Win Griffiths

Win Griffiths
OBE
Griffiths in 2012
Member of Parliament
for Bridgend
In office
11 June 1987 – 11 April 2005
Preceded byPeter Hubbard-Miles
Succeeded byMadeleine Moon
Member of the European Parliament
for South Wales
In office
10 June 1979 – 15 June 1989
Preceded byConstituency Created
Succeeded byWayne David
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales
In office
May 1997[1] – 29 July 1998
Alongside Peter Hain
Preceded byGwilym Jones & Jonathan Evans[2]
Succeeded byJon Owen Jones
Personal details
Born (1943-02-11) 11 February 1943 (age 81)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Elizabeth Ceri Gravell
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(m. 1966)​
Children2

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.[4]

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]

  1. ^ http://researchbriefings.intranet.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN06065 [dead link]
  2. ^ Archived copy (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Austin, Tim; Austin, Timothy R. (May 1997). "Win Griffiths". Times Guide to the House of Commons. Times Books. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-7230-0956-6.
  4. ^ a b "Win Griffiths". 21 October 2002.
  5. ^ "NHS Trusts (Running Costs): 18 Jun 1997: House of Commons debates".
  6. ^ "BBC NEWS | Special Report | 1998 | 07/98 | Cabinet reshuffle | New faces join government".
  7. ^ "Complaint over ex-MP's health job". June 2005.
  8. ^ "Rugby legend Martyn Williams honoured with MBE in New Year Honours List". 31 December 2011.