Conor Murphy

Conor Murphy
Murphy in 2025
Leader of Sinn Féin in the Seanad
Assumed office
12 February 2025
LeaderMary Lou McDonald
Preceded byNiall Ó Donnghaile
Senator
Assumed office
30 January 2025
ConstituencyIndustrial and Commercial Panel
Minister for the Economy
In office
3 February 2024  30 January 2025
First MinisterMichelle O'Neill
Preceded byGordon Lyons (2022)
Succeeded byCaoimhe Archibald
Minister of Finance
In office
11 January 2020  27 October 2022
First Minister
Preceded byMáirtín Ó Muilleoir
Succeeded byCaoimhe Archibald (2024)
Minister for Regional Development
In office
8 May 2007  16 May 2011
First Minister
Preceded byPeter Robinson
Succeeded byDanny Kennedy
Member of Parliament
for Newry and Armagh
In office
5 May 2005  30 March 2015
Preceded bySeamus Mallon
Succeeded byMickey Brady
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Newry and Armagh
In office
8 June 2015  30 January 2025
Preceded byMickey Brady
Succeeded byAoife Finnegan
In office
25 June 1998  2 July 2012
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byMegan Fearon
Member of
Newry and Mourne District Council
In office
17 May 1989  21 May 1997
Preceded byBrendan Lewis
Succeeded byBrendan Lewis
ConstituencyThe Fews
Personal details
Born (1963-07-10) 10 July 1963
Camlough, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partySinn Féin
SpouseCatherine Murphy
Children2
Alma mater
WebsiteConor Murphy

Conor Terence Murphy (born 10 July 1963) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician, who has served as a senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel since January 2025. He previously served as Minister for the Economy of Northern Ireland from 2024 to 2025. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Newry and Armagh from 2015 until 2025, having previously served as the Member of Parliament for Newry and Armagh from 2005 to 2015, observing the Sinn Fein policy of abstentionism.