Welsh Government: Difference between revisions

The '''Welsh Government''' ({{lang-cy|Llywodraeth Cymru}}) is the [[Executive (government)|executive arm]] of the [[Welsh devolution|devolved]] government of [[Wales]]. The government consists of ministers[[Cabinet secretary|cabinet secretaries]] and [[Minister (government)of State|deputy ministers]]. It is led by the [[First Minister of Wales|first minister]], usually the leader of the largest party in the [[Senedd]] (Welsh Parliament; {{Lang-cy|Senedd Cymru}}), who selects ministers and deputy ministers with the approval of the Senedd. The government is responsible for [[Table (parliamentary procedure)|tabling]] policy in [[Devolved, reserved and excepted matters|devolved areas]] (such as health, education, economic development, transport and local government) for consideration by the Senedd and implementing policy that has been approved by it.<ref name="WG335">{{cite web |url= http://gov.wales/docs/caecd/publications/150917-quick-guide-en.pdf |title= Welsh Government: a quick guide |publisher= Welsh Government |date= 2015 |access-date= 13 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="WG336">{{cite web |url= http://gov.wales/about/cabinet/?lang=en |title= Welsh Government: about |publisher= Welsh Government |date=2016 |access-date= 22 May 2016}}</ref>

The current Welsh Government is a [[Gething government|Labour minority administration]], following the [[2021 Senedd election]]. LedIt is led by [[Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely|Eluned Morgan]] who has been the first minister of Wales since August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw4y4nzx95jt|title=Eluned Morgan: Wales' new first minister confirmed|website=BBC News}}</ref>

The National Assembly was created by the [[Government of Wales Act 1998]], which followed a [[1997 Welsh devolution referendum|referendum in 1997]]. 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 assembly as a whole voted to delegate to ministers.

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|[[Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely|The Baroness Morgan of Ely]]

|August 2024 –2024–

|[[Deputy First Minister of Wales]]
[[Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change]] and [[Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs (Wales)|Rural Affairs]]

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|[[Huw Irranca-Davies]]

|August 2024 –2024–

|[[MinisterCabinet Secretary for Finance (Wales)|Cabinet Secretary for Finance]], [[Minister for the Constitution (Wales)|Constitution and CabinetWelsh Office]]Language

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|[[Gower (Senedd Cymru constituency)|Gower]]

|September 2024–

|[[Cabinet Secretary for Housing]], and [[Cabinet Secretary for Local Government|Local Government]], and Planning

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|[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]

|September 2024–

|[[MinisterCabinet Secretary for Health and Social ServicesCare (Wales)|Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care]]

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|[[MarkJeremy DrakefordMiles]] MS

|[[Cardiff WestNeath (Senedd constituency)|Cardiff WestNeath]]

|[[MinisterCabinet Secretary for the EconomyTransport (Wales)|Cabinet Secretary for Economy]], [[Cabinet Secretary for Transport (Wales)|Transport]] and [[Cabinet Secretary for North Wales|North Wales]]

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|September 2024–

|[[Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice (Wales)|Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice]], [[Trefnydd of the Senedd|Trefnydd]] (House Leader) and [[Chief Whip (Wales)|Chief Whip]]

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|[[Vale of Glamorgan (AssemblySenedd constituency)|Vale of Glamorgan]]

|September 2024–

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=== Ministers ===

|[[Minister for Mental Health and Early YearsWellbeing]]

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|[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]

|September 2024–

|[[Minister for Children and Social Care]]

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|[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]

|September 2024–

|[[Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership]]

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|[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]

|September 2024–

|[[Counsel GeneralMinister for Wales|CounselFurther and GeneralHigher DesignateEducation]]

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|September 2024–

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