act was controversial because of a perception it was an <a href="/wiki/Enabling_act" title="Enabling act">enabling act</a> substantially removing the ancient British constitutional restriction on the executive introducing and altering laws without assent or scrutiny by Parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Times_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Times-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The bill proved unpopular with MPs and the Green Party but received royal assent on 8 November 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Times_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Times-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Murphy was promoted in May 2006 to become <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Employment_and_Welfare_Reform" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform">Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He oversaw the Welfare Reform Act 2007 and told a conference in Edinburgh the housing benefit changes and employment and support allowance would help single parents and older citizens back into work.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The act was criticised over the involvement of private insurers in its drafting and as being part of a wider move towards <a href="/wiki/Workfare" title="Workfare">workfare</a> and a disability policy based around <a href="/wiki/Work_Capability_Assessment" title="Work Capability Assessment">Work Capability Assessment</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His reforms helped lay the foundations for the policies of subsequent Conservative governments, which saw thousands of people with health conditions and disabilities dying within six weeks of being declared fit for work.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Murphy was promoted to <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Europe">Minister of State for Europe</a> in June 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He helped to ratify the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Treaty of Lisbon</a>, which was confirmed on 16 July 2007. The stated aim of the treaty was to "complete the process started by the <a href="/wiki/Amsterdam_Treaty" class="mw-redirect" title="Amsterdam Treaty">Treaty of Amsterdam</a> [1997] and by the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Nice" title="Treaty of Nice">Treaty of Nice</a> [2001] with a view to enhancing the efficiency and democratic legitimacy of the Union and to improving the coherence of its action."<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He was commended for his commission of the "Engagement: Public Diplomacy in a Globalised World" collection of essays, organised with the <a href="/wiki/Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Foreign and Commonwealth Office">Foreign and Commonwealth Office</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Murphy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Secretary of State for Scotland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In October 2008, Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> appointed Murphy to the <a href="/wiki/UK_Cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Cabinet">Cabinet</a> as <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a>, with additional responsibility for retaining Scottish seats at the next general election. He was also appointed to the Privy Council.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2009, he apologised "on behalf of all politicians" for the expenses scandal.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He was also the cabinet minister responsible for co-ordinating <a href="/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI" title="Pope Benedict XVI">Pope Benedict's</a> visit to the UK in 2010 - which was the first ever state visit by a Pope to the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Shadow_Cabinet">Shadow Cabinet</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Murphy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Shadow Cabinet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Defence">Shadow Secretary of State for Defence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Murphy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Shadow Secretary of State for Defence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010 general election</a>, the Labour Party held every seat they had won in Scotland in 2005, although they lost the election overall. Murphy was subsequently one of the two <a href="/wiki/Campaign_manager" title="Campaign manager">campaign managers</a> for <a href="/wiki/David_Miliband" title="David Miliband">David Miliband</a>'s <a href="/wiki/2010_Labour_Party_leadership_election_(UK)" title="2010 Labour Party leadership election (UK)">failed bid for the leadership of the Labour Party</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Alexander" title="Douglas Alexander">Douglas Alexander</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Following the election of <a href="/wiki/Ed_Miliband" title="Ed Miliband">Ed Miliband</a>, Murphy was appointed <a href="/wiki/Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Shadow Secretary of State for Defence">Shadow Secretary of State for Defence</a> on 8 October 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-jc-20110922_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jc-20110922-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Also in 2010, <i>The Herald</i> awarded him with the title of <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Politician_of_the_Year" title="Scottish Politician of the Year">"Best Scot at Westminster"</a> for a second year in a row, having given him the title for the first time in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></i> published <a href="/wiki/United_States_diplomatic_cables_leak" title="United States diplomatic cables leak">leaked US diplomatic cables</a> stating that throughout 2009, Murphy had a leading role in organising the support of opposition parties in promoting the implementation of the <a href="/wiki/Commission_on_Scottish_Devolution" title="Commission on Scottish Devolution">Commission on Scottish Devolution</a>'s recommendations. The aim was to "block an independence referendum" in Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>As Shadow Defence Secretary, Murphy criticised moves to boycott Israel, stating that the Labour Party's policy was to avoid participation in boycotts.<sup id="cite_ref-jc-20110922_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jc-20110922-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He praised the "vital" role of <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> during the military intervention in the 2011 Libyan crisis resolution, stating that Libya had been set "on a path to censure, democratic and peaceful future".<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He also criticised the scrapping of the <a href="/wiki/BAE_Systems_Nimrod_MRA4" title="BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4">Rolls-Royce Nimrod</a>, stating it was "probably the most expensive technically capable aircraft in our history" and it had been treated "like second hand car sent to scrap" despite its usefulness in defence.