Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: James Francis ` Jim ' Murphy ( born August 23 , 1967 in Glasgow , Scotland ) is a British politician who is the Shadow Secretary of State for Defense in Ed Milibands shadow cabinet .
Simplified: James Francis `` Jim '' Murphy ( born 23 August 1967 ) is a British Labor Party politician and Shadow Secretary of State for Defense .