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Eluned Morgan was nominated and appointed to succeed Vaughan Gething as first minister of Wales on 6 August 2024. Later that day, she announced the appointment of Huw Irranca-Davies as her deputy first minister. [1] This was the first time a deputy first minister had been appointed to the Welsh Government since Ieuan Wyn Jones in 2007. [2]
The new arrangements provided for in the Government of Wales Act 2006 created a formal legal separation between the National Assembly for Wales, comprising 60 assembly members, and the Welsh Assembly Government, comprising the first minister, Welsh ministers, deputy ministers and the counsel general.
Government Deputy; 1: Alun Michael (born 1943) AM for Mid and West Wales As First Secretary: 12 May 1999 9 February 2000 273 days Labour [a] 1999: Michael Lab (minority) none: 2: Rhodri Morgan (1939–2017) AM for Cardiff West Office renamed First Minister on 16 October 2000: 9 February. 2000 10 December. 2009 9 years, 304 days Labour: Interim ...
Following the 2021 Senedd election, First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford announced in the formation of the next Welsh government, that he would form a "super-ministry" centred on climate change, combining the portfolios of the environment, energy, housing, planning and transport.
This is a list of all Welsh Government ministerial teams which have existed since the introduction of devolution for Wales in 1999. Since the onset of devolution in Wales in 1999, each Welsh Government administration has been led by the Labour Party.
The Welsh Labour leader has announced he is stepping down as First Minister of Wales after five years. Mark Drakeford: Welsh leader through Brexit, Covid and multiple prime ministers Skip to main ...
Government Minister for Climate Change Julie James: 13 May 2021 20 March 2024 Labour: Second Drakeford government [1] [2] Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change Huw Irranca-Davies: 21 March 2024 Incumbent: Labour: Gething government [3]
Visits by several members of the royal family and some television stars brought the crowds out across the country.