Background
Murphy, Simon Francis was born on February 24, 1962 in Birmingham, England.
Member of the European Parliament politician
Murphy, Simon Francis was born on February 24, 1962 in Birmingham, England.
Bachelor of Science in Economics, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy, 1986.
On leaving the European Parliament he was Chief Executive and Company Secretary of Birmingham Forward (professional services trade association) from 2004 to 2006. He then became Director of the Birmingham, Coventry and Black Country City Region from 2006 - 2011. He was also a Governor of the University of Wolverhampton (1996–1999).
He is also the published author of a several articles on fishing for the magazine "Waterlog".
He stood unsuccessfully as the Labour candidate in Wolverhampton South West in the 1992 general election. He subsequently was elected to the European Parliament in the 1994 election for the Midlands West constituency, which covered Wolverhampton, Dudley and parts of Sandwell.
Following the change in the electoral system for the 1999 European election, he was elected as one of several MEPs for the much larger West Midlands constituency. He stood down at the 2004 European election.
He is a former leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party.
Doctor Murphy unsuccessfully stood as the Labour candidate in the West Mercia Police region of the England and Wales Police and Crime Commissioner elections.