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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.
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.
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]
This permanent representation is supplemented by overseas visits undertaken by the First Minister, and other officials, often timed to coincide with Saint David's Day, the feast day of the Welsh patron saint, and by an annual focus on a specific nation, "Wales in Germany" in 2021, "Wales in Canada" in 2022 and "Wales in France" in 2023.
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 [11] [12] Minister for Rural Affairs ...
The Gething government was the Labour-led government of Wales formed on 21 March 2024 [3] following the appointment of Vaughan Gething as First Minister on 20 March 2024. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] History
In 2017, a Chief Regional Officer role for North Wales was established by the Welsh Government. [2] In his campaign to become leader of Welsh Labour, for the 2018 Welsh Labour leadership election, Mark Drakeford announced that if he were to win the leadership contest, he would set up a ministerial post dedicated to the interests of North Wales.
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.