About:

Lesley Griffiths was elected the Labour Party Assembly Member for Wrexham, on the 3rd May 2007.

Lesley was brought up in North East Wales .

She has lived and worked in Wrexham all of her adult life.

Lesley worked at the Wrexham Maelor Hospital for twenty years and has run Ian Lucas MP's constituency office since his election in 2001.

She has two teenage daughters and has served as a school governor and community councillor.

Lesley has been a member of the Labour Party for many years.

As a strong supporter of devolution for Wales, she played an active role in the 1997 'Yes for Wales' campaign.

She is a member of the Transport and General Workers Union having previously been a member of Unison whilst working for the NHS.

Her political interests include housing, health, economic development and women's issues.

Outside of politics, her main hobbies are music, walking and watching Wrexham Football Club.

Lesley is formerly an elected director of the Wrexham Supporters Trust.