Simon Murphy
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Simon Francis Murphy (born 24 February 1962) was a Labour Member of the European Parliament
(MEP) from 1994 to 2004.
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 co-founder of Capital Ventures Management Ltd (property development).
He is the Independent Non-Executive Chair of the Sandwell Local Improvement Finance Trust Company (health infrastructure public-private partnership), and has served as a member of the Better Regulation Commission (2005–2006), the MG Rover Task Force (2005–2006), as a Director of Birmingham Professional Diversity (not for profit employment consultancy), Regional Trade Champion (2003–2004), and as a West Midlands Ambassador(2005–2011). 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 MEP
s 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
.
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
(MEP) from 1994 to 2004.
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 co-founder of Capital Ventures Management Ltd (property development).
He is the Independent Non-Executive Chair of the Sandwell Local Improvement Finance Trust Company (health infrastructure public-private partnership), and has served as a member of the Better Regulation Commission (2005–2006), the MG Rover Task Force (2005–2006), as a Director of Birmingham Professional Diversity (not for profit employment consultancy), Regional Trade Champion (2003–2004), and as a West Midlands Ambassador(2005–2011). 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
United Kingdom general election, 1992
The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil...
. He subsequently was elected to the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
in the 1994 election for the Midlands West
Midlands West (European Parliament constituency)
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales...
constituency, which covered Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
, Dudley
Dudley
Dudley is a large town in the West Midlands county of England. At the 2001 census , the Dudley Urban Sub Area had a population of 194,919, making it the 26th largest settlement in England, the second largest town in the United Kingdom behind Reading, and the largest settlement in the UK without...
and parts of Sandwell
Sandwell
Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands with a population of around 289,100, and an area of . The borough is named after Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of both the Black Country, and the West Midlands conurbation, encompassing the urban towns of Blackheath,...
. Following the change in the electoral system for the 1999 European election, he was elected as one of several MEP
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
s for the much larger West Midlands constituency
West Midlands (European Parliament constituency)
West Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. For 2009 it elected 6 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation. The constituency will also elect a "virtual MEP" who will be able to sit in the Parliament if the Treaty of Lisbon comes into effect...
. He stood down at the 2004 European election.
He is a former leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party
European Parliamentary Labour Party
The European Parliamentary Labour Party is an integral part of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament and of the British Labour Party. Labour's Euro Parliamentarians represent their voters so as to advance democracy, social justice, prosperity, peace and sustainable development in the UK,...
.