Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution
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.
Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution of Wales | |
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Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros y Cyfansoddiad (Welsh) | |
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since 21 March 2024 | |
Welsh Government | |
Style | Welsh Minister |
Status | Cabinet Minister |
Abbreviation | Minister |
Member of | |
Reports to | the Senedd and the First Minister of Wales |
Seat | Cardiff |
Nominator | First Minister of Wales |
Appointer | The Crown |
Term length | Five years Subject to elections to the Senedd which take place every five years |
First holder | Mick Antoniw MS |
Website | gov |
Ministers
editName | Picture | Entered office | Left office | Other offices held | Political party | Government | Notes | |
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Minister | ||||||||
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
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.