Lesley Griffiths | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2024 | |
| First Minister | Vaughan Gething |
| Preceded by | Jane Hutt |
| Trefnydd of the Senedd | |
| In office 13 May 2021 – 21 March 2024 | |
| First Minister | Mark Drakeford |
| Preceded by | Rebecca Evans |
| Succeeded by | Jane Hutt |
| Minister for North Wales | |
| In office 13 May 2021 – 20 March 2024 | |
| First Minister | Mark Drakeford |
| Preceded by | Ken Skates |
| Succeeded by | Ken Skates |
| Minister for Rural Affairs[a] | |
| In office 19 May 2016 – 21 March 2024 | |
| First Minister | Carwyn Jones Mark Drakeford |
| Preceded by | Carl Sargeant |
| Succeeded by | Huw Irranca-Davies |
| Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty | |
| In office 11 September 2014[1] – 19 May 2016 | |
| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Cuthbert |
| Succeeded by | Carl Sargeant |
| Minister for Local Government and Government Business | |
| In office 14 March 2013[2] – 11 September 2014 | |
| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| Preceded by | Carl Sargeant |
| Succeeded by | Leighton Andrews (Public Services) Jane Hutt (Government Business) |
| Minister for Health and Social Services | |
| In office 11 May 2011 – 14 March 2013 | |
| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| Preceded by | Edwina Hart |
| Succeeded by | Mark Drakeford |
| Member of the Senedd for Wrexham | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2007 | |
| Preceded by | John Marek |
| Majority | 1,350 (6.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) |
| Political party | Welsh Labour |
| Occupation | Political Advisor |
| Website | Welsh Labour |
Susan Lesley Griffiths (born 1960), known as Lesley Griffiths, is a Welsh Labour[3] politician serving as Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice since 2024.[4] She previously served as Trefnydd of the Senedd and Minister for North Wales from 2021 to 2024, and Minister for Rural Affairs from 2016 to 2024. She worked as a secretary to John Marek and the constituency assistant to Ian Lucas, successive Members of Parliament for Wrexham, and was elected to the Senedd from the Wrexham constituency in 2007. She has held a number of cabinet positions in the Welsh Government. In December 2009 she was appointed Deputy Minister for Science, Innovation and Skills.[5]
In 2011, she was appointed Minister for Health and Social Services.[6] She was then appointed Minister for Local Government and Government Business in March 2013.[5] In September 2014 she was appointed Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty.[7] Following the 2016 election, she was appointed Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs following her own re-election.[5] She retained her post in a Welsh Government Cabinet reshuffle in November 2017, but with a revised portfolio of Energy, Planning, and Rural Affairs[8] with Hannah Blythyn becoming her Deputy Minister for the Environment.
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- ^ "Leighton Andrews rejoins cabinet in reshuffle". 11 September 2014 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Welsh government reshuffle: Mark Drakeford new health minister". 14 March 2013 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Member Profile". Welsh Parliament.
- ^ Mosalski, Ruth (21 March 2024). "Vaughan Gething confirms new-look Welsh Government cabinet". Wales Online. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Lesley Griffiths MS: Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs". Gov.Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Welsh Government | "New Team Delivers for Wales"". Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ "Welsh Government | Lesley Griffiths AM". Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Welsh Government | Written Statement – Ministerial changes". gov.wales. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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