Cabinet Secretary for Housing of Wales | |
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Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Tai (Welsh) | |
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Welsh Government | |
Style | Welsh Cabinet Secretary |
Status | Cabinet Secretary |
Member of | |
Reports to | the Senedd and the First Minister of Wales |
Seat | Cardiff |
Nominator | First Minister of Wales |
Appointer | The Crown |
Term length | Five years Subject to elections to the Senedd which take place every five years |
First holder | Peter Law AM (as Secretary for Housing) |
The Cabinet Secretary for Housing (Welsh : Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Tai) is a member of the Cabinet in the Welsh Government. The current office holder is Jayne Bryant since July 2024.
Name | Picture | Entered office | Left office | Other offices held | Political party | Government | ||
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Secretary for Housing | ||||||||
Peter Law | ![]() | 22 February 2000 | 16 October 2000 | Secretary for Local Government | Labour | Interim Morgan administration | [1] | |
Minister for Housing | ||||||||
Jane Davidson | ![]() | 19 July 2007 | 2011 | Minister for Sustainability Minister for Environment (from December 2009 under Jones) | Labour | Fourth Morgan government | [2] | |
Minister for Housing, Regeneration & Heritage | ||||||||
Huw Lewis | ![]() | 13 May 2011 | 2013 | Labour | Second Jones government | [3] [4] | ||
Minister for Housing | ||||||||
Julie James | ![]() | 13 December 2018 | 2021 | Minister for Local Government | Labour | First Drakeford government | [5] [6] | |
Minister for Climate Change (with housing portfolio) [7] | ||||||||
Julie James | ![]() | 13 May 2021 | 20 March 2024 | Labour | Second Drakeford government | [8] [9] | ||
Cabinet Secretary for Housing | ||||||||
Julie James | ![]() | 21 March 2024 | 16 July 2024 [10] | Cabinet Secretary for Local Government Planning portfolio | Labour | Gething government | [11] | |
Jayne Bryant | ![]() | 17 July 2024 | Incumbent' | Cabinet Secretary for Local Government Planning portfolio (July–September 2024) | Labour | Gething government | [12] [13] |
The post's responsibilities are: [14]