291:
56:
519:
734:
790:
325:
427:
1924:
1005:
33:
584:
760:
461:
702:
623:
359:
393:
857:) was officially announced on 5 October 2000 with policy details emerging the day later. Cabinet Ministers (the coalition replaced the title of Secretary with Minister) were then appointed on 16 October and Deputies on 17 October. That government lasted until the
493:
552:
902:
1629:
1886:
1249:
1509:
839:
Between
February and October 2000 Rhodri Morgan's Labour Party had 28 of the Assembly's 60 seats. The six Liberal Democrat seats would provided a comfortable working majority.
238:
Rhodri Morgan was named as Acting First
Secretary on 9 February and confirmed as the permanent First Secretary on 15 February 2000. This Ministry ran until Morgan formed a
906:
1173:
183:
1909:
1284:
1830:
846:
resigning as
Secretary for post-16 education on 9 October claiming he could not “contemplate sitting down at the Cabinet table with the Liberal Democrats”.
993:
453:
385:
1891:
1259:
249:
This administration was always viewed as temporary and Labour had mooted looking for a coalition partner following their persevered poor showing in the
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1800:
1758:
1748:
1726:
858:
250:
419:
1137:
290:
1881:
1876:
1871:
1866:
1861:
1438:
1255:
1239:
1229:
1219:
1209:
1199:
1955:
694:
1539:
1166:
1398:
971:
333:
1559:
1692:
1599:
986:
317:
84:
1195:
667:
544:
469:
351:
1822:
1083:
1950:
1816:
1524:
1474:
1388:
1130:
1078:
979:
1712:
1449:
1343:
1314:
1009:
825:*** Indicates that the individual was either sacked or quit and held no ministerial role in the next government.
789:
657:*** Indicates that the individual was either sacked or quit and held no ministerial role in the next government.
55:
1842:
1764:
1744:
1408:
1378:
1106:
1095:
1048:
1038:
282:
224:
950:
460:
1796:
1754:
1738:
1697:
1579:
1469:
1063:
1043:
1033:
622:
243:
203:
96:
324:
1806:
1782:
1722:
1068:
1058:
1020:
733:
518:
193:
1927:
1663:
1123:
358:
228:
426:
1826:
1768:
850:
830:
All job titles and dates are taken from the
History of The National Assembly section of their website
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1614:
130:
853:(the coalition used the term government rather than administration; officially referred to as the
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1423:
1090:
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were not officially part of the
Government, were not paid and received limited official support.
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1544:
1159:
798:
501:
928:
1519:
1459:
1403:
38:
1676:
1584:
1549:
1393:
1245:
843:
401:
168:
1639:
1594:
1569:
1499:
1484:
1464:
1383:
1358:
1320:
1280:
1235:
631:
392:
1944:
1589:
1413:
1215:
299:
220:
164:
101:
817:* Indicates that the individual kept the same or similar job in the next government.
649:* Indicates that the individual kept the same or similar job in the next government.
1671:
1650:
1574:
1564:
1554:
1529:
1494:
1454:
1444:
1433:
1368:
1353:
1295:
1270:
1225:
1205:
1185:
1146:
808:
776:
766:
751:
742:
720:
640:
602:
570:
535:
525:
510:
479:
445:
411:
377:
343:
309:
117:
89:
1790:
1776:
1619:
1534:
1428:
1373:
1363:
367:
232:
151:
821:** Indicates that the individual was moved to a new job in the next government.
653:** Indicates that the individual was moved to a new job in the next government.
