Catherine Murphy (politician)

Catherine Murphy TD
Murphy in 2012
Leader of the Social Democrats with Róisín Shortall
In office 15 July 2015 – 1 March 2023
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Holly Cairns
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2011
In office March 2005 – May 2007
Constituency	Kildare North
Personal details
Born	(1953-09-01) 1 September 1953 (age 70) Palmerstown, Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Social Democrats
Other political affiliations	Workers' Party (1983–1992) Democratic Left (1992–1999) Labour Party (1999–2003) Independent (2003–2015)
Spouse	Derek Murphy ​ (m. 1977)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Dublin City University
Website	catherinemurphy.ie

Catherine Murphy (born 1 September 1953) is an Irish Social Democrats politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare North constituency since the 2011 general election, and previously from 2005 to 2007. She served as founding joint leader of the Social Democrats from 2015 to 2023.^[1]