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Humphrey Vaughan ap David Gething [9] was born on 15 March 1974 in Lusaka, Zambia, [10] [11] [12] where his father, a white Welsh veterinarian from Ogmore-by-Sea in Glamorgan, met his mother, who is a black Zambian and was working as a chicken farmer. [13] Gething describes his father as "a white Welsh economic migrant". [13]
New Welsh Labour leader Vaughan Gething has been sworn in as the First Minister of Wales. He succeeds Mark Drakeford, who resigned in an emotional speech on Tuesday after holding the position ...
Following Mark Drakeford's resignation as First Minister of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour, Vaughan Gething was elected to succeed him in the February–March 2024 Welsh Labour leadership election. Gething was officially nominated as First Minister by the Senedd on 20 March 2024, [2] [3] and announced his cabinet the following day.
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
Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday, and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government. Gething, son of a Welsh father and a ...
Vaughan Gething made history in March when he became the first black leader of any European country.
Economy minister Vaughan Gething has been announced as the next Welsh Labour leader and first minister of Wales at an event on Saturday.
Bottom left: Vaughan Gething was the first Black first minister of Wales and the shortest-serving first minister. Bottom right: Eluned Morgan, the current first minister and first female first minister.