Government of the 1st National Assembly for Wales
Government of the 1st | (1999) |
Government of the 2nd | (2003) |
Government of the 3rd | (2007) |
The 1st National Assembly for Wales convened after the 1999 election. The Assembly first met on 7 May when Dafydd Elis-Thomas was appointed as the Presiding Officer.
Michael's First Government
Alun Michael's government (12 May 1999 - 15 February 2000) was the first assembly government and was a minority government.
Cabinet
Junior ministers
Please note that Deputy Ministers prior to the enactment of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (enactment and legal separation takes place on appointment of the First Minister, post-May 2007) are not officially part of the Government, and not in Cabinet. From May 2007, Deputy Welsh Ministers are part of the Welsh Assembly Government, but not in Cabinet.
Office | Name | Term | Party | |
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Deputy Minister for Agriculture and the Rural Economy | style="background-color: Template:Wales Labour Party/meta/color; width: 1px" | | Carwyn Jones | 2007 | Labour |
Morgan's First Government
Following the resignation of Alun Micheal as First Secretary which, was pre-emptied by a vote of no-confidence by Plaid Cymru, Rhodri Morgan was installed as First Secertary and a coalition government was formed with the Liberal Democrats.
Cabinet
Changes:
- Andrew Davies, Minister for Economic Development and Transport from 2002.
- Carwyn Jones, Minister for Assembly Business from 2002-03 in addition to the agriculture portfolio.
- Jenny Randerson, Acting Deputy First Minister from July 2001 to June 2002 in additiion to the culture portfolio.
- Michael German, Deputy First Minister and Minister for Rural Affairs and Wales Abroad June 2002 to May 2003.
Junior ministers
Please note that Deputy Ministers prior to the enactment of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (enactment and legal separation takes place on appointment of the First Minister, post-May 2007) are not officially part of the Government, and not in Cabinet. From May 2007, Deputy Welsh Ministers are part of the Welsh Assembly Government, but not in Cabinet.
Office | Name | Term | Party | |
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Deputy Minister for Economic Development | style="background-color: Template:Wales Labour Party/meta/color; width: 1px" | | Alun Pugh | 2000 - 2003 | Labour |
Deputy Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning | style="background-color: Template:Wales Labour Party/meta/color; width: 1px" | | Huw Lewis | 2000 - 2003 | Labour |
Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services | style="background-color: Template:Wales Labour Party/meta/color; width: 1px" | | Brian Gibbons | 2000 - 2003 | Labour |
Deputy Minister for Local Government | style="background-color: Template:Welsh Liberal Democrats/meta/color; width: 1px" | | Peter Black | 2000 - 2003 | Liberal Democrats |
Deputy Minister for Rural Affairs, Culture and the Environment | style="background-color: Template:Wales Labour Party/meta/color; width: 1px" | | Delyth Evans | 2000 - 2003 | Labour |
See also
- List of Welsh Assembly Governments
- National Assembly for Wales election, 1999
- Members of the 1st National Assembly for Wales