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| − | '''Nia | + | '''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 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>{{cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/14/jeremy-corbyn-labour-shadow-cabinet-in-full |author-last=Walker |author-first=Peter |title=Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet in full |publisher=The Guardian |date=16 September 2015 |accessdate=27 June 2016}}</ref> and having resigned on 27 June 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/26/labour-shadow-cabinet-resignations-jeremy-corbyn-who-has-gone |author-last1=Syal |author-first=Rajeev |author2-last=Perraudin |author2-first=Frances |title=Shadow cabinet resignations: who has gone and who is staying |publisher=The Guardian |date=27 June 2016 |accessdate=27 June 2016}}</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>{{cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/14/jeremy-corbyn-labour-shadow-cabinet-in-full |author-last=Walker |author-first=Peter |title=Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet in full |publisher=The Guardian |date=16 September 2015 |accessdate=27 June 2016}}</ref> and having resigned on 27 June 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/26/labour-shadow-cabinet-resignations-jeremy-corbyn-who-has-gone |author-last1=Syal |author-first=Rajeev |author2-last=Perraudin |author2-first=Frances |title=Shadow cabinet resignations: who has gone and who is staying |publisher=The Guardian |date=27 June 2016 |accessdate=27 June 2016}}</ref> | ||
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| Born | Nia Rhiannon Griffith 1956-12-04 Dublin, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford, Bangor University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Labour Friends of Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Labour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 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.
References
- ↑ Walker, Peter (16 September 2015). "Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet in full". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 June 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ Syal, Rajeev; Perraudin, Frances (27 June 2016). "Shadow cabinet resignations: who has gone and who is staying". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 June 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