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Murphy co-chaired the <a href="/wiki/Review_of_the_Labour_Party_in_Scotland" title="Review of the Labour Party in Scotland">review of the Labour Party in Scotland</a> with <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Boyack" title="Sarah Boyack">Sarah Boyack</a>, commissioned by <a href="/wiki/Ed_Miliband" title="Ed Miliband">Ed Miliband</a> in May 2011 in response to the <a href="/wiki/Landslide_victory" title="Landslide victory">landslide victory</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2011_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2011 Scottish Parliament election">2011 Scottish Parliament election</a>, which reported in August of that year.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 3 July 2013, Murphy criticised the <a href="/wiki/Unite_the_Union" title="Unite the Union">Unite</a> trade union for "bullying" and "overstepping the mark" for allegedly interfering with the <a href="/wiki/2013_Labour_Party_Falkirk_candidate_selection" title="2013 Labour Party Falkirk candidate selection">selection of a candidate</a> in <a href="/wiki/Falkirk_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)">Falkirk</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A Labour Party investigation later cleared Unite of any wrongdoing.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Murphy voted against the restriction of housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms, otherwise known as the "Bedroom Tax", in favour of allowing <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom">same sex marriage</a> and against capping discretionary working age benefits, allowing them to rise in line with prices.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_International_Development">Shadow Secretary of State for International Development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Murphy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Shadow Secretary of State for International Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2013, Murphy was moved to the post of <a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_Minister_for_International_Development" title="Shadow Cabinet Minister for International Development">Shadow Secretary of State for International Development</a> in a "purge of Blairites" by <a href="/wiki/Ed_Miliband" title="Ed Miliband">Ed Miliband</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His unease with the Labour leader's decision to oppose military action in Syria may have contributed to the move. He stated he had agreed to take a more prominent role in the Better Together campaign to keep Scotland in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Murphy told a radio show in October 2013 that female soldiers should be able to serve in combat roles.<sup id="cite_ref-dtfl_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dtfl-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In March 2014, Murphy criticised <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a> for the management of the <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022 World Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a>, citing the "sub-human working conditions" he saw when visiting the worker camps for the Qatar stadiums.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Expenses">Expenses</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Murphy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Expenses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A 2010 commission chaired by Thomas Legg demanded Murphy repay £577.46 in expenses which he had overclaimed. He did not appeal, and repaid the money in full. Expenses documents made available showed he also claimed over £1 million between 2001 and 2012. In 2007/8 he claimed £3,900 for food, £2,284 for petty cash and £4,884 for a new bathroom. He claimed £249 for a TV set and a further £99 for a TV stand; £1762.50 of taxpayers money paid for Murphy's website whilst further claims included Labour party adverts in the local press. He claimed almost £2000 of public cash to pay private accountants to handle his tax returns.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012, Murphy was among a group of 27 MPs named as benefiting from up to £20,000 per year expenses to rent accommodation in London, at the same time as letting out property they owned in the city. Although the practice did not break rules, it has been characterised as a "loophole" that allows politicians to profit from Commons allowances. He also designated his constituency home in Glasgow as his second home for which he claimed £780 a month in mortgage interest payments in 2007/2008.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scottish_independence_referendum_campaign">Scottish independence referendum campaign</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Murphy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Scottish independence referendum campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/2014_Scottish_independence_referendum" title="2014 Scottish independence referendum">2014 Scottish independence referendum</a>, Murphy gained prominence in the <a href="/wiki/Mass_media_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Mass media in the United Kingdom">media</a> for his role in the "No" campaign, due to his "100 Streets in 100 Days" tour.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_Profile_13_Dec_2014_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_Profile_13_Dec_2014-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He briefly suspended the tour on 28 August 2014, after an egg was thrown at him by a member of the public in <a href="/wiki/Kirkcaldy" title="Kirkcaldy">Kirkcaldy</a>. Video evidence showed members of the public wearing 'Yes' campaign insignias berating him as he spoke. He claimed this was the result of an orchestrated attack by mobs of protesters organised by the <a href="/wiki/Yes_Scotland" title="Yes Scotland">Yes Scotland</a> campaign in a deliberate attempt to intimidate him.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The man responsible was a local resident who was a supporter of Scottish independence, who alleged that Jim Murphy had not answered a question asked of him. Pleading guilty to assault, he apologised for 'bringing the Yes campaign into disrepute unintentionally'.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Murphy was awarded The Spectator's Campaigner of the Year prize for his role in the 'No' campaign during the independence debate.