John Griffiths (Liberal politician)

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John Charles Griffiths (born 19 April 1934) is a former British Liberal Party politician, author and media entrepreneur.

Griffiths worked for Thomson Newspapers and the BBC while becoming active in the Liberal Party. [1] Chairman of the National League of Young Liberals. [2] He stood unsuccessfully in Ludlow at the 1964 general election, then in Wanstead and Woodford in 1966, and Bedford at the February and October 1974 general elections. A post at the Press Association in the late 1960s led him to a career in public relations, while he also wrote the first of many books, The Survivors, Afghanistan and Modern Iceland. [1]

In 1982–1983, Griffiths served as President of the Liberal Party, [2] where he launched a full review of all the party's structures. [3] He continued to write books, including The Science of Winning Squash and further work on Afghanistan. [1] In 1986, he founded the Arts Channel and ran the Minerva Vision production company. [4] Griffiths continues to write, and is also a Trustee of Asthma UK. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "John Griffiths, Esq Authorised Biography", Debrett's People of Today
  2. 1 2 3 Asthma UK Trustees Archived 2011-01-03 at the Wayback Machine , Asthma UK
  3. ↑ Jeremy Josephs, Inside the Alliance
  4. ↑ John Dench, Rewriting the sexual contract, p.286
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