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.
Win Griffiths | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Bridgend | |
| In office 11 June 1987 – 11 April 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Hubbard-Miles |
| Succeeded by | Madeleine Moon |
| Member of the European Parliament for South Wales | |
| In office 10 June 1979 – 15 June 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Wayne David |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales | |
| In office May 1997[1] – 29 July 1998 Alongside Peter Hain | |
| Preceded by | Gwilym Jones & Jonathan Evans[2] |
| Succeeded by | Jon Owen Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1943 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
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]