Win Griffiths
Win Griffiths | |
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Member of Parliament for Bridgend | |
In office 11 June 1987 – 11 April 2005 | |
Preceded by | Peter Hubbard-Miles |
Succeeded by | Madeleine Moon |
Member of the European Parliament for South Wales | |
In office 10 June 1979 – 15 June 1989 | |
Preceded by | Constituency Created |
Succeeded by | Wayne David |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales | |
In office May 1997[1] – 29 July 1998 Alongside Peter Hain | |
Preceded by | Gwilym Jones & Jonathan Evans[2] |
Succeeded by | Jon Owen Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | (1943-02-11) 11 February 1943 (age 81) |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Winston James Griffiths, OBE (born 11 February 1943[3]), known as Win Griffiths, is a former teacher[4] and politician, who served as a Member of the European Parliament for South Wales from 1979 to 1989 and as member of parliament for Bridgend from 1987 to 2005 for the Labour Party.
He held a number of front bench roles in opposition and was appointed a Parliamentary Under-Secretary[5] in the Welsh Office by Tony Blair in May 1997, but left government after the July 1998 reshuffle.[6] After leaving government he chaired the Welsh Grand Committee and retired from parliament in 2005.[4]
He served as chair of Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust following his retirement [7] and is now chairman of Wales Council for Voluntary Action and the Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust.
He was appointed an OBE in the 2011 New Year Honours list.[8]
References
- ^ http://researchbriefings.intranet.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN06065 [dead link]
- ^ Archived copy (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Win Griffiths". Times Guide to the House of Commons. May 1997. p. 85.
- ^ a b "Win Griffiths". 21 October 2002.
- ^ "NHS Trusts (Running Costs): 18 Jun 1997: House of Commons debates".
- ^ "BBC NEWS | Special Report | 1998 | 07/98 | Cabinet reshuffle | New faces join government".
- ^ "Complaint over ex-MP's health job". June 2005.
- ^ "Rugby legend Martyn Williams honoured with MBE in New Year Honours List". 31 December 2011.
Offices Held
European Parliament | ||
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Preceded by (new post) | Member of European Parliament for South Wales 1979–1989 | Succeeded by |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Bridgend 1987–2005 | Succeeded by |
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