Nia Rhiannon Griffith (born December 4, 1956) is a British politician. She is the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Llanelli in Wales. December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the main democratic socialist [1] political party in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Llanelli is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales for ever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd...

Her family comes from mining villages near Neath, in South Wales. She was born in Dublin, Ireland. She was educated at Newland High School in Hull and Somerville College, Oxford where she graduated with a first class degree in modern languages. After Oxford, she trained to be a teacher at the University of Wales, Bangor. Prior to entering Parliament, she worked as a teacher, an education adviser and an Estyn Schools Inspector (the Welsh equivalent of Ofsted). Immediately before becoming an MP she was Head of Languages at Morriston Comprehensive School, Swansea. She speaks five languages: English, Welsh, Italian, French and Spanish. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Full name Somerville College Motto Donec rursus impleat orbem Named after Mary Somerville Previous Names Somerville Hall Established 1879 Sister College Girton College Principal Dame Fiona Caldicott JCR President Simon Bruegger MCR President Allen Middlebro Location Woodstock Road, Oxford Undergraduates 396 Graduates 88 Homepage Boat Club Somerville College is one... A modern language is any human language that is used by societies in the world today. ... A teachers room in a Japanese middle school, 2005. ... Affiliations University of Wales Website http://www. ... The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, in London, England is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) meet to conduct their business. ... Morriston is a district of Swansea, situated in the North East of the City. ... A Comprehensive school is a type of school providing secondary level education in England or Wales. ... Swansea (Welsh: , mouth of the Tawe) is a city and county in South Wales in the United Kingdom, situated on the coast immediately to the east of the Gower Peninsula. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...

She was elected to the House of Commons for the Welsh seat of Llanelli at the 2005 General Election following the retirement of Denzil Davies. She won the seat with a majority of 7,234 votes and remains the MP there. She made her maiden speech on May 19, 2005[1] and is a member of both the Welsh Affairs and the European Scrutiny Select Committees. The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales for ever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd... Barring a change in the law, the next general election in the United Kingdom must be held some time before June 30, 2006. ... The Right Honourable David John Denzil Davies (born October 9, 1938) was the Welsh member of Parliament for Llanelli for the Labour Party from 1970 to 2005, and a member of the Privy Council. ... A maiden speech is the first speech given by a newly elected representative in such bodies as the House of Commons or the United States House of Representatives. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wales Office is a United Kingdom government department. ... A Select Committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues originating in the Westminster System of parliamentary democracy. ...

Nia Griffith joined the Labour Party in 1981. She has served as Secretary of the Carmarthenshire County Labour Party. She was elected as a councillor to the Carmarthen Town Council in 1987, serving as the sheriff in 1997 and deputy mayor in 1998. Her main political interests are Europe and the environment. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carmarthenshire (Welsh: ) is a county in Wales. ... Carmarthen (Welsh Caerfyrddin - caer fort + Myrddin Moridunum, Merlin (origin disputed)) is the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

On the 19th of October 2006 she proposed that speed limit signs should be read in kilometres per hour rather than miles per hour, to reduce accident rates.[2]

Publication

• 100 Ideas for Teaching Languages by Nia Griffith, 2005, Continuum International Publishing Group ISBN 0-8264-8549-9

External links

• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Nia Griffith MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Nia Griffith MP