Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing Lowe and then Reid, New South Wales.Murphy was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Health Stephen Smith from December 2001 to February 2003 and then Parliamentary Secretary to federal Labor leaders Simon Crean, Mark Latham, Kim Beazley and Kevin Rudd from February 2003 to December 2007. When Rudd become Prime Minister, Murphy became the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade. On 4 December 2009, he was preselected unopposed as Labor's candidate for the federal electorate of Reid.
Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing Lowe and then Reid, New South Wales.Murphy was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Health Stephen Smith from December 2001 to February 2003 and then Parliamentary Secretary to federal Labor leaders Simon Crean, Mark Latham, Kim Beazley and Kevin Rudd from February 2003 to December 2007. When Rudd become Prime Minister, Murphy became the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade. On 4 December 2009, he was preselected unopposed as Labor's candidate for the federal electorate of Reid.
