Win Griffiths
British politician
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| Intro | British politician | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 11 February 1943 | |
| Age | 82 years | |
| Star sign | Aquarius | |
| Politics: | Labour Party |
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Biography
Winston James Griffiths, OBE (born 11 February 1943), known as Win Griffiths, is a former teacher and politician, who served as a Member of the European Parliament for South Wales from 1979–1989 and as Member of Parliament for Bridgend from 1987–2005 for the Labour Party.
He held a number of front bench roles in opposition and was appointed a Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the Welsh Office by Tony Blair in May 1997, but left government after the July 1998 reshuffle. 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 and is now Chairman of Wales Council for Voluntary Action and the Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust.
He was awarded an OBE in the 2011 New Year Honours list.
Offices Held
| European Parliament | ||
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| Preceded by (new post) | Member of European Parliament for South Wales 1979–1989 | Succeeded by Wayne David |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Peter Hubbard-Miles | Member of Parliament for Bridgend 1987–2005 | Succeeded by Madeleine Moon |