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The '''second Morgan government''' (2003–2007) was a [[Welsh Labour|Labour]] [[majority government]] in [[Wales]].
The '''second Rhodri Morgan government''' (2003–2007) was a [[Welsh Labour|Labour]] government in [[Wales]].


Having won 30 out of the 60 seats available in the [[2003 National Assembly for Wales election|2003 general election]] and with the non-voting [[Llywydd of the Senedd|Presiding Officer and Deputy]] both coming from the opposition,<ref>Plaid Cymru and the John Marek Independent Party respectively</ref> the Labour party were able to form a majority government with 30 seats to the opposition's 28<ref>{{cite book |last1=Morgan |first1=Rhodri |title=A Political Life in Wales and Westminster |date=2017 |publisher=University of Wales Press |isbn=978-1-78683-147-7 |page=259 |edition=First}}</ref> with [[Rhodri Morgan]] continuing as [[First Minister for Wales|First Minister]].
Having won 30 out of the 60 seats available in the [[2003 National Assembly for Wales election|2003 general election]] and with the non-voting [[Llywydd of the Senedd|Presiding Officer and Deputy]] both coming from the opposition,<ref>Plaid Cymru and the John Marek Independent Party respectively</ref> the Labour party were able to form a majority government with 30 seats to the opposition's 28<ref>{{cite book |last1=Morgan |first1=Rhodri |title=A Political Life in Wales and Westminster |date=2017 |publisher=University of Wales Press |isbn=978-1-78683-147-7 |page=259 |edition=First}}</ref> with [[Rhodri Morgan]] continuing as [[First Minister for Wales|First Minister]].
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== Cabinet ==
== Cabinet ==


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|- style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
!style="width: 390px"|Office || colspan="2"|Name || Term || Party
!style="width: 390px"|Office
!Portrait|| colspan="2" |Name || Term || Party
|-
|-
|'''[[First Minister for Wales|First Minister]]'''
|'''[[First Minister for Wales|First Minister]]'''
|[[File:Rhodri_Morgan_(assemblée_nationale_pour_le_pays_de_Galles).jpg|138x138px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Rhodri Morgan]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Rhodri Morgan]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Assembly Business'''
|'''[[Minister for Assembly Business]]'''
'''[[Chief Whip]]'''
'''[[Chief Whip (Wales)|Chief Whip]]'''
|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Karen_Sinclair_AM.jpg|135x135px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Karen Sinclair]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Karen Sinclair]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport'''
|'''Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport'''
|[[File:Alun Pugh.jpg|132x132px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Alun Pugh]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Alun Pugh]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|'''[[Minister for the Economy and Transport|Minister for Economic Development and Transport]]'''
|'''[[Minister for the Economy and Transport|Minister for Economic Development and Transport]]'''
|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Andrew_Davies_AM.jpg|136x136px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Andrew Davies (Labour politician)|Andrew Davies]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Andrew Davies (Labour politician)|Andrew Davies]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|'''[[Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills|Minister for Education]]'''
|'''[[Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills|Minister for Education]]'''
|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Jane_Davidson_AM.jpg|125x125px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Jane Davidson]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Jane Davidson]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Environment and Rural Affairs'''
|'''[[Minister for Rural Affairs (Wales)|Minister for Environment and Rural Affairs]]'''
|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Carwyn_Jones_AM.jpg|133x133px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Carwyn Jones]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Carwyn Jones]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|'''[[Minister for Finance (Wales)|Minister for Finance and Local Government]]'''
|'''[[Minister for Finance (Wales)|Minister for Finance and Local Government]]'''
|[[File:Sue_Essex_1999.png|129x129px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Sue Essex]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Sue Essex]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|'''[[Minister for Health and Social Services|Minister for Health & Social Care]]'''
|'''[[Minister for Health and Social Services|Minister for Health & Social Care]]'''
|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Jane_Hutt_AM.jpg|132x132px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Jane Hutt]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Jane Hutt]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration'''
|'''[[Minister for Social Justice (Wales)|Minister for Social Justice]] and Regeneration'''
|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Edwina_Hart_AM.jpg|139x139px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Edwina Hart]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Edwina Hart]]'''||2003–2005||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
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== Junior ministers ==
== Junior ministers ==


