John Griffiths (Welsh politician)

John Griffiths
Griffiths in 2016
Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development
In office
13 May 2011 – 14 March 2013
First MinisterCarwyn Jones
Preceded byJane Davidson
Succeeded byCarl Sargeant[a]
Counsel General for Wales
In office
9 December 2009 – 13 May 2011
First MinisterCarwyn Jones
Preceded byCarwyn Jones
Succeeded byTheodore Huckle
Member of the Senedd
for Newport East
Assumed office
6 May 1999
Preceded byOffice established
Majority3,584 (15.5%)
Personal details
Born (1956-12-19) 19 December 1956 (age 67)
Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Political partyLabour and Co-operative
Alma materUniversity of Wales
ProfessionPolitician
Barrister
a. ^ As Minister for Natural Resources.

John Griffiths (born 19 December 1956) is a Welsh Labour and Co-operative politician who previously served as Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development from 2011 to 2013. Griffiths has represented the constituency of Newport East in the Senedd since 1999.