Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. James Francis "Jim" Murphy (born 23 August 1967) is a British Labour Party politician and is the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Renfrewshire. He is currently the Shadow Secretary of State for Defence. From October 2008 to May 2010 he served in government as Secretary of State for Scotland. Prior to this, he served as Minister for Europe from 2007 08, the Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform from 2006 07, and as Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office from 2005 06. Murphy is co-chairing the review of the Labour Party in Scotland, commissioned by Ed Miliband in May 2011, and due to report in the autumn of 2011.