Nia Griffith

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nia Griffith
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 4, 1956(1956-12-04)
Age	68
Birthplace	Dublin
Country	Ireland
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Nia Griffith Biography

Nia Griffith is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 4, 1956 in Dublin, Ireland. Griffith was born in Dublin (Republic of Ireland) on 4/12/1956. Her family is from the mining villages of Neath in South Wales. Neath was the birthplace of her mother. Her father was Professor Thomas Gwynfor Griffith, and her mother was Dr. Rhiannon Hickell.

Griffith was a teacher at Queen Elizabeth Cambria School, Carmarthen, and Gowerton Comprehensive School, Swansea. She was also a member the NUT. Before entering Parliament, she worked as an education advisor and was also an Estyn Schools inspector (the Welsh equivalent to Ofsted). Before becoming an MP, she was Head Languages at Morriston Comprehensive School in Swansea. She is fluent in five languages, including English, Welsh Italian, French, Spanish, and Italian.

In June 2009, Griffith was named as one of the Welsh MPs whose expenses had been overpaid. Following a review of expenses Sir Thomas Legg ordered Griffith to repay £4,099.77 in mortgage interest claims.

In June 2010, Griffith had to repay the cost of sending 71 letters having been found to have breached Parliamentary rules on using House of Commons stationery for political purposes. The Department of Resources ruled that the letters, sent out just before the general election, “sought to communicate information about the Labour Party and that its intention was to persuade constituents to vote accordingly for the sitting party member”. Griffith also apologised for her actions.

Griffith joined the Labour Party as a member in 1981. She has held numerous positions of responsibility within the party including Secretary of Carmarthenshire County Labour Party. In 1987, Griffith was elected to the Carmarthen Town Council as a councillor. She also served as deputy mayor in 1998 and sheriff 1997.

Nia Griffith Net Worth

Nia Griffith is one of the richest Politician from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nia Griffith 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Nia Rhiannon Griffith, a Welsh Labour politician, was born 4 December 1956 and has been Shadow Secretary of State for Wales ever since 2020. In the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn, she was Shadow Welsh Secretary between 2015 and 2016 and Shadow Secretary for State for Defence between 2016 to 2020. Since 2005, she has been the Member of Parliament (MP), for Llanelli.

She attended Newland High School for Girls, now Newland School for Girls in Hull and Somerville College in Oxford. There she received a first-class degree in modern languages in 1979. She went on to study teacher training at the University of Wales in Bangor.

She was selected to contest the Welsh seat of Llanelli for Labour at the 2005 General Election following the imposition of an all-women shortlist after the retirement of Denzil Davies. She won the seat with a majority of 7,234 votes and remains the MP there. Griffith made her maiden speech on 19 May 2005. She was a member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Welsh Affairs Select Committee and European Scrutiny Committee. She also chaired the All-Party Steel and Metals Group. Griffith was PPS to Harriet Harman MP in her capacity as Minister for Women and Equality before the 2010 general election.

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Griffith held her seat at the 2019 general election.

Facts & Trivia

Nia Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Nia Griffith celebrates birthday on December 4 of every year.

Top Facts about Nia Griffith

1. Nia Griffith is a British Labour Party politician.
2. She has been the MP for Llanelli since 2005.
3. Griffith was born on July 1, 1956 in Dublin, Ireland.
4. She served as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence from 2016-2020.
5. Griffith was previously a teacher and headteacher before entering politics.
6. She supports the UK remaining in the EU and opposes Brexit.
7. In 2019, she won her seat with a majority of over 8,000 votes.
8. Griffith has also served as Shadow Minister for Wales and Europe.
9. She is known for her support of workers’ rights and trade unions.
10. Griffith has been an advocate for renewable energy and climate change action.

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