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|alma_mater=Somerville College (Oxford University), Bangor University | |alma_mater=Somerville College (Oxford University), Bangor University | ||
|website=http://niagriffith.org.uk | |website=http://niagriffith.org.uk | ||
| + | |description=Welsh Labour politician | ||
|birth_date=1956-12-04 | |birth_date=1956-12-04 | ||
|birth_name=Nia Rhiannon Griffith | |birth_name=Nia Rhiannon Griffith | ||
|birth_place=Dublin, Ireland | |birth_place=Dublin, Ireland | ||
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| + | |title=Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | ||
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| + | |end=29 November 2021 | ||
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|title=Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |title=Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | ||
|start=6 October 2016 | |start=6 October 2016 | ||
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|title=Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | |title=Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | ||
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| − | '''Nia Griffith''' (born 4 December 1956) is a Welsh Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Llanelli since the 2005 UK General Election. | + | '''Nia Griffith''' (born 4 December 1956) is a Welsh Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Llanelli since the 2005 UK General Election. She was [[Shadow Secretary of State for Wales]] from 6 April 2020 to 29 November 2021. |
| − | She previously held the position of Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, having been appointed to the post by Labour Party leader [[Jeremy Corbyn]] on 13 September 2015<ref> | + | She previously held the position of [[Shadow Secretary of State for Wales]], having been appointed to the post by Labour Party leader [[Jeremy Corbyn]] on 13 September 2015<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/14/jeremy-corbyn-labour-shadow-cabinet-in-full</ref> and having resigned on 27 June 2016.<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/26/labour-shadow-cabinet-resignations-jeremy-corbyn-who-has-gone </ref> |
On 6 October 2016, Jeremy Corbyn appointed Griffith as [[Shadow Secretary of State for Defence]], replacing [[Clive Lewis]]. | On 6 October 2016, Jeremy Corbyn appointed Griffith as [[Shadow Secretary of State for Defence]], replacing [[Clive Lewis]]. | ||
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| Born | Nia Rhiannon Griffith 1956-12-04 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Somerville College (Oxford University), Bangor University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nia Griffith (born 4 December 1956) is a Welsh Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Llanelli since the 2005 UK General Election. She was Shadow Secretary of State for Wales from 6 April 2020 to 29 November 2021.
She previously held the position of Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, having been appointed to the post by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on 13 September 2015[1] and having resigned on 27 June 2016.[2]
On 6 October 2016, Jeremy Corbyn appointed Griffith as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, replacing Clive Lewis.
