Nick Griffiths

Nick Griffiths
In office 22 May 1993 – 22 May 2009
Constituency	East Metropolitan Region
Personal details
Born	24 December 1951 (1951-12-24) (age 59) Barry, Wales
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Tracie
Profession	Barrister and solicitor

Nicholas (Nick) David Griffiths (born 24 December 1951) is an Australian politician. He currently is the member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the East Metropolitan Region.

Griffiths was born in Barry, Wales. Elected to Parliament in the 1993 state election and subsequently re-elected in the 1996, 2001 and 2005 state elections, he is a member of the Labor Party.^[1] The Griffiths family emigrated to Western Australia in 1958.

Griffiths has held several ministerial positions since entering parliament including: Shadow Attorney-General (1996-1999), Minister of Racing and Gaming (2001-2005) and Minister of Housing and Works (2003-2005). Following the 2005 election, he was elected as President of the Western Australian Legislative Council, a post which he held until 21 May 2009.

References

1. ^ "Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook". 2008. http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament/Memblist.nsf/WAllMembersFlat/Griffiths,+Nicholas+(Nick)+David?opendocument. Retrieved 2008-08-01. 

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Name	Griffiths, Nick
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Date of birth	24 December 1951
Place of birth	Barry, Wales
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