People of the Senedd

Lesley Griffiths MS

Lesley Griffiths MS

Senedd Constituency Member

Welsh Labour

Welsh Labour Group

Wrexham

Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

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My Senedd Activities

Delete points 2 and 3 and replace with: Notes that Llwybr Newydd sets out the way forward for freight and logistics and development of a freight and logistics plan. Supports this work,...

For debate on 01/12/2023

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Representation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) (Wales) Regulations 202...

For debate on 28/11/2023

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulat...

For debate on 28/11/2023

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Register of Service Providers (Prescribed Information and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales)...

For debate on 28/11/2023

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Regulated Services (Special School Residential Services) (Wales) Regulations 2023 is made i...

For debate on 28/11/2023

To propose that Senedd Cymru, for the purposes of any provisions resulting from the Infrastructure (Wales) Bill, agrees to any increase in expenditure of a kind referred to in Standing Or...

For debate on 28/11/2023

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Detailed information: Lesley Griffiths MS

Biography

Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

Key interests and achievements

Housing, health and climate change mitigation

Personal history

Lesley was brought up in North East Wales and has lived and worked in Wrexham all her adult life.

Professional background

Lesley spent 20 years working at the Wrexham Maelor Hospital. Prior to her election to the National Assembly for Wales, she worked as Constituency Assistant to Ian Lucas, MP.

Political history

Lesley was elected to the National Assembly for Wales in May 2007. She set up and chaired the Cross-Party Hospice Group. In December 2009 she was appointed Deputy Minister for Science, Innovation and Skills. Following her re-election in May 2011, she was appointed Minister for Health and Social Services. In March 2013, Lesley was appointed Minister for Local Government and Government Business. In September 2014, she was appointed Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty and in 2016 Minister for Energy, Environment and Rural Affairs. Following her re-election in 2021, Lesley was appointed Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd.

Membership

Terms of office

  1. 04/05/2007 - 31/03/2011
  2. 06/05/2011 - 05/04/2016
  3. 06/05/2016 - 28/04/2021
  4. 08/05/2021 -

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