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leader_of_the_Scottish_Labour_Party">Leader of the Scottish Labour Party</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Murphy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Leader of the Scottish Labour Party"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Election_to_leadership_and_early_activities">Election to leadership and early activities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Murphy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: Election to leadership and early activities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following <a href="/wiki/Johann_Lamont" title="Johann Lamont">Johann Lamont</a>'s resignation as <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Scottish_Labour_Party" title="Leader of the Scottish Labour Party">Leader of the Scottish Labour Party</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Murphy announced that he would be a candidate in the <a href="/wiki/2014_Scottish_Labour_leadership_election" title="2014 Scottish Labour leadership election">election to replace her</a>, alongside <a href="/wiki/Neil_Findlay" title="Neil Findlay">Neil Findlay</a> MSP and <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Boyack" title="Sarah Boyack">Sarah Boyack</a> MSP.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He resigned from the Labour Party Shadow Cabinet in November 2014 to focus on his campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i>'s Kevin McKenna argued Murphy's tour during the 2014 referendum campaign "wasn't really about his new-found enthusiasm for the union... [but] was, instead, a three-month job interview for the post of leader of the Labour party in Scotland".<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In announcing his candidacy, Murphy stated he would end the electoral losing streak of Labour in Scotland,<sup id="cite_ref-heraldscotland-20141030_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heraldscotland-20141030-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> creating a revival similar to <a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a>'s return to power in 1997 in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-scotsman-20141215_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scotsman-20141215-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 13 December 2014, Murphy was <a href="/wiki/2014_Scottish_Labour_Party_leadership_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Scottish Labour Party leadership election">elected</a> as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, having secured 56% of the vote under the party's electoral college system.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2014, Murphy stated he was in favour for <a href="/wiki/Alcoholic_beverage" title="Alcoholic beverage">alcohol</a> ban at Scottish <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> matches to be overturned on a trial basis. Mhari McGowan, representing Assist, a domestic violence support organisation, called the proposal "absolutely crazy".<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ruth_Davidson" title="Ruth Davidson">Ruth Davidson</a> of the Conservative Party had previously called for a review of the policy in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2015, Murphy claimed that four times as many NHS operations were being cancelled in Scotland as in England. When it emerged that the claim was based on a misreading of the statistics, Murphy had to delete a YouTube video and a message on social media he had made capitalising on the false claim.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2015, citing figures from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> on the low rate of Scotland's poorest pupils going to university, Murphy confirmed that higher education tuition would remain free for Scottish students.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2015_general_election">2015 general election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Murphy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: 2015 general election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On his election as party leader Murphy said he was determined under his leadership Labour would not lose any MPs to the SNP in the British general election of May 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 27 February 2015, Murphy announced that he would again stand for the Westminster parliamentary seat of East Renfrewshire in the election.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_News_27_February_2015_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_News_27_February_2015-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the run-up to the <a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015 general election</a>, Murphy predicted that a late swing would save Labour in spite of unfavourable polls.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During his campaign, the SNP suspended two members of their party after it emerged that they had disrupted Murphy's speeches with fellow campaigner Eddie Izzard.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>During Murphy's time as leader he took part in a debate at Glasgow University with <a href="/wiki/Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Nicola Sturgeon">Nicola Sturgeon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ruth_Davidson" title="Ruth Davidson">Ruth Davidson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Willie_Rennie" title="Willie Rennie">Willie Rennie</a>. During the debate the panel were asked about their stance on drugs, mainly if drug laws should be devolved to the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a> and what their individual experiences with drugs were. When the panel were questioned if they had ever tried <a href="/wiki/Cannabis" title="Cannabis">cannabis</a>, Jim Murphy stated that "in the housing scheme where I grew up, glue sniffing was the thing".<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 7 May 2015, the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> won 56 of the 59 Scottish seats at Westminster and Scottish Labour lost 40 of the 41 seats it was defending. Murphy lost his own <a href="/wiki/East_Renfrewshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)">East Renfrewshire</a> seat to the SNP's <a href="/wiki/Kirsten_Oswald" title="Kirsten Oswald">Kirsten Oswald</a>, leading to calls for his resignation.<sup id="cite_ref-scottish-labour-implodes_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scottish-labour-implodes-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Murphy, his chief of staff <a href="/wiki/John_McTernan" title="John McTernan">John McTernan</a> and strategy head <a href="/wiki/Blair_McDougall" title="Blair McDougall">Blair McDougall</a> were criticised for their role in Labour's defeat. Criticism was made of Labour party resources in Scotland being assigned to favoured candidates such as Alexander and Curran.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Murphy stated that the loss was due to "an absence of ideas" rather than a "lack of passion", and referenced Labour's additional defeats in England as another factor affecting the party's success.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Following his defeat, he said he would remain Leader of Scottish Labour, despite calls for his resignation.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In spite of surviving a <a href="/wiki/Motion_of_no_confidence" title="Motion of no confidence">vote of no confidence</a> by 17 votes to 14 at a party meeting in <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, Murphy announced on 16 May 2015 that he intended to step down as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party in June.