Peter Griffiths
Peter Harry Steve Griffiths (24 May 1928 – 20 November 2013) was a British Conservative politician best known for gaining the Smethwick seat by defeating the Shadow Foreign Secretary Patrick Gordon Walker in the 1964 general election, against the national trend, by using anti-immigrant and racist rhetoric.
Peter Griffiths | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Portsmouth North | |
| In office 3 May 1979 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Judd |
| Succeeded by | Syd Rapson |
| Member of Parliament for Smethwick | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 10 March 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Gordon Walker |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Faulds |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Harry Steve Griffiths 24 May 1928 West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 20 November 2013 (aged 85) Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Citizenship | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | United Kingdom |
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