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The first minister is proposed to have the power to appoint 17 rather than the current 12 ministers, plus the counsel general, to the Welsh Government, and the number of ministers could be increased to 18/19, pending further Senedd approval. There is also the addition of another deputy presiding officer. [18]
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.
The Minister for Children and Social Care (Welsh: Y Gweinidog Plant a Gofal Cymdeithasol) is a minister of the Welsh Government, accountable to the cabinet secretary for health and social care. The current officeholder is Dawn Bowden since March 2024.
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]
Minister for Assembly Business Labour: First Morgan government [4] [10] Minister for Rural Affairs and Wales Abroad Mike German: 18 June 2002 1 May 2003 Deputy First Minister of Wales: Liberal Democrat: First Morgan government [4] Minister for Environment, Planning and Countryside Carwyn Jones: 9 May 2003 2007 Labour: Second Morgan government ...
The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change (Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd) is a member of the Cabinet in the Welsh Government. The current officeholder is Huw Irranca-Davies since March 2024.
Members of the partnership council are appointed by the Welsh Government and include, Welsh Ministers, Deputy Welsh Ministers and the members of local authorities in Wales which include representatives from each of the 22 principal councils in Wales, community councils, national park authorities, police and crime commissioners, fire authorities and NHS Wales.
The Cabinet Secretary for Local Government (Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol) is a cabinet position in the Welsh Government which has existed in various forms since the creation of the Welsh Government. The current officeholder is Jayne Bryant since July 2024. In the past, the position had responsibility for housing in Wales.