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词条 John Griffiths (Welsh politician)
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  1. Education

  2. Professional career

  3. Political career

  4. External links

  5. References

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John Griffiths {{post-nominals|country=GBR|AM}} (born 19 December 1956) is a Welsh Labour Co-operative politician and the Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development. Born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Griffiths has represented the constituency of Newport East since the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999.

Education

Studied law as a mature student at the University of Wales.

Professional career

Before his election to the National Assembly of Wales, he was a practising solicitor (criminal law, personal injury and general civil litigation).

Political career

Former councillor on Gwent County Council and Newport CBC. Member of Labour's National Policy Forum, Co-operative Party, Workers' Educational Association & Full Employment Forum. Committed republican. Member of the ISTC trade union. Member of the National Assembly of Wales for Newport East since 1999.

Griffiths' political interests include economic development, social inclusion, education and Europe.

In the National Assembly for Wales he was appointed Deputy Minister for Health and Social Care (Older People) from May 2003 until May 2007. In the Third Assembly was appointed Deputy Minister for Education, Culture and the Welsh Language (31 May 2007) and retained that position when the coalition government of Plaid Cymru and Labour was announced on 19 July. John supported Carwyn Jones in the Welsh Labour leadership contest in 2009. He was appointed Counsel General and Leader of the Legislative Programme in the Welsh Assembly in December 2009, a job previously done by First Minister Carwyn Jones.[1]

External links

  • {{commonscat-inline|John Griffiths}}
  • John Griffiths AM Website
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20101120141708/http://assemblywales.org/memhome/mem-profile/mem-newport_east.htm Biography - National Assembly for Wales Website]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Welsh Assembly Government:John Griffiths AM|url=http://wales.gov.uk/about/cabinet/cabinetm/johngriffiths?lang=en|accessdate=16 May 2010|publisher=Welsh Assembly Government|year=2010|work=Welsh Assembly Government website|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330105216/http://wales.gov.uk/about/cabinet/cabinetm/johngriffiths?lang=en|archivedate=30 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}
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| years = 2005 - 2007
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| title = Deputy Minister for Health and Social Care
| years = 2007 (31 May to 19 July)
| before= Brian Gibbons
| after= Gwenda Thomas
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| title = Deputy Minister for Education, Culture and Welsh Language
| years = 2007 (July - October)
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| title = Deputy Minister for Skills
| years = 2007 - 2009
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| title = Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development
| years = 2011 - 2013
| before = Jane Davidson
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| title = Counsel General for Wales
| years = 2009 - 2011
| before = Carwyn Jones
| after = Theodore Huckle QC
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14 : 1956 births|Living people|People from Newport, Wales|Councillors in Wales|Alumni of the University of Wales|Wales AMs 1999–2003|Wales AMs 2003–07|Wales AMs 2007–11|Wales AMs 2011–16|Wales AMs 2016–21|Labour Co-operative Members of the National Assembly for Wales|Members of the Welsh Assembly Government|Politics of Newport, Wales|Welsh republicans

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