page_title: Nia Griffith
hierarchical_section_title: Nia Griffith
caption_attribution_description: English: Official portrait of Nia Griffith MP 3×4 portrait of Nia Griffith
context_page_description: Nia Rhiannon Griffith is a Welsh Labour politician who has served as Shadow Secretary of State for Wales since 2020. She previously served in the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn as Shadow Welsh Secretary from 2015 to 2016 and Shadow Secretary of State for Defence from 2016 to 2020. She has served as the Member of Parliament for Llanelli since 2005.
  She held the position of Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, having been appointed to the post by Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn in September 2015 until she resigned in June 2016. On 6 October 2016, Corbyn appointed Griffith as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, replacing Clive Lewis.
context_section_description: Nia Rhiannon Griffith (born 4 December 1956) is a Welsh Labour politician who has served as Shadow Secretary of State for Wales since 2020. She previously served in the Shadow Cabinet of Jeremy Corbyn as Shadow Welsh Secretary from 2015 to 2016 and Shadow Secretary of State for Defence from 2016 to 2020. She has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Llanelli since 2005.
  She held the position of Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, having been appointed to the post by Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn in September 2015 until she resigned in June 2016. On 6 October 2016, Corbyn appointed Griffith as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, replacing Clive Lewis.
caption: Griffith in 2020
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