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At the same press conference Murphy also stated that he wanted to have a successor as leader in place by the summer, and confirmed he would not be standing for a seat at the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2016_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2016 Scottish Parliament election">2016 election</a>. He added that Scottish Labour was the "least modernised part of the Labour movement", and commented that problem with the Labour party lay not with the <a href="/wiki/Trade_union" title="Trade union">trade unionists</a>, but with <a href="/wiki/Len_McCluskey" title="Len McCluskey">Len McCluskey</a>, leader of <a href="/wiki/Unite_the_Union" title="Unite the Union">Unite</a>, whose behaviour he described as "destructive".<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Murphy's resignation took effect on 1 June 2015. While <a href="/wiki/Kezia_Dugdale" title="Kezia Dugdale">Kezia Dugdale</a>, as Deputy Leader of Scottish Labour, would normally have acted as leader until a permanent <a href="/wiki/2015_Scottish_Labour_leadership_election" title="2015 Scottish Labour leadership election">leader was elected</a>, former Scottish Labour Leader <a href="/wiki/Iain_Gray" title="Iain Gray">Iain Gray</a> became acting leader as Dugdale resigned the Deputy Leadership in order to run for the Leadership vacated by Murphy.<sup id="cite_ref-LabourList_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LabourList-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_positions_and_views">Political positions and views</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Murphy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14" title="Edit section: Political positions and views"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Murphy identifies as a <a href="/wiki/Social_democracy" title="Social democracy">social democrat</a> and has expressed sympathy for <a href="/wiki/Democratic_socialism" title="Democratic socialism">democratic socialism</a> but has been described as being on the political right of the Labour Party.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He has frequently been referred to as a <a href="/wiki/Blairism" title="Blairism">Blairite</a> but has claimed the term is outdated.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Murphy is on the Political Council of the <a href="/wiki/Henry_Jackson_Society" title="Henry Jackson Society">Henry Jackson Society</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> whose outlook has been described variously as <a href="/wiki/Liberalism_in_the_United_Kingdom#1980s:_Neoliberalism" title="Liberalism in the United Kingdom">neoliberal</a><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and as <a href="/wiki/British_neoconservatism" title="British neoconservatism">neoconservative</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Society is also known for its reports related to <a href="/wiki/Islamic_extremism" title="Islamic extremism">Islamic</a><sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Far-right_extremism" class="mw-redirect" title="Far-right extremism">far-right extremism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Society is named after the American politician <a href="/wiki/Henry_M._Jackson" title="Henry M. Jackson">Henry M. Jackson</a>. As Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, he gave a speech at an HJS event entitled 'A New Model for Intervention: How the UK Responds to Extremism in North and West Africa and Beyond’, arguing for the UK to remain engaged in defence policy beyond its borders, while learning lessons from past experiences.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2015, the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> (SNP) and <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Greens" title="Scottish Greens">Scottish Greens</a> called on Murphy to resign from the Henry Jackson Society.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In response the Henry Jackson Society reaffirmed its cross-partisan nature, saying "we believe ... the broadest possible coalition of politicians – of which Jim Murphy is just one of 15 Labour parliamentarians to do so through our political advisory council – should engage with such ideas [of foreign policy]."<sup id="cite_ref-auto_97-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-parliament_career">Post-parliament career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Murphy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15" title="Edit section: Post-parliament career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the disastrous results for <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Labour" title="Scottish Labour">Scottish Labour</a> at the 2015 general election, Murphy established Arden Strategies, a political lobbying firm, and became an advisor to the Finnish non-profit <a href="/wiki/Crisis_Management_Initiative" title="Crisis Management Initiative">Crisis Management Initiative</a> (CMI), advising on "conflict resolution in central Asia".<sup id="cite_ref-heraldscotland-20151108_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heraldscotland-20151108-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-heraldscotland-20160911_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heraldscotland-20160911-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Murphy and Arden Strategies have been described as "leading power players" in the current Labour government, organising business events and fundraisers for candidates in the run up to the <a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2024 United Kingdom general election">2024 general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2016, Murphy took up an employed position as an adviser to former <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">UK Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-thenational-20161121_103-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thenational-20161121-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-guardian-20161121_104-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-20161121-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2018, Murphy paid for a full-page advert in the <i><a href="/wiki/Jewish_Telegraph" title="Jewish Telegraph">Jewish Telegraph</a></i> in which he criticised <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Corbyn" title="Jeremy Corbyn">Jeremy Corbyn</a> for what he claimed was the party's failure to root out <a href="/wiki/Antisemitism" title="Antisemitism">Antisemitism</a>. The article, which appeared on page three of the paper under the headline "In sorrow and anger - an apology", accused Corbyn and his top team of being "intellectually arrogant, emotionally inept and politically maladroit".<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Murphy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Murphy is married with three children – Cara, Matthew and Daniel. He <a href="/wiki/Captain_(association_football)" title="Captain (association football)">captained</a> the Parliamentary Football Team.