Welsh Government News: Written statement: Cabinet portfolios

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Former First Minister Vaughan Gething MS By National Assembly for Wales from Wales - Vaughan Gething AM, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50724446

Written statement: Cabinet portfolios

Vaughan Gething MS, First Minister

I am this evening announcing changes to my Ministerial team. I have asked Jack Sargeant,

Member of the Senedd for Alyn and Deeside, to join my team as the Minister for Social Partnership. I have widened the scope of some Ministerial portfolios, while I will retain oversight for ongoing discussions with TATA working closely with the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates.

Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and the Cabinet Office Rebecca Evans MS
Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs Huw Irranca-Davies MS
Cabinet Secretary for Education Lynne Neagle MS
Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Housing Jayne Bryant MS
Cabinet Secretary for Health, Social Care and Welsh

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Eluned Morgan MS
Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Transport & North Wales Ken Skates MS
Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip Jane Hutt MS
Minister for Social Care Dawn Bowden MS
Minister for Social Partnership Jack Sargeant MS
Minister for Mental Health and Early Years Sarah Murphy MS

Note: The Counsel General offered his resignation to His Majesty the King which has been accepted. Section 49 (6) of GOWA provides that the functions are exercisable by a person designated by the First Minister if the Office of the Counsel General is vacant. Confirmation of the Counsel General designate will follow.


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