Chris Murphy

Chris Murphy is a London born Conservative MP who previously served as Business and Industry Secretary under William Halifax, he later resigned after wanting to spend more time with his family and enjoy being with his wife and three children. He married Louise Cartwight and had three children Harry Murphy, John Murphy and Sean Murphy.

He served as Devon East MP from 1997 winning by a majority of 7,489 over his Lib Dem opponent Mr. Trethewey.

Early life
Chris was born in London, Tower Hamlets in 1964 to Adam Murphy and Sarah Murphy. When he was 16 he moved to Devon and spent most of his time pursuing his sudden interest in politics, he stood for a councillor in his local ward at 18 but lost by a slim margin, of only 150 votes. The following year he one the ward and became the first Tory councillor for a long time. After serving on the Tory run council for 7 years he worked as a Campaign Organiser for the Westminster election's Tory candidate, he won him the seat and as a result of this got promoted and became his "unofficial" advisor, influencing his voting in Parliament for the next 5 years.

He then decided to stand himself as a candidate for Parliament and managed to gain the seat in 1997. He has served as MP since.

1997 DEVON EAST ELECTION RESULTS*
*Results include the top three candidates with the most votes.

Parliament years
Chris was a noticeable voice in Parliament, a very renowned campaigner for justice and fairness. He later worked his way up the ranks to become Business and Industry Secretary in 2007 under William Halifax but resigned later in the year due to time constraints and wanting to spend more time with his wife and children. Recently Murphy was ejected from the Conservatives for failing to turn up for several consecutive votes.