Mike Murphy (New Brunswick politician)

For other people named Michael Murphy, see Michael Murphy (disambiguation).

Michael Murphy
MLA for Moncton North
In office 2003–2010
Preceded by	René Landry
Succeeded by	Marie-Claude Blais
Personal details
Born	January 25, 1958 (1958-01-25) (age 53) Moncton, New Brunswick
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	lawyer

Michael Barry "Mike" Murphy, (born January 25, 1958) is a New Brunswick lawyer and politician.

Murphy graduated from Moncton High School in 1976, from the University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1980 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1983. He received his Master of Laws from Osgoode Law School in 2002. ^[1]

A noted personal injury lawyer, Murphy was president of the New Brunswick Liberal Association from 1988 - 1993.

In 2001, he was mentioned as a potential candidate for the leadership of the New Brunswick Liberal Party,^[1] but dropped out after forming an early campaign team. He supported Shawn Graham, the eventual winner.

He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2003 election, then the only Liberal to win a seat in Moncton. Following the election, he was named as opposition critic for the Department of Family and Community Services a post he held until being elevated to finance critic in early 2005.

He was re-elected in the 2006 election and joined the cabinet as the Minister of Health.

Prior to the 2006 election, he was often rumoured to be a leading successor to Shawn Graham for the leadership of the Liberal Party. In June 2009, Murphy became the Attorney General and Justice Minister. He resigned from cabinet in January 2010 to spend more time with his family. However there are rumours that Murphy resigned over the NB Power to Hydro-Quebec deal, he has claimed this to be inaccurate. He returned to practice with his former firm Murphy Collette Murphy after an absence of 3.5 years as minister of the crown. Subsequent to his resignation as member of the legislature and minister he refused to give interviews and remained mum on all political matters leading to speculation of a planned return to public life in the future. In the Spring of 2010, Mike took a partner position at the prestigious law firm of Cox and Palmer in Moncton. Currently, Mike is seeking the position as leader of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick since Shawn Graham stepped down after losing the 2010 New Brunswick election.

References

• "Hon. Michael Murphy, Q.C.". MLA Bios - 56th Legislature. Government of New Brunswick. http://www1.gnb.ca/legis/bios1/bio-e.asp?idNo=121&version=e. Retrieved 2009-12-05. 
• ^ Moszynski, Mary (October 4, 2006). "Moncton MLA welcomes challenge, Mike Murphy says health minister's job comes with steep learning curve". Times & Transcript: p. A4. 

1. ^ "Liberal leadership to be next spring". CBC News. June 3, 2001. http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2001/06/03/liberals.html. Retrieved 2009-12-05. 

Provincial Government of Shawn Graham
Cabinet Posts (3)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
T. J. Burke	Attorney General of New Brunswick 2009–2010	Kelly Lamrock
T. J. Burke	Minister of Justice and Consumer Affairs 2009–2010	Bernard LeBlanc
Brad Green	Minister of Health 2006–2009	Mary Schryer
Special Cabinet Responsibilities
Predecessor	Title	Successor
Stuart Jamieson	Government House Leader 2007–2010	Greg Byrne

Persondata
Name	Murphy, Mike
Alternative names
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Date of birth	January 25, 1958
Place of birth	Moncton, New Brunswick
Date of death
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