492:
1604:
1489:
1479:
877:
1786:
1772:
1609:
1418:
710:
592:
583:
560:
435:
32:
759:
842:
Developments quickly occurred during the autumn of 2000 culminating in
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551:
728:
Deputy
Secretary for Agriculture, Local Government and Environment
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216:
42:
1119:
1115:
975:
897:
895:
609:
Office holders given special provisions to attend
Cabinet:
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1852:
1711:
1685:
1649:
1628:
1508:
1342:
1294:
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1184:
199:
189:
179:
174:
160:
141:
126:
107:
95:
83:
78:
70:
62:
23:
666:Deputy Secretaries prior to the enactment of the
578:Secretary for Environment, Planning and Transport
784:Deputy Secretary for Education and the Economy
695:Deputy Secretary for Health and Social Services
487:Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development
1131:
987:
905:. National Assembly for Wales. Archived from
223:following the resignation of Alun Michael as
8:
386:Secretary for Post 16 Education and Training
1682:
1138:
1124:
1116:
994:
980:
972:
878:"Acting Welsh first secretary announced"
672:
260:
869:
420:Minister for Health and Social Services
285:and Secretary for Economic Development
20:
7:
454:Secretary for Education and Children
543:Secretary for Local Government and
805:23 February 2000 - 17 October 2000
717:23 February 2000 - 17 October 2000
14:
219:was formed on 9 February 2000 by
49:9 February 2000 - 16 October 2000
1923:
1922:
1003:
788:
758:
732:
700:
621:
582:
550:
517:
491:
459:
425:
391:
357:
323:
289:
54:
31:
1693:Labour for an Independent Wales
748:23 February 2000 - 23 July 2000
184:1st National Assembly for Wales
951:"Welsh cabinet member resigns"
929:"Labour seeking Welsh partner"
773:24 July 2000 - 17 October 2000
318:Minister for Assembly Business
1:
213:Interim Morgan administration
25:Interim Morgan administration
1785:(2009–2011; Coalition under
668:Government of Wales Act 2006
227:, which was pre-empted by a
1902:Deputy leadership elections
1972:
1956:Ministries of Elizabeth II
1831:agreement with Plaid Cymru
1168:Political parties in Wales
1918:
1660:Welsh Executive Committee
1155:
1104:
1016:
738:
726:
681:
608:
497:
485:
269:
53:
48:
30:
637:22 February - 16 October
599:22 February - 16 October
567:22 February - 16 October
476:22 February - 16 October
442:22 February - 16 October
374:22 February - 16 October
340:22 February - 16 October
283:First Secretary of Wales
79:People and organisations
1698:Labour and Co-operative
931:. BBC Wales. 7 May 1999
408:22 February - 9 October
306:9 February - 16 October
204:First Morgan government
39:devolved administration
16:Welsh government (2000)
194:Michael administration
1733:Interim Rhodri Morgan
1664:Welsh Labour Students
1329:David Hagendyk (2010)
1305:Cliff Prothero (1947)
1175:in the United Kingdom
855:Coalition Partnership
507:22 February - 23 July
229:vote of no-confidence
127:Status in legislature
1887:Feb–Mar 2024 Gething
1854:Leadership elections
1765:Fourth Rhodri Morgan
1745:Second Rhodri Morgan
1326:Chris Roberts (2005)
1311:Hubert Morgan (1979)
851:coalition government
532:23 July - 16 October
240:coalition government
1755:Third Rhodri Morgan
1739:First Rhodri Morgan
1615:Nick Thomas-Symonds
1332:Louise Magee (2017)
1297:General Secretaries
135:28 / 60 (47%)
1668:Welsh Young Labour
1424:Huw Irranca-Davies
1335:Jo McIntyre (2022)
1308:Emrys Jones (1965)
1107:Current government
909:on 1 February 2020
662:Deputy Secretaries
1951:Welsh governments
1938:
1937:
1707:
1706:
1545:Alex Davies-Jones
1113:
1112:
1010:Welsh Governments
957:. 10 October 2000
880:. 9 February 2000
814:
813:
799:Christine Chapman
646:
645:
502:Christine Gwyther
352:Finance Secretary
246:in October 2000.
