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Delete point 2 and replace with: Calls on the UK Government to replace the outdated Barnett formula with a new relative needs-based system agreed by all four nations, within a new fiscal...

For debate on 14/03/2024

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regu...

For debate on 12/03/2024

To propose that the Senedd endorses the conclusions and recommendations in the Final Report of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales, and notes the Welsh Govern...

For debate on 12/03/2024

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 27.5, approves that the draft The Packaging Waste (Data Collection and Reporting) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 is mad...

For debate on 12/03/2024

Delete all and replace with: To propose that the Senedd: 1. Regrets that the UK Government Spring Budget 2024: a) provides no additional resource funding for the Welsh Government, othe...

For debate on 08/03/2024

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 29.6, agrees that provisions in the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill in so far as they fall within the legislative com...

For debate on 05/03/2024

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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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