Cabinet Secretary for Finance (Wales)

Cabinet Secretary for Finance
Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyllid (Welsh)
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since 11 September 2024 (2024-09-11)
Member of
Reports toThe First Minister
AppointerThe Crown
Formation1999
First holderEdwina Hart AM
Websitegov.wales/rt-hon-mark-drakeford-ms

The Cabinet Secretary for Finance (Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyllid) is a member of the cabinet in the Welsh Government, responsible for the management of the budget, tax and borrowing, oversight of financial accounting and audit, and oversight of any Private Finance Initiative, amongst others.[1] The current officeholder is Mark Drakeford since September 2024.

List of ministers

Name Portrait Term of office Party Title First Minister
Edwina Hart 1999 – 2003 Welsh Labour Secretary for Finance Alun Michael
Rhodri Morgan
Sue Essex 2003 – 3 May 2007 Welsh Labour Minister for Finance and Local Government
Jane Hutt 25 May 2007 – 19 July 2007 Welsh Labour Minister for Budget and Business Management
Andrew Davies 19 July 2007 – 9 December 2009 Welsh Labour Minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery
Jane Hutt 9 December 2009 – May 2016 Welsh Labour Minister for Business and Budget (2009–11)

Minister for Finance (2011–16)

Carwyn Jones
Mark Drakeford 19 May 2016 – 13 December 2018 Welsh Labour Cabinet Secretary for Finance
Rebecca Evans 13 December 2018 – 11 September 2024 Welsh Labour Minister for Finance
Cabinet Secretary for Finance 		Mark Drakeford
Cabinet Secretary for Finance[2] Vaughan Gething
Mark Drakeford 11 September 2024[3] – Present Welsh Labour Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language Eluned Morgan

References

  1. ^ "Welsh Government | Jane Hutt AM". Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Wales' new First Minister Vaughan Gething announces his cabinet". ITV News. 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Welsh government reshuffle: Miles back as minister after ousting Gething". BBC News. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.