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Third Jones government
Third Jones government
; 9th devolved administration of Wales
2016–2018
	Jones's third cabinet on 23 May 2016
Date formed	19 May 2016
Date dissolved	12 December 2018
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
First Minister	Carwyn Jones
First Minister's history	2009–2018
Member parties	Labour; Liberal Democrats (1); Independent (1);
Status in legislature	Majority (coalition) ; 31 / 60 (52%) ; ; ;
Opposition party	Plaid Cymru (2016) ; Conservative (2017–2018)
Opposition leader	Leanne Wood (2016) ; Andrew R. T. Davies (2017–2018) ; Paul Davies (2018)
History
Election	2016 general election
Legislature term	5th National Assembly for Wales
Predecessor	Second Jones government
Successor	First Drakeford government

The third Jones government was a Labour–Liberal Democrat coalition government formed after the 2016 general election in Wales. On 14 October 2016, Dafydd Elis-Thomas left Plaid Cymru in order to support the coalition government and to give them a ruling majority; he later sat as an independent in the Senedd. The government was replaced by the Drakeford government on 13 December 2018, following the resignation of Carwyn Jones as First Minister the previous day.

Appointment

Following a vote in the Assembly to nominate an individual to become First Minister on 11 May 2016 both Jones and Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood tied on 29 votes each and another vote was automatically scheduled for the following week.^[1]

2016 Nomination of First Minister
Date:		11 May 2016
Candidate		Votes
	Carwyn Jones (Labour)	29 / 58
	Leanne Wood^[a] (Plaid Cymru)	29 / 58
	Abstentions	0 / 56
Source: Senedd^[3]

Under the Government of Wales Act 2006, if a First Minister is not elected within 28 days of the Assembly elections, those elections would need to be repeated.^[1]

Following negotiations with the Plaid Cymru leader, a second vote on 18 May saw Jones re-elected unopposed as First Minister, enabling him to begin the process of forming a minority government.^[4] He was sworn in as First Minister on 19 May, after which he said that he was "delighted to introduce the team who will be taking Wales forward over the next five years". Among his appointments was the former Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Kirsty Williams, who became Minister for Education.^[5]

Cabinet

Office		Term (in this govt)	Party
First Minister	Rt. Hon Carwyn Jones AM	2016–18	Labour
Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure (2016–17) Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport (2017–18)	Ken Skates AM	2016–18	Labour
Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport (2016–17) Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services (2017–18)	Vaughan Gething AM	2016–18	Labour
Cabinet Secretary for Education	Kirsty Williams AM	2016–18	Liberal Democrats
Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children (2016–17) Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services (2017–18)	Carl Sargeant AM	2016–17	Labour
	Alun Davies AM	2017–18	Labour
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (2016–17) Cabinet Secretary for Finance (2017–18)	Mark Drakeford AM	2016–18	Labour
Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs (2016–17) Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs (2017–18)	Lesley Griffiths AM	2016–18	Labour
Leader of the House and Chief Whip	Jane Hutt AM	2016–17	Labour
Leader of the House and Chief Whip	Julie James AM	2017–18	Labour

Ministers

Office		Term	Party
Minister for Skills and Science	Julie James AM	2016–17	Labour
Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language	Alun Davies AM	2016–17	Labour
Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language	Rt. Hon Eluned Morgan AM	2017–2018	Labour
Minister for Social Services and Public Health (2016–17) Minister for Children and Social Care (2017–)	Rebecca Evans AM	2016–17	Labour
	Huw Irranca-Davies AM	2017–18	Labour
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport	Rt. Hon Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM	2017–18	Independent
Minister for Housing and Regeneration	Rebecca Evans AM	2017–18	Labour
Minister for the Environment	Hannah Blythyn AM	2017–18	Labour