Cabinet Secretary for Finance (Wales)

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Cabinet Secretary for Finance
Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyllid (Welsh)
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Incumbent
Mark Drakeford
since 11 September 2024 (2024-09-11)
Member of
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Appointer The Crown
Formation1999
First holder Edwina Hart AM
Website gov.wales/rt-hon-mark-drakeford-ms

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] The current officeholder is Mark Drakeford since September 2024.

List of ministers

NamePortraitTerm of officePartyTitleFirst Minister
Edwina Hart Edwina Hart.jpg 1999 – 2003 Welsh Labour Secretary for Finance Alun Michael
Rhodri Morgan
Sue Essex Sue Essex 1999.png 2003 – 3 May 2007Welsh LabourMinister for Finance and Local Government
Jane Hutt Jane Hutt AM (28136581466).jpg 25 May 2007 – 19 July 2007Welsh LabourMinister for Budget and Business Management
Andrew Davies 19 July 2007 – 9 December 2009Welsh LabourMinister for Finance and Public Service Delivery
Jane Hutt Jane Hutt AM (28136581466).jpg 9 December 2009 – May 2016Welsh LabourMinister for Business and Budget (2009–11)

Minister for Finance (2011–16)

 Carwyn Jones
Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford (2016).png 19 May 2016 – 13 December 2018Welsh LabourCabinet Secretary for Finance
Rebecca Evans Official portrait of Rebecca Evans (cropped).jpg 13 December 2018 – 11 September 2024Welsh LabourMinister for Finance
Cabinet Secretary for Finance		Mark Drakeford
Cabinet Secretary for Finance [2] Vaughan Gething
Mark Drakeford First Minister Mark Drakeford official portrait 2020 (cropped).jpg 11 September 2024 [3] – PresentWelsh LabourCabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language Eluned Morgan

References

  1. ↑ "Welsh Government | Jane Hutt AM". Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Wales' new First Minister Vaughan Gething announces his cabinet". ITV News. 21 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Welsh government reshuffle: Miles back as minister after ousting Gething". BBC News. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
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