Shadow Cabinet of Darren Millar
Darren Millar Shadow Cabinet | |
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 Shadow Cabinet of Wales | |
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| Date formed | 12 December 2024 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Leader of the Opposition | Darren Millar |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | Official Opposition 16 / 60 (27%) |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 6th Senedd |
| Predecessor | Fourth Shadow Cabinet of Andrew RT Davies |
Darren Millar became Leader of the Opposition in Wales on 5 December 2024, after being elected unopposed in the 2024 Welsh Conservative leadership election, following the resignation of Andrew RT Davies. He announced his Shadow Cabinet on 12 December 2024.[1]
Background
On 28 November 2024, it was reported by Nation.Cymru that Andrew RT Davies had been asked to step down by members of the Welsh Conservative group.[2] On Tuesday 3 December 2024, Davies faced a no-confidence vote in the Welsh Conservative group meeting, in which he received 9 votes out of 16 members, including his own.[3][4] Shortly after the vote, Davies resigned as leader of the Welsh Conservatives, stating he viewed his position as untenable, after a number of members of the Conservative Shadow Cabinet privately threatened to resign if he remained in post.[5][4][6]
Following Davies' resignation a leadership election process was triggered. Over the course of 4 and 5 December 2024, Millar received endorsements from all of his Welsh Conservative Senedd colleagues, and was therefore elected unanimously within the Welsh Conservative group.[7][8]
This represented the formal return of Laura Anne Jones to the Shadow Cabinet, after she had been cleared for the second time by the South Wales Police for breaches of expenses rules.[9][10] She remains under investigation by the Senedd Standards Commissioner.[10]
Members
| Portfolio | Name | Constituency | Term | ||
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Darren Millar MS | Clwyd West | December 2024 - | |
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Chief Whip |
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Paul Davies MS | Preseli Pembrokeshire | December 2024 - | |
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance | 
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Sam Rowlands MS | North Wales | December 2024 - | |
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language | 
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Samuel Kurtz MS | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | December 2024 - | |
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care | 
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James Evans MS | Brecon and Radnorshire | December 2024 - | |
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education | 
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Natasha Asghar MS | South Wales East | December 2024 - | |
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Rural Affairs | 
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Peter Fox MS | Monmouth | December 2024 - | |
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change | 
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Janet Finch-Saunders MS | Aberconwy | March 2021 - | |
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Local Government, Housing and Armed Forces | 
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Laura Anne Jones MS | South Wales East | December 2024 - | |
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Equalities and Social Justice | 
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Altaf Hussain MS | South Wales West | December 2024 - | |
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Sport and North Wales | 
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Gareth Davies MS | Vale of Clwyd | December 2024 - | |
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Children, Young People, Mental Health and Wellbeing | 
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Joel James MS | South Wales Central | December 2024 - | |
References
- ^ "New Welsh Conservatives leader Darren Millar MS announces shadow cabinet". ITV News. 2024-12-12. Archived from the original on 2024-12-12. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
- ^ Price, Emily (2024-11-28). "Andrew RT Davies asked to step down as leader of the Welsh Conservatives by MSs". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ Deans, David (2024-12-03). "Welsh Tories: Andrew RT Davies survives leadership vote". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ a b Molaski, Ruth (2024-12-03). "Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies narrowly survives no-confidence vote". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Deans, David (2024-12-03). "Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies resigns". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Price, Emily (2024-12-03). "Andrew RT Davies resigns as leader of the Welsh Conservative Senedd group". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Darren Millar expected to be confirmed as new Welsh Tory leader". BBC News. 2024-12-05. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ "Darren Millar set to become new leader of the Senedd Tories". Nation.Cymru. 2024-12-05. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ Gwawar, Elliw (2024-10-07). "Police reopen dropped probe into politician". BBC News.
- ^ a b Price, Emily (2024-12-02). "Laura Anne Jones cleared by police over expenses allegations". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 2024-12-02.