Win Griffiths Explained

Win Griffiths
Honorific-Suffix:OBE
Office:Member of Parliament
for Bridgend
Term Start:11 June 1987
Term End:11 April 2005
Predecessor:Peter Hubbard-Miles
Successor:Madeleine Moon
Office2:Member of the European Parliament
for South Wales
Term Start2:10 June 1979
Term End2:15 June 1989
Predecessor2:Constituency Created
Successor2:Wayne David
Birth Date:11 February 1943
Office3:Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales
Term Start3:May 1997[1]
Term End3:29 July 1998
Alongside Peter Hain
Predecessor3:Gwilym Jones & Jonathan Evans[2]
Successor3:Jon Owen Jones
Nationality:British
Party:Labour Party

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://researchbriefings.intranet.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN06065
  2. Book: Archived copy . 5 February 2018 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305023157/http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-04657.pdf . dead .
  3. Book: . May 1997. 85. Win Griffiths. https://www.google.fr/books/edition/The_Times_Guide_to_the_House_of_Commons/f6JgX8Bgy4AC?hl=fr&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Win+Griffiths%22+%2B+%22b+Feb+11+,+1943%22&dq=%22Win+Griffiths%22+%2B+%22b+Feb+11+,+1943%22&printsec=frontcover.
  4. News: Win Griffiths. 21 October 2002.
  5. Web site: NHS Trusts (Running Costs): 18 Jun 1997: House of Commons debates.
  6. Web site: BBC NEWS | Special Report | 1998 | 07/98 | Cabinet reshuffle | New faces join government.
  7. News: Complaint over ex-MP's health job. June 2005.
  8. Web site: Rugby legend Martyn Williams honoured with MBE in New Year Honours List. 31 December 2011.