James "Jim" Griffiths (
1890-
1975) was a
Welsh Labour politician, the prime mover in the establishment of the
Welsh Office[?]. Griffiths was born in
Ammanford[?],
Carmarthenshire, a strongly
Welsh-speaking area. He went into politics via the
trade union movement, having become an official in the miners' union. In
1936, he was elected MP for
Llanelli[?], a
constituency[?] which he held until his retirement in
1970. A political moderate, he nevertheless had
nationalist sympathies, and recognised the need for a measure of self-government for
Wales. In
1964, under
Harold Wilson's premiership, he became the first
Secretary of State for Wales, and remained in the office for two years. Griffiths had a considerable popular following, and his good reputation lives after him.
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