First Minister announces new Ministerial team, including new Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
The new First Minister, Rhun ap Iorwerth, has announced the appointments to the new Ministerial team, including Heledd Fychan MS as the new Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport.
Heledd Fychan MS has previously sat on the Senedd Committee for Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations, and the WSA look forward to continue working with her to advocate for the role of sport in society.
In a statement published to the Welsh Government website on Wednesday 13 May, First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth wrote:
I am today pleased to announce appointments to the Ministerial team and Counsel General Designate.
I confirm Sioned Williams in the role of Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality. As Deputy First Minister, Sioned will support me in my role as First Minister and will work alongside me to deliver for the people of Wales.
I have also today designated Elfyn Llwyd under section 49(6) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 to exercise the functions of the Counsel General. Elfyn was formerly the Member of Parliament for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy and later Dwyfor Meirionnydd from 1992 to 2015.
The appointments I am announcing today are:
- Sioned Williams – Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality
- Elin Jones – Cabinet Minister for Finance
- Heledd Fychan – Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
- Dafydd Trystan Davies – Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness & the Constitution
- Mabon ap Gwynfor – Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
- Adam Price – Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
- Anna Brychan – Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
- Llyr Gruffydd – Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability
- Siân Gwenllian – Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning
- Nerys Evans – Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health
- Delyth Jewell -Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health
- Mark Hooper – Deputy Minister for Transport
- Cefin Campbell – Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education
- Elfyn Llwyd – Counsel General Designate
I am confident that this Cabinet will bring new energy, new ideas, and a new direction to the leadership of our nation. The Cabinet will begin immediately the task of creating a fairer, greener and more prosperous Wales for everyone who lives here, whatever their circumstances.
Speaking to BBC Wales on Thursday morning, Professor Laura McAllister discussed Ministerial appointments and a new emphasis on preventative health.
“Sport particularly, but culture also, brings incredible economic dividends to our country,” she stated.
“The work I’m doing next week with UEFA will be representing Wales on the world stage and I think, to be fair, the government understands how we can leverage benefits economically from that work.”
The WSA will continue to work with Welsh Government, Sport Wales and the Senedd to advocate on behalf of the breadth of our membership base and state the case for investment in the sport and physical activity sector.
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