▁Health ▁and ▁Social ▁Services , ▁a ▁post ▁she ▁held ▁until ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁for ▁Local ▁Government ▁and ▁Government ▁Business . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁for ▁Commun ities ▁and ▁T ack ling ▁P over ty . ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁Cab inet ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Environment ▁and ▁R ural ▁Affairs ▁following ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁before ▁being ▁named ▁in ▁her ▁current ▁role ▁of ▁Cab inet ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Energy , ▁Pl anning , ▁and ▁R ural ▁Affairs ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Griff ith s ▁used ▁her ▁minister ial ▁office ▁to ▁over turn ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁a ▁planning ▁inspect or ▁to ▁refuse ▁a ▁proposed ▁wind ▁farm ▁near ▁L land r ind od ▁Well s . ▁In ▁November ▁the ▁Camp aign ▁for ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁R ural ▁Wales ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁challeng ing ▁this ▁in ▁the ▁High ▁Court . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Personal ▁website ▁ ▁Off ices ▁held ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Wel sh ▁Labour ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁for ▁Wales ▁Category : W ales ▁AM s ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 1 1 ▁Category : W ales ▁AM s ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 6 ▁Category : W ales ▁AM s ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 2