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The Welsh Government (Welsh: Llywodraeth Cymru) is the executive arm of the devolved government of Wales. The government consists of cabinet secretaries and ministers. It is led by the first minister, usually the leader of the largest party in the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru), who selects ministers with the approval of the Senedd.
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 Permanent Secretary to the Welsh Government is directly responsible for more than 5,000 civil servants in Wales. The Permanent Secretary leads the Welsh Government civil service department, ensuring the department delivers the full range of devolved powers and duties that the Senedd has sole responsibility for as outlined in the Government of Wales Acts of 1998 and 2006 and the Wales Acts ...
The minister is responsible for the running of the National Health Service in Wales, all aspects of public health and health protection in Wales, the Food Standards Agency in Wales, post-graduate medical education and any charges for NHS services. [2]
The Eluned Morgan government is the government of Wales formed by Eluned Morgan from August 2024, following her appointment as First Minister of Wales on 6 August. Morgan first formed an interim government largely continuing the previous Gething government , then announced a fuller reshuffle in September 2024.
The Wales Office (Welsh: Swyddfa Cymru), known as the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (Welsh: Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru) between 2017 and 2024, is a department of His Majesty's Government. It replaced the former Welsh Office, which had extensive responsibility for governing Wales prior to Welsh devolution in 1999. [1]
Head of government: First Minister of Wales. List of first ministers of Wales; Welsh Government; Wales Office (Department of UK Government) – it is primarily responsible for carrying out the few functions remaining with the Secretary of State for Wales that have not been transferred already to the Senedd; and for securing funds for Wales as part of the annual budgetary settlement.
Wales on Sunday is the only Welsh Sunday newspaper that covers the whole of Wales. [303] The Books Council of Wales is the Welsh-Government-funded body tasked with promoting Welsh literature in Welsh and English. [304] The BCW provides publishing grants for qualifying English- and Welsh-language publications. [305]