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]
| Cabinet Secretary for Finance | |
|---|---|
| Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyllid (Welsh) | |
 Royal Seal of Wales | |
 Flag of Wales | |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | The First Minister |
| Appointer | The Crown |
| Formation | 1999 |
| First holder | Edwina Hart AM |
| Website | gov |
List of ministers edit
| 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 | ||
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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 | |
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19 May 2016 – 13 December 2018 | Welsh Labour | Cabinet Secretary for Finance | ||
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13 December 2018 – Present | Welsh Labour | Minister for Finance | Mark Drakeford | |
| Cabinet Secretary for Finance[2] | Vaughan Gething | |||||
References edit
- ^ "Welsh Government | Jane Hutt AM". Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ "Wales' new First Minister Vaughan Gething announces his cabinet". ITV News. 21 March 2024.