[[File:Cynhadledd i'r Wasg Press Conference - 08.01.21.webm|thumb|[[Mark Drakeford]], First Minister at that time, takes a [[COVID-19 pandemic in Wales|COVID-19]] press conference in January 2021]]
The '''Welsh Government''' ({{lang-cy|Llywodraeth Cymru}}) is the [[Welsh devolution|devolved]] [[Executive (government)|executive]] of [[Wales]]. The government consists of [[Cabinet secretary|cabinet secretaries]] and [[Minister of State|ministers]] (formerly ministers and 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 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]]. It 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>
