Paul Murphy - Peacemaker

Paul Murphy represented Wales in Parliament from 1987 to 2015. In the nearly thirty years that he served, including two stints in the Cabinet, he played key roles in the establishment and nurturing of fundamental constitutional change, including the pivotal part he played as Northern Ireland Minister under Mo Mowlam in negotiating the Good Friday Agreement. In this memoir, Murphy reflects on his career and offers an insider's perspective on the modern history of devolution in Wales, and the negotiating of the Good Friday Agreement on the island of Ireland.

About the author

Paul Murphy twice served as Welsh Secretary in the UK Government, first from 1999 to 2002 and again from 2008 to 2009. He now sits in the House of Lords as Lord Murphy of Torfaen.

Summary

Paul Murphy draws upon the experience of more than 55 years in politics to provide an insider’s story of life in parliament – first, in opposition during the Thatcher and Major premierships, and then as an increasingly senior figure in the Labour administrations of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Murphy
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9781786834720
• ISBN: 978-1-78683-472-0
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Paul, Memoirs, Murphy, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Peacemaker