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He is a practising <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Roman Catholic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He is also a vegetarian<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and a teetotaller.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He is the author of <i>The Ten Football Matches That Changed The World...And The One That Didn't.</i><sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Murphy was passing near to the Clutha Pub in Stockwell Street in Glasgow on the night of 29 November 2013, shortly after a <a href="/wiki/Police_Scotland" title="Police Scotland">Police Scotland</a> helicopter <a href="/wiki/2013_Glasgow_helicopter_crash" title="2013 Glasgow helicopter crash">crashed</a> onto the roof of the pub, killing 10 people and injuring 31 others. He was later interviewed about the aftermath of the accident.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Murphy&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFWallerCriddle2007" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Waller_(pundit)" title="Robert Waller (pundit)">Waller, Robert</a>; 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 December</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Faces+of+NUS+Scotland+past&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nusconnect.org.uk%2Farticles%2Ffaces-of-nus-scotland-past&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJim+Murphy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-HolyroodMagazine-201002-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-HolyroodMagazine-201002_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRhodes2010" class="citation news cs1">Rhodes, Mandy (February 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140908204350/http://www.holyrood.com/2010/02/alive-and-kicking/">"Interview: Jim Murphy"</a>. <i>Holyrood Magazine</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.holyrood.com/2010/02/alive-and-kicking/">the original</a> on 8 September 2014. <q>He enrolled at Strathclyde University where he became politically active and was elected President of the National Union of Students. He did not finish his degree.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=Holyrood+Magazine&amp;rft.atitle=Interview%3A+Jim+Murphy&amp;rft.date=2010-02&amp;rft.aulast=Rhodes&amp;rft.aufirst=Mandy&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.holyrood.com%2F2010%2F02%2Falive-and-kicking%2F&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJim+Murphy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-whoswho-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-whoswho_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-whoswho_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation encyclopaedia cs1"><span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U28531">"Murphy, James"</a></span>. <i><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Who_(UK)" title="Who&#39;s Who (UK)">Who's Who</a></i> (December 2013 online&#160;ed.). 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class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2078122.stm">Profile: Jim Murphy</a> <i><a href="/wiki/BBC_News_Online" title="BBC News Online">BBC News Online</a></i>, 17 October 2002</li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid lightgreen">Non-profit organisation positions </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded&#160;by<div style="font-weight: bold">Derek Munn</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> President of the <a href="/wiki/National_Union_of_Students_Scotland" title="National Union of Students Scotland">Scottish National Union of Students</a> </b><br />1992–1994 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="2">Succeeded&#160;by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Trainer" title="Douglas Trainer">Douglas Trainer</a></div> 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Benn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Burnham" title="Andy Burnham">Andy Burnham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liam_Byrne" title="Liam Byrne">Liam Byrne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vernon_Coaker" title="Vernon Coaker">Vernon Coaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yvette_Cooper" title="Yvette Cooper">Yvette Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Creagh" title="Mary Creagh">Mary Creagh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Curran" title="Margaret Curran">Margaret Curran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Denham_(politician)" title="John Denham (politician)">John Denham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloria_De_Piero" title="Gloria De Piero">Gloria De Piero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Dugher" title="Michael Dugher">Michael Dugher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angela_Eagle" title="Angela Eagle">Angela Eagle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Eagle" title="Maria Eagle">Maria Eagle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caroline_Flint" title="Caroline Flint">Caroline Flint</a></li> <li><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/Lucy_Powell" title="Lucy Powell">Lucy Powell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Reeves" title="Rachel Reeves">Rachel Reeves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janet_Royall,_Baroness_Royall_of_Blaisdon" title="Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon">Baroness Royall of Blaisdon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owen_Smith" title="Owen Smith">Owen Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Trickett" title="Jon Trickett">Jon Trickett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Twigg" title="Stephen Twigg">Stephen Twigg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuka_Umunna" title="Chuka Umunna">Chuka Umunna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Wyre_Forest" title="Tom Watson, Baron Watson of Wyre Forest">Tom Watson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaun_Woodward" title="Shaun Woodward">Shaun Woodward</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Also attended meetings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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<li><a href="/wiki/John_Hutton,_Baron_Hutton_of_Furness" title="John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness">John Hutton</a>*</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jim Murphy</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(acting)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilary_Armstrong" title="Hilary Armstrong">Hilary Armstrong</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Miliband" title="Ed Miliband">Ed Miliband</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liam_Byrne" title="Liam Byrne">Liam Byrne</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tessa_Jowell" title="Tessa Jowell">Tessa Jowell</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Maude" title="Francis Maude">Francis Maude</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Hancock" title="Matt Hancock">Matt Hancock</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Gummer" title="Ben Gummer">Ben Gummer</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damian_Green" title="Damian Green">Damian Green</a><sup>‡</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Lidington" title="David Lidington">David Lidington</a>*</li> <li><a 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title="John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale">Tweeddale</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="4" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(Government_in_Scotland).