Jim Griffiths

Jim Griffiths
Griffiths in 1959
Secretary of State for Wales
In office
16 October 1964 – 5 April 1966
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byOffice Created
Succeeded byCledwyn Hughes
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
In office
2 February 1956 – 4 May 1959
LeaderHugh Gaitskell
Preceded byHerbert Morrison
Succeeded byAneurin Bevan
Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office
28 February 1950 – 26 October 1951
Prime MinisterClement Attlee
Preceded byArthur Creech Jones
Succeeded byOliver Lyttelton
Minister of National Insurance
In office
27 July 1945 – 28 February 1950
Prime MinisterClement Attlee
Preceded byLeslie Hore-Belisha
Succeeded byEdith Summerskill
Member of Parliament
for Llanelli
In office
26 March 1936 – 29 May 1970
Preceded byJohn Henry Williams
Succeeded byDenzil Davies
Personal details
Born(1890-09-19)19 September 1890
Betws, Carmarthenshire
Died7 August 1975(1975-08-07) (aged 84)
Teddington, Greater London
NationalityWelsh
Political partyLabour
SpouseWinifred Rutley

James (Jeremiah) Griffiths CH PC (19 September 1890 – 7 August 1975) was a Welsh Labour Party politician who served for 34 years as a Member of Parliament (MP). He was a trade union leader and became the first Secretary of State for Wales, serving from 1964 to 1966 under Harold Wilson.