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|- style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
!style="width: 390px"|Office || colspan="2"|Name || Term || Party
!style="width: 390px"|Office
!Portrait|| colspan="2" |Name || Term || Party
|-
|-
|Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Transport
|Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Transport
|[[File:Official portrait of Brian Gibbons AM.jpg|153x153px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|Dr. [[Brian Gibbons (politician)|Brian Gibbons]]||2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|Dr. [[Brian Gibbons (politician)|Brian Gibbons]]||2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|Deputy Minister for Health and Social Care
|[[Deputy Minister for Social Services|Deputy Minister for Health and Social Care]]
|[[File:Official portrait of John Griffiths AM.jpg|132x132px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|[[John Griffiths (Welsh politician)|John Griffiths]]||2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|[[John Griffiths (Welsh politician)|John Griffiths]]||2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|Deputy Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration
|Deputy Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration
|[[File:Official portrait of Huw Lewis AM.jpg|131x131px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|[[Huw Lewis]]||2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|[[Huw Lewis]]||2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
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== September 2005 Re-shuffle ==
== September 2005 Re-shuffle ==


Following a mid-term re-shuffle in September 2005 [[Jane Hutt]] was removed from her post as Health and Social Care Minister after controversy over long waiting lists and criticism from AMs <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4161621.stm|title=Hutt is sacked as health minister|date=10 January 2005|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> to Minister for Assembly Business along with the additional responsibilities of Equalities & Children. [[Karen Sinclair]] remained as [[Chief Whip]] to the Labour party allowing her to stay in the cabinet as an observer.
Following a mid-term re-shuffle in September 2005 [[Jane Hutt]] was removed from her post as Health and Social Care Minister after controversy over long waiting lists and criticism from AMs <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4161621.stm|title=Hutt is sacked as health minister|date=10 January 2005|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> to [[Minister for Assembly Business]] along with the additional responsibilities of Equalities & Children. [[Karen Sinclair]] remained as [[Chief Whip (Wales)|Chief Whip]] to the Labour party allowing her to stay in the cabinet as an observer.


Further changes were the promotion of [[Brian Gibbons (politician)|Brian Gibbons]] from a junior minister to Minister for Health & Social Care, along with the promotion of [[Tamsin Dunwoody]] & [[Christine Chapman]] to Deputy Ministers and a few minor changes to existing members roles.
Further changes were the promotion of [[Brian Gibbons (politician)|Brian Gibbons]] from a junior minister to Minister for Health & Social Care, along with the promotion of [[Tamsin Dunwoody]] & [[Christine Chapman]] to Deputy Ministers and a few minor changes to existing members roles.
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=== Cabinet ===
=== Cabinet ===


