Win Griffiths
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Win Griffiths OBE | |
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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 | 11 February 1943 |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Winston James Griffiths, OBE (born 11 February 1943), known as Win Griffiths, is a former teacher [3] 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[4] in the Welsh Office by Tony Blair in May 1997, but left government after the July 1998 reshuffle.[5] After leaving government he chaired the Welsh Grand Committee and retired from parliament in 2005.[3]
He served as chair of Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust following his retirement [6] 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.[7]
References[]
- ^ http://researchbriefings.intranet.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN06065
- ^ http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04657.pdf
- ^ 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.
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- 1943 births
- Living people
- Welsh Labour Party MPs
- UK MPs 1987–1992
- UK MPs 1992–1997
- UK MPs 1997–2001
- UK MPs 2001–2005
- Welsh socialists
- Welsh Labour MEPs
- MEPs for Wales 1979–1984
- MEPs for Wales 1984–1989
- Politics of Bridgend County Borough
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
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