Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution
Welsh Government cabinet minister
- Senedd
- Cabinet
Subject to elections to the Senedd which take place every five years
The Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution (Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros y Cyfansoddiad) is a member of the cabinet in the Welsh Government. The current officeholder is Rebecca Evans, since March 2024.
Ministers
| Name | Picture | Entered office | Left office | Other offices held | Political party | Government | Notes | |
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| Mick Antoniw |  | 13 May 2021 | 20 March 2024 | Counsel General | Labour | Second Drakeford government | [1] | |
| Cabinet Secretary | ||||||||
| Rebecca Evans |  | 21 March 2024 | Incumbent | Finance and Cabinet Office | Labour | Gething government | [2] | |
Responsibilities
The post holder may have the following responsibilities:[1]
- Constitutional conventions
- Constitutional affairs
- Elections policy
- Justice policy, and responding to the Justice Commission's report
- Common Frameworks co-ordination work
- Government position on the UK Internal Market Act
- Tribunals policy
The responsibilities for this position are vague, since its establishment in May 2021, however the officeholder was on the receiving end of questions relating to Senedd reform,[3] while also expressing the officeholder's opinion on the state of intergovernmental relations with the UK Government,[4] such as the dispute over the Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017,[5] and how UK Government laws impact Wales.[6] The officeholder also commissioned reports on how local democracy works in Wales,[7] and oversaw pilots on the issue.[8]
See also
Wales portal
- Ministry
References
- ^ a b "Mick Antoniw MS: Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Wales' new First Minister Vaughan Gething announces his cabinet". ITV News. 21 March 2024.
- ^ Mansfield, Mark (13 December 2023). "Minister grilled over closed-list plans for Senedd elections". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Hayward, Will (1 July 2023). "Welsh Government attack UK Gov for 'destructive' attitude to devolution". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ NationCymru (28 June 2022). "UK Government attempt to scrap Welsh law shows Tories 'just hate Wales' says Welsh minister". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Carrell, Severin; Elgot, Jessica (31 January 2022). "Scottish and Welsh ministers criticise 'cack-handed' plans to scrap EU rules". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Building the foundations of a healthier democracy in Wales". www.wcpp.org.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Jones, Gwynoro (24 March 2022). "Mick Antoniw MS gives update on Flexible Voting pilots in Wales". Wales News Online. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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secretaries
Vaughan Gething (First Minister)
- Rebecca Evans (Cabinet Secretary for Finance) (Constitution and Cabinet Office)
- Eluned Morgan (Health and Social Care)
- Jeremy Miles (Economy, Energy and Welsh Language)
- Lynne Neagle (Education)
- Huw Irranca-Davies (Climate Change) (Rural Affairs)
- Lesley Griffiths (Culture and Social Justice)
- Julie James (Housing) (Local Government) (Planning)
- Ken Skates (North Wales) (Transport)
- Jane Hutt (Trefnydd) (Chief Whip)
- Mick Antoniw (Counsel General)
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