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Government_in_Scotland%29.svg/100px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Government_in_Scotland%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Government_in_Scotland%29.svg/150px-Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%28Government_in_Scotland%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Schomberg_Kerr,_9th_Marquess_of_Lothian" title="Schomberg Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian">Lothian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_George_Trevelyan,_2nd_Baronet" title="Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet">Trevelyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Bruce,_6th_Lord_Balfour_of_Burleigh" title="Alexander Bruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh">Balfour of Burleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Murray,_1st_Viscount_Dunedin" title="Andrew Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin">Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hope,_7th_Earl_of_Hopetoun" title="John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun">Linlithgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Sinclair,_1st_Baron_Pentland" title="John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland">Sinclair (Pentland)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_McKinnon_Wood" title="Thomas McKinnon Wood">Thomas McKinnon Wood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Tennant" title="Harold Tennant">Tennant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Munro,_1st_Baron_Alness" title="Robert Munro, 1st Baron Alness">Munro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Munro_Ferguson,_1st_Viscount_Novar" title="Ronald Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar">Novar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Adamson" title="William Adamson">Adamson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_John_Gilmour,_2nd_Baronet" title="Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet">Gilmour</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Secretaries of State for Scotland<br />(pre-devolution)<br />1926–1999</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sir_John_Gilmour,_2nd_Baronet" title="Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet">Gilmour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Adamson" title="William Adamson">Adamson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archibald_Sinclair,_1st_Viscount_Thurso" title="Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso">Sinclair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Godfrey_Collins" title="Godfrey Collins">Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Elliot_(Scottish_politician)" title="Walter Elliot (Scottish politician)">Elliot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Colville,_1st_Baron_Clydesmuir" title="John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir">Colville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Brown_(British_politician)" title="Ernest Brown (British politician)">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Johnston_(British_politician)" title="Tom Johnston (British politician)">Johnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Primrose,_6th_Earl_of_Rosebery" title="Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery">Rosebery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Westwood" title="Joseph Westwood">Westwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Woodburn" title="Arthur Woodburn">Woodburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hector_McNeil" title="Hector McNeil">McNeil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Stuart,_1st_Viscount_Stuart_of_Findhorn" title="James Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn">Stuart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Maclay,_1st_Viscount_Muirshiel" title="John Maclay, 1st Viscount Muirshiel">Maclay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Noble,_Baron_Glenkinglas" title="Michael Noble, Baron Glenkinglas">Noble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Ross,_Baron_Ross_of_Marnock" title="Willie Ross, Baron Ross of Marnock">Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Campbell,_Baron_Campbell_of_Croy" title="Gordon Campbell, Baron Campbell of Croy">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Ross,_Baron_Ross_of_Marnock" title="Willie Ross, Baron Ross of Marnock">Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Millan" title="Bruce Millan">Millan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Younger,_4th_Viscount_Younger_of_Leckie" title="George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie">Younger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Rifkind" title="Malcolm Rifkind">Rifkind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Lang,_Baron_Lang_of_Monkton" title="Ian Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton">Lang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Forsyth,_Baron_Forsyth_of_Drumlean" title="Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean">Forsyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Dewar" title="Donald Dewar">Dewar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Secretaries of State for Scotland<br />(post-devolution)<br />1999–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Reid,_Baron_Reid_of_Cardowan" title="John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan">Reid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Liddell" title="Helen Liddell">Liddell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alistair_Darling" title="Alistair Darling">Darling</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Alexander" title="Douglas Alexander">Alexander</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Des_Browne" title="Des Browne">Browne</a>**</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Alexander" title="Danny Alexander">Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Moore_(Scottish_politician)" title="Michael Moore (Scottish politician)">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alistair_Carmichael" title="Alistair Carmichael">Carmichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Mundell" title="David Mundell">Mundell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alister_Jack" title="Alister Jack">Jack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Murray_(Scottish_politician)" title="Ian Murray (Scottish politician)">Murray</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div>*Also <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Transport" title="Secretary of State for Transport">Secretary of State for Transport</a>; **<a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Secretary of State for