Nicholas (Nick) David Griffiths (born 24 December 1951) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the

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representing the

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. Griffiths was born in

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. Elected to Parliament in the 1993 state election and subsequently re-elected in the

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and

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state elections, he is a member of the Labor Party. The Griffiths family emigrated to Western Australia in 1958. Griffiths has held several ministerial positions since entering parliament including: Shadow

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(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

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, a post which he held until 21 May 2009. Griffiths was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2018 Australia Day Honours, "For service to the people and Parliament of Western Australia."

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffiths, Nick Living people Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council Presidents of the Western Australian Legislative Council People educated at Newman College, Perth People from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan Welsh emigrants to Australia 1951 births Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia 21st-century Australian politicians