John Griffiths (Welsh politician)

John Griffiths MS
Griffiths in 2016
Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development
In office 13 May 2011 – 14 March 2013
First Minister	Carwyn Jones
Preceded by	Jane Davidson
Succeeded by	Carl Sargeant [a]
Counsel General for Wales
In office 9 December 2009 – 13 May 2011
First Minister	Carwyn Jones
Preceded by	Carwyn Jones
Succeeded by	Theodore Huckle QC
Member of the Senedd for Newport East
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 1999
Preceded by	Office established
Majority	3,584 (15.5%)
Personal details
Born	(1956-12-19) 19 December 1956 (age 65) Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Political party	Labour and Co-operative
Alma mater	University of Wales
Profession	Politician Barrister
a. ^ As Minister for natural Resources

John Griffiths (born 19 December 1956) is a Welsh Labour and Co-operative politician and the former Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development in the Senedd. Griffiths has represented the constituency of Newport East since the Senedd (then as the National Assembly for Wales) was established in 1999.

Education[]

Griffiths studied law as a mature student at the University of Wales.

Professional career[]

Before his election to the Senedd, he was a practising solicitor (criminal law, personal injury and general civil litigation).

Political career[]

He is a former councillor on Gwent County Council and Newport CBC. He is a member of Labour's National Policy Forum, the Co-operative Party, Workers' Educational Association and Full Employment Forum. He is a committed republican, and a member of the ISTC trade union. Griffiths has been a member of the Senedd for Newport East since 1999. His political interests include economic development, social inclusion, education and Europe.

In the Senedd he was appointed Deputy Minister for Health and Social Care (Older People) from May 2003 until May 2007. In the Third Assembly was appointed Deputy Minister for Education, Culture and the Welsh Language (31 May 2007) and retained that position when the coalition government of Plaid Cymru and Labour was announced on 19 July. John supported Carwyn Jones in the Welsh Labour leadership contest in 2009, and went on to support Mark Drakeford in 2018. He was appointed Counsel General and Leader of the Legislative Programme in the Welsh Assembly in December 2009, a job previously done by First Minister Carwyn Jones.^[1]

External links[]

• Media related to John Griffiths at Wikimedia Commons
• John Griffiths AM Website
• National Assembly for Wales Website

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