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Eluned Morgan MS, First Minister

First published:
11 September 2024
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I am today pleased to announce the new Welsh Government Cabinet.

The changes I am announcing today offer stability, draw on experience, and bring our collective talents together. The new portfolios reflect modern Wales and are designed to address the key challenges that face us all. 

I have spent the summer listening to the people of Wales, and my new Cabinet appointments will now focus relentlessly on the priorities I heard from them.   

This is a team representing all of Wales to work on behalf of the whole nation.  My team and I are dedicated to delivering positive change for the people of Wales on the issues that matter most to them.  

The full Ministerial team is as follows:  

  • Huw Irranca-Davies MS - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
  • Jeremy Miles MS - Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
  • Mark Drakeford MS - Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
  • Rebecca Evans MS - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
  • Jayne Bryant MS - Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government
  • Lynne Neagle MS - Cabinet Secretary for Education
  • Ken Skates MS - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales 
  • Jane Hutt MS - Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
  • Jack Sargeant MS - Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership
  • Vikki Howells MS - Minister for Further and Higher Education
  • Sarah Murphy MS - Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
  • Dawn Bowden MS - Minister for Children and Social Care
  • Julie James MS - Counsel General Designate and Minister for Delivery