Defence</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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election">2014</a>–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kezia_Dugdale" title="Kezia Dugdale">Kezia Dugdale</a> (<a href="/wiki/2015_Scottish_Labour_leadership_election" title="2015 Scottish Labour leadership election">2015</a>–2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Leonard" title="Richard Leonard">Richard Leonard</a> (<a href="/wiki/2017_Scottish_Labour_leadership_election" title="2017 Scottish Labour leadership election">2017</a>–2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anas_Sarwar" title="Anas Sarwar">Anas Sarwar</a> (<a href="/wiki/2021_Scottish_Labour_leadership_election" title="2021 Scottish Labour leadership election">2021</a>–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#E4003B; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Leader_of_the_Scottish_Labour_Party" title="Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party"><span style="color:white;">Deputy leaders</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Henry_McLeish" title="Henry McLeish">Henry McLeish</a> (1999–2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathy_Jamieson" title="Cathy Jamieson">Cathy Jamieson</a> (2000–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johann_Lamont" title="Johann Lamont">Johann Lamont</a> (<a href="/wiki/2008_Scottish_Labour_deputy_leadership_election" title="2008 Scottish Labour deputy leadership election">2008</a>–2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anas_Sarwar" title="Anas Sarwar">Anas Sarwar</a> (<a href="/wiki/2011_Scottish_Labour_leadership_election" title="2011 Scottish Labour leadership election">2011</a>–2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kezia_Dugdale" title="Kezia Dugdale">Kezia Dugdale</a> (<a href="/wiki/2014_Scottish_Labour_leadership_election" title="2014 Scottish Labour leadership election">2014</a>–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Rowley" title="Alex Rowley">Alex Rowley</a> (<a href="/wiki/2015_Scottish_Labour_leadership_election" title="2015 Scottish Labour leadership election">2015</a>–2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lesley_Laird" title="Lesley Laird">Lesley Laird</a> (<a href="/wiki/2018_Scottish_Labour_deputy_leadership_election" title="2018 Scottish Labour deputy leadership election">2017</a>–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Baillie" title="Jackie Baillie">Jackie Baillie</a> (<a href="/wiki/2020_Scottish_Labour_deputy_leadership_election" title="2020 Scottish Labour deputy leadership election">2020</a>–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#E4003B; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_Scottish_Labour_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="General Secretary of the Scottish Labour Party"><span style="color:white;">General secretaries</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Shaw_(Labour_activist)" title="Ben Shaw (Labour activist)">Ben Shaw</a> (1914–1931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Woodburn" title="Arthur Woodburn">Arthur Woodburn</a> (1932–1939)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(West_Lothian_MP)" title="John Taylor (West Lothian MP)">John Taylor</a> (1939–1951)</li> <li>Willie Marshall (1951–1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Liddell" title="Helen Liddell">Helen Liddell</a> (1977–1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_Elder,_Baron_Elder" title="Murray Elder, Baron Elder">Murray Elder</a> (1988–1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_McConnell" title="Jack McConnell">Jack McConnell</a> (1992–1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Rowley" title="Alex Rowley">Alex Rowley</a> (1998–1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lesley_Quinn" class="mw-redirect" title="Lesley Quinn">Lesley Quinn</a> (1999–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Smyth" title="Colin Smyth">Colin Smyth</a> (2008–2013)</li> <li>Ian Price (2013–2014)</li> <li>Brian Roy (2014–2019)</li> <li>Michael Sharpe (2019–2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Smith_(politician)" title="Drew Smith (politician)">Drew Smith</a> (2020–2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Kelly_(Scottish_politician)" title="James Kelly (Scottish politician)">James Kelly</a> (2021–2023)</li> <li>John Paul McHugh (2023–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#E4003B; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_6th_Scottish_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Members of the 6th Scottish Parliament"><span style="color:white;">Current MSPs</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Baillie" title="Jackie Baillie">Jackie Baillie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claire_Baker" title="Claire Baker">Claire Baker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Bibby" title="Neil Bibby">Neil Bibby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Boyack" title="Sarah Boyack">Sarah Boyack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foysol_Choudhury" title="Foysol Choudhury">Foysol Choudhury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katy_Clark" title="Katy Clark">Katy Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pam_Duncan-Glancy" title="Pam Duncan-Glancy">Pam Duncan-Glancy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhoda_Grant" title="Rhoda Grant">Rhoda Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Griffin_(politician)" title="Mark Griffin (politician)">Mark Griffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Johnson_(Scottish_politician)" title="Daniel Johnson (Scottish politician)">Daniel Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monica_Lennon" title="Monica Lennon">Monica Lennon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Leonard" title="Richard Leonard">Richard Leonard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Marra_(politician)" title="Michael Marra (politician)">Michael Marra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pauline_McNeill" title="Pauline McNeill">Pauline McNeill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Mochan" title="Carol Mochan">Carol Mochan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Kane" title="Paul O&#39;Kane">Paul O'Kane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Rowley" title="Alex Rowley">Alex Rowley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anas_Sarwar" title="Anas Sarwar">Anas Sarwar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Smyth" title="Colin Smyth">Colin Smyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Sweeney" title="Paul Sweeney">Paul Sweeney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercedes_Villalba" title="Mercedes Villalba">Mercedes Villalba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Whitfield" title="Martin Whitfield">Martin Whitfield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#E4003B; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(2024%E2%80%93present)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (2024–present)"><span style="color:white;">Current MPs</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Zubir_Ahmed" title="Zubir