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The main office of the first minister is in Tŷ Hywel, which is adjacent to the Senedd building in Cardiff Bay. [2] An additional office is also kept at the Crown Buildings, Cathays Park, Cardiff which is the headquarters of the Welsh Government. The incumbent first minister of Wales is Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely, who has served ...
The title of the role was changed to "First Minister of Wales" in October 2000, a change which was recognised in law following the enactment of the Government of Wales Act 2006. All first ministers to date have also served concurrently as leader of Welsh Labour. [1]
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]
Politics was at the forefront of much of the news in Wales across 2024, with three first ministers holding office during the year the Senedd marked its 25th anniversary, while a general election ...
Mair Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely, PC (born 16 February 1967), is a Welsh Labour politician who has served as First Minister of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour since 2024. [1] She previously served as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care in the Welsh Government from 2021 to 2024. [a] [2] [3]
As initially established, the Welsh Government had no independent executive powers in law (unlike, for instance, the Scottish ministers and British government ministers). The National Assembly was established as a body corporate by the Government of Wales Act 1998 and the executive, as a committee of the assembly, only had those powers that the ...
In 2018, he was elected to succeed Jones as Welsh Labour Leader and First Minister. He led the Welsh Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2021 Senedd election, Drakeford led Welsh Labour to win 30 seats, a working majority, and was reappointed as First Minister. Drakeford resigned as Welsh Labour Leader and First Minister in ...
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has accused the Welsh First Minister of "gaslighting" his party over the potential for agreeing a budget deal. On Tuesday in the Senedd First Minister Eluned ...