Win Griffiths

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 OBE
Griffiths in 2012
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	(1943-02-11) 11 February 1943 (age 82)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Elizabeth Ceri Gravell ​ ​ (m. 1966)​
Children	2

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]

Early life

Winston James Griffiths was born on 11 February 1943, the son of Evan George Griffiths and Rachel Elizabeth Griffiths.^[9] He was educated at Brecon Boys' Grammar School and the University College of Wales, Cardiff, graduating in 1965 with a bachelor of arts and diploma of education.^[10][11]

Personal life

Griffiths married Elizabeth Ceri Gravell on 22 August 1966. He has a son and a daughter.^[11][10]