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|- style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
!style="width: 390px"|Office || colspan="2"|Name || Term || Party
!style="width: 390px"|Office
!Portrait|| colspan="2" |Name || Term || Party
|-
|-
|'''[[First Minister for Wales|First Minister]]'''
|'''[[First Minister for Wales|First Minister]]'''
|[[File:Rhodri Morgan (assemblée nationale pour le pays de Galles).jpg|137x137px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Rhodri Morgan]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Rhodri Morgan]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Assembly Business, Equalities & Children'''
|'''[[Minister for Assembly Business]], Equalities & Children'''
|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Jane_Hutt_AM.jpg|132x132px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Jane Hutt]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Jane Hutt]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport'''
|'''Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport'''
|[[File:Alun Pugh.jpg|132x132px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Alun Pugh]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Alun Pugh]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks'''
|'''Minister for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks'''
|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Andrew_Davies_AM.jpg|136x136px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Andrew Davies (Labour politician)|Andrew Davies]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Andrew Davies (Labour politician)|Andrew Davies]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|'''[[Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills|Minister for Education, Lifelong Learning & Skills]]'''
|'''[[Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills|Minister for Education, Lifelong Learning & Skills]]'''
|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Jane_Davidson_AM.jpg|125x125px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Jane Davidson]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Jane Davidson]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Environment, Planning and Countryside'''
|'''Minister for Environment, Planning and Countryside'''
|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Carwyn_Jones_AM.jpg|133x133px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Carwyn Jones]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Carwyn Jones]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|'''[[Minister for Finance (Wales)|Minister for Finance, Local Government and Public Services]]'''
|'''[[Minister for Finance (Wales)|Minister for Finance, Local Government and Public Services]]'''
|[[File:Sue_Essex_1999.png|129x129px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Sue Essex]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Sue Essex]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|'''[[Minister for Health and Social Services|Minister for Health & Social Care]]'''
|'''[[Minister for Health and Social Services|Minister for Health & Social Care]]'''
|[[File:Official portrait of Brian Gibbons AM.jpg|153x153px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Brian Gibbons (politician)|Brian Gibbons]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Brian Gibbons (politician)|Brian Gibbons]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|'''Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration'''
|'''Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration'''
|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Edwina_Hart_AM.jpg|139x139px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Edwina Hart]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Edwina Hart]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
! colspan=5 style="text-align:left" | Office holders given special provisions to attend Cabinet
! colspan="6" style="text-align:left" | Office holders given special provisions to attend Cabinet
|-
|-
|'''[[Chief Whip]]'''
|'''[[Chief Whip]]'''
|[[File:Official_portrait_of_Karen_Sinclair_AM.jpg|135x135px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|'''[[Karen Sinclair]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|'''[[Karen Sinclair]]'''||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
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=== Junior ministers ===
=== Junior ministers ===


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|- style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
|- style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
!style="width: 390px"|Office || colspan="2"|Name || Term || Party
!style="width: 390px"|Office
!Portrait|| colspan="2" |Name || Term || Party
|-
|-
|Deputy Minister for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks and for Environment, Planning & Countryside
|Deputy Minister for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks and for Environment, Planning & Countryside
|[[File:Tamsindunwoodykneafsey.jpg|132x132px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|[[Tamsin Dunwoody]]||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|[[Tamsin Dunwoody]]||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|Deputy Minister for Finance, Local Government & Public Services & Education, Lifelong Learning & Skills
|Deputy Minister for Finance, Local Government & Public Services & Education, Lifelong Learning & Skills
|[[File:Official portrait of Christine Chapman AM.jpg|148x148px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|[[Christine Chapman]]||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|[[Christine Chapman]]||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|Deputy Minister for Health & Social Services (Older People & Public Health)
|[[Deputy Minister for Social Services|Deputy Minister for Health & Social Services]] (Older People & Public Health)
|[[File:Official portrait of John Griffiths AM.jpg|132x132px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|[[John Griffiths (Welsh politician)|John Griffiths]]||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|[[John Griffiths (Welsh politician)|John Griffiths]]||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|-
|-
|Deputy Minister for Social Justice & Regeneration (Communities)
|Deputy Minister for Social Justice & Regeneration (Communities)
|[[File:Official portrait of Huw Lewis AM.jpg|131x131px]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}; width: 1px" |
|[[Huw Lewis]]||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
|[[Huw Lewis]]||2005–2007||[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
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Latest revision as of 17:57, 9 October 2024

Second Morgan government

4th devolved administration of Wales
2003-2007
Date formed1 May 2003
Date dissolved26 May 2007
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
First MinisterRhodri Morgan
Member party
  •   Labour
Status in legislatureMinority
30 / 60 (50%)
Opposition party
Opposition leaderIeuan Wyn Jones
History
Election2003 general election
Outgoing election2007 general election
Legislature term2nd National Assembly for Wales
PredecessorFirst Rhodri Morgan government
SuccessorThird Rhodri Morgan government

The second Rhodri Morgan government (2003–2007) was a Labour government in Wales.

