Kieran Murphy is an experienced public affairs advisor, and a former journalist, who has worked for three Labor premiers and for the resources sector.
Since 2018, Mr Murphy has been a top strategic advisor to Premier Mark McGowan. Prior to that, he spent over 4.5 years at the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association and almost 3 years with iron ore company Crosslands Resources. His past roles included being chief of staff to Premier Alan Carpenter and strategy director for Premier Geoff Gallop.