Jim Murphy
Jim Murphy
James Francis "Jim" Murphyis a former Scottish Labour Party politician who was the Leader of the Scottish Labour Party between 2014 and 2015 and was the Member of Parliamentfor East Renfrewshirefrom 1997 until 2015...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth25 September 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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