Having won 30 out of the 60 seats available in the 2003 general election and with the non-voting Presiding Officer and Deputy both coming from the opposition,[1] the Labour party were able to form a majority government with 30 seats to the opposition's 28[2] with Rhodri Morgan continuing as First Minister.

This majority continued until Peter Law left Labour in 2005 to sit as an independent on the opposition benches, giving the government 29 and the opposition (excluding the Presiding Officer and Deputy) 29.

Two members of the National Assembly were elected to the UK Parliament at the 2005 UK general election (David Davies and Peter Law) reducing the collective strength of the opposition for day-to-day business. The final budget of this Assembly term passed following an agreement with Plaid during which their 11 voting members abstained.[3]

Cabinet

[edit]
Office Portrait Name Term Party
First Minister Rhodri Morgan 2003–2005 Labour
Minister for Assembly Business

Chief Whip

Karen Sinclair 2003–2005 Labour
Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport Alun Pugh 2003–2005 Labour
Minister for Economic Development and Transport Andrew Davies 2003–2005 Labour
Minister for Education Jane Davidson 2003–2005 Labour
Minister for Environment and Rural Affairs Carwyn Jones 2003–2005 Labour
Minister for Finance and Local Government Sue Essex 2003–2005 Labour
Minister for Health & Social Care Jane Hutt 2003–2005 Labour
Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration Edwina Hart 2003–2005 Labour

Junior ministers

[edit]
Office Portrait Name Term Party
Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Transport Dr. Brian Gibbons 2007 Labour
Deputy Minister for Health and Social Care John Griffiths 2007 Labour
Deputy Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration Huw Lewis 2007 Labour

September 2005 Re-shuffle

[edit]

Following a mid-term re-shuffle in September 2005 Jane Hutt was removed from her post as Health and Social Care Minister after controversy over long waiting lists and criticism from AMs [4] to Minister for Assembly Business along with the additional responsibilities of Equalities & Children. Karen Sinclair remained as Chief Whip to the Labour party allowing her to stay in the cabinet as an observer.

Further changes were the promotion of Brian Gibbons from a junior minister to Minister for Health & Social Care, along with the promotion of Tamsin Dunwoody & Christine Chapman to Deputy Ministers and a few minor changes to existing members roles.

Cabinet

[edit]
Office Portrait Name Term Party
First Minister Rhodri Morgan 2005–2007 Labour
Minister for Assembly Business, Equalities & Children Jane Hutt 2005–2007 Labour
Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport Alun Pugh 2005–2007 Labour
Minister for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks Andrew Davies 2005–2007 Labour
Minister for Education, Lifelong Learning & Skills Jane Davidson 2005–2007 Labour
Minister for Environment, Planning and Countryside Carwyn Jones 2005–2007 Labour
Minister for Finance, Local Government and Public Services Sue Essex 2005–2007 Labour
Minister for Health & Social Care Brian Gibbons 2005–2007 Labour
Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration Edwina Hart 2005–2007 Labour
Office holders given special provisions to attend Cabinet
Chief Whip Karen Sinclair 2005–2007 Labour

Junior ministers

[edit]
Office Portrait Name Term Party
Deputy Minister for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks and for Environment, Planning & Countryside Tamsin Dunwoody 2005–2007 Labour
Deputy Minister for Finance, Local Government & Public Services & Education, Lifelong Learning & Skills Christine Chapman 2005–2007 Labour
Deputy Minister for Health & Social Services (Older People & Public Health) John Griffiths 2005–2007 Labour
Deputy Minister for Social Justice & Regeneration (Communities) Huw Lewis 2005–2007 Labour

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Plaid Cymru and the John Marek Independent Party respectively
  2. ^ Morgan, Rhodri (2017). A Political Life in Wales and Westminster (First ed.). University of Wales Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-78683-147-7.
  3. ^ "Assembly budget is finally passed". BBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Hutt is sacked as health minister". 10 January 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
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