GRIFFITH, Nia

Member for Llanelli since 2005. Committees: Member, Welsh Affairs Committee and EU Scrutiny Committee; Former Member, Joint Committee on Human Rights; Secretary, All-Party Steel Group; Vice-Chair, Welsh Parliamentary Labour Party. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rt Hon Harriet Harman May-Sept 2010 as Leader of the Opposition and 2008-10 in her capacity as Leader of the House and Minister for Women and Equalities; Parliamentary Private Secretary, Defra 2007-08; Secretary, Carmarthenshire County Labour Party; Deputy Mayor, Carmarthen 1998; Sheriff, Carmarthen 1997. Special political interests: Industry, equalities, environment, energy, flooding, EU issues. Profession/Trade: Former Head of Languages, Morriston Comprehensive School, Swansea; Local authority education adviser and schools inspector. Education: UCNW Bangor, PGCE; Oxford University, First (Hons). Languages spoken: Welsh, Italian, Spanish, French. Affiliations: USDAW trade union.