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 all and replace with: To propose that the Senedd: 1.    Congratulates public bodies and businesses in North Wales for their success in securing funding for the largest ever deplo...

For debate on 15/09/2023

Delete all and replace with: To propose that the Senedd: 1.    Notes that at the UK Spring Budget, the Welsh Government Budget for 23/24 was worth £900m less than expected at the time o...

For debate on 15/09/2023

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Welsh Language Standards (No. 9) Regulations 2023 is made in accordance with the draft laid...

For debate on 12/09/2023

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Packaging Waste (Data Collection and Reporting) (Wales) Regulations 2023 is made in accorda...

For debate on 04/07/2023

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 11.21 (ii): Notes: a) the Welsh Government Annual Report 2022/23; b) progress on the Legislative Programme. The Legislati...

For debate on 04/07/2023

To propose that the Senedd: 1. Notes the report from Hefin David MS ‘Transitions to Employment: A Report for the Welsh Government’. 2. Recognises the role of education in delivering the...

For debate on 27/06/2023

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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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