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209:
208:
161:Opposition leader
1963:
1930:
1926:
1925:
1903:
1855:
1823:Second Drakeford
1715:
1700:(electoral pact)
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1653:
1632:
1520:Tonia Antoniazzi
1512:
1460:Rhianon Passmore
1404:Lesley Griffiths
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1298:
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1176:
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903:"First Assembly"
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736:
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625:
586:
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521:
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150:
142:Opposition party
136:
116:
58:
35:
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1853:
1848:
1817:First Drakeford
1713:
1703:
1681:
1677:Clear red water
1651:
1645:
1630:
1624:
1585:Stephen Kinnock
1550:Stephen Doughty
1510:
1504:
1394:Vaughan Gething
1344:
1338:
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1290:
1271:
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1246:Vaughan Gething
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883:
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867:
844:Tom Middlehurst
837:
823:
819:
664:
655:
651:
470:Rosemary Butler
402:Tom Middlehurst
259:
225:First Secretary
169:Ieuan Wyn Jones
167:
156:
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137:
134:
122:
114:
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66:9 February 2000
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26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
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1915:
1913:
1912:
1906:
1904:
1898:
1897:
1895:
1894:
1889:
1884:
1882:2018 Drakeford
1879:
1874:
1869:
1864:
1858:
1856:
1850:
1849:
1847:
1846:
1845:(2024–present)
1840:
1834:
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1640:Christina Rees
1636:
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1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1595:Jessica Morden
1592:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1570:Carolyn Harris
1567:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1540:Geraint Davies
1537:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1516:
1514:
1506:
1505:
1503:
1502:
1500:Buffy Williams
1497:
1492:
1487:
1485:Carolyn Thomas
1482:
1477:
1472:
1467:
1465:Jenny Rathbone
1462:
1457:
1452:
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1442:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1411:
1406:
1401:
1399:John Griffiths
1396:
1391:
1386:
1384:Mark Drakeford
1381:
1376:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1359:Hannah Blythyn
1356:
1350:
1348:
1340:
1339:
1337:
1336:
1333:
1330:
1327:
1324:
1321:Jessica Morden
1318:
1312:
1309:
1306:
1302:
1300:
1292:
1291:
1289:
1288:
1281:Carolyn Harris
1277:
1275:
1272:Deputy Leaders
1267:
1266:
1264:
1263:
1253:
1243:
1236:Mark Drakeford
1233:
1223:
1213:
1203:
1192:
1190:
1182:
1181:
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1088:
1087:
1086:
1081:
1073:
1072:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1053:
1052:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1025:Rhodri Morgan
1023:
1017:
1014:
1013:
1001:
999:
998:
991:
984:
976:
969:
968:
942:
920:
891:
868:
866:
863:
836:
833:
812:
811:
806:
803:
795:
793:
786:
780:
779:
774:
771:
763:
755:
754:
749:
746:
739:
737:
730:
724:
723:
718:
715:
707:
705:
698:
690:
689:
686:
683:
680:
677:
663:
660:
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635:
632:Karen Sinclair
628:
626:
619:
611:
610:
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496:
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477:
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457:
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1875:
1873:
1870:
1868:
1865:
1863:
1860:
1859:
1857:
1851:
1844:
1843:Eluned Morgan
1841:
1838:
1835:
1832:
1828:
1824:
1821:
1818:
1815:
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1808:
1805:
1802:
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1743:
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1724:
1721:
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1714:In Government
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1696:
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1690:
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1523:
1521:
1518:
1517:
1515:
1513:
1511:2019–2024 MPs
1507:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1475:Jack Sargeant
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1471:
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1466:
1463:
1461:
1458:
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1443:
1440:
1439:Eluned Morgan
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1435:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1414:Vikki Howells
1412:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
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1392:
1390:
1389:Rebecca Evans
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1301:
1299:
1293:
1286:
1282:
1279:
1278:
1276:
1274:
1268:
1261:
1257:
1256:Eluned Morgan
1254:
1251:
1247:
1244:
1241:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1227:
1224:
1221:
1217:
1216:Rhodri Morgan
1214:
1211:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1197:
1194:
1193:
1191:
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1183:
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1136:
1134:
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1122:
1121:
1118:
1108:
1103:
1097:
1096:Eluned Morgan
1094:
1092:
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1082:
1080:
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1076:
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1070:
1067:
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930:
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908:
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