Ahmed">Zubir Ahmed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Alexander" title="Douglas Alexander">Douglas Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Arthur" title="Scott Arthur">Scott Arthur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johanna_Baxter" title="Johanna Baxter">Johanna Baxter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maureen_Burke" title="Maureen Burke">Maureen Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irene_Campbell" title="Irene Campbell">Irene Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torcuil_Crichton" title="Torcuil Crichton">Torcuil Crichton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graeme_Downie" title="Graeme Downie">Graeme Downie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Ferguson" title="Patricia Ferguson">Patricia Ferguson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Gemmell" title="Alan Gemmell">Alan Gemmell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tracy_Gilbert" title="Tracy Gilbert">Tracy Gilbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Grady_(politician)" title="John Grady (politician)">John Grady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lillian_Jones" title="Lillian Jones">Lillian Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Kane_(politician)" title="Chris Kane (politician)">Chris Kane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Leishman" title="Brian Leishman">Brian Leishman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_McAllister" title="Douglas McAllister">Douglas McAllister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_McCluskey" title="Martin McCluskey">Martin McCluskey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blair_McDougall" title="Blair McDougall">Blair McDougall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_McKee_(politician)" title="Gordon McKee (politician)">Gordon McKee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_McNally_(politician)" title="Frank McNally (politician)">Frank McNally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirsty_McNeill" title="Kirsty McNeill">Kirsty McNeill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Murray_(politician)" title="Chris Murray (politician)">Chris Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Murray_(Scottish_politician)" title="Ian Murray (Scottish politician)">Ian Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katrina_Murray" title="Katrina Murray">Katrina Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pamela_Nash" title="Pamela Nash">Pamela Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregor_Poynton" title="Gregor Poynton">Gregor Poynton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joani_Reid" title="Joani Reid">Joani Reid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Rhodes" title="Martin Rhodes">Martin Rhodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Shanks_(politician)" title="Michael Shanks (politician)">Michael Shanks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euan_Stainbank" title="Euan Stainbank">Euan Stainbank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Stevenson_(politician)" title="Kenneth Stevenson (politician)">Kenneth Stevenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elaine_Stewart_(politician)" title="Elaine Stewart (politician)">Elaine Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirsteen_Sullivan" title="Kirsteen Sullivan">Kirsteen Sullivan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alison_Taylor_(politician)" title="Alison Taylor (politician)">Alison Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imogen_Walker" title="Imogen Walker">Imogen Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melanie_Ward" title="Melanie Ward">Melanie Ward</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#E4003B; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Organisation_of_Scottish_Labour" title="Organisation of Scottish Labour"><span style="color:white;">Organisation</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Executive_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Executive Committee">Scottish Executive Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Labour#Conference" title="Scottish Labour">Scottish Labour Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Policy_Forum" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Policy Forum">Scottish Policy Forum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Labour_Students" title="Scottish Labour Students">Scottish Labour Students</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Young_Labour" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Young Labour">Scottish Young Labour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campaign_for_Socialism" title="Campaign for Socialism">Campaign for Socialism</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#E4003B; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_governments" title="List of Scottish governments"><span style="color:white;">Scottish governments</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dewar_government" title="Dewar government">Dewar</a> (1999–2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McLeish_government" title="McLeish government">McLeish</a> (2000–2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_McConnell_government" title="First McConnell government">1st McConnell</a> (2001–2003)</li> <li><a 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election">2015 Dugdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Scottish_Labour_leadership_election" title="2017 Scottish Labour leadership election">2017 Leonard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Scottish_Labour_leadership_election" title="2021 Scottish Labour leadership election">2021 Sarwar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#E4003B; color:white;;width:1%"><span style="color:white;">Deputy leadership elections</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>2000 Jamieson</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Scottish_Labour_deputy_leadership_election" title="2008 Scottish Labour deputy leadership election">2008 Lamont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Scottish_Labour_deputy_leadership_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Scottish Labour deputy leadership election">2011 Sarwar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Scottish_Labour_deputy_leadership_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Scottish Labour deputy leadership election">2014 Dugdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Scottish_Labour_deputy_leadership_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 Scottish Labour deputy leadership election">2015 Rowley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Scottish_Labour_deputy_leadership_election" title="2018 Scottish Labour deputy leadership election">2018 Laird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Scottish_Labour_deputy_leadership_election" title="2020 Scottish Labour deputy leadership election">2020 Baillie</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="2014_Scottish_Labour_leadership_election" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks 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