Ministerial Profile
The Minister - Conor Murphy MP MLA
Conor Murphy was appointed Minister for Regional Development (DRD) on 8 May 2007.
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Education:
He was educated at St. Colmans College and studied at both University of Ulster and Queens University Belfast.
Career History:
Conor first entered politics in 1989 as a member of Newry and Mourne District Council. Elected as Assembly member for Newry/Armagh in 1998 Conor served as Party Spokesperson on Equality, was Party Whip and Chair of the Procedures Committee and Deputy Chair of the Public Accounts Committee.
He was re-elected to the Assembly in 2003 and elected as MP for Newry/Armagh in 2005. Conor is a senior member of the Sinn Féin negotiating team.
Since his successful re-election to the Assembly in March 2007 Conor was nominated by Sinn Féin to the executive ministerial portfolio of Regional Development.
Additional Information
Conor Murphy lives in Camlough with his family.
Outside day-to-day politics Conor enjoys, sports, reading and hill walking.
