Dawn Bowden

Dawn Bowden
MS
Dawn Bowden MS
	Official portrait, 2024
Minister for Children and Social Care
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 21 March 2024

Last updated October 28, 2025

1 2 As Minister for Social Care from March to September 2024

References

↑ "First Minister Vaughan Gething announces new Welsh Government Cabinet | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
1 2 "Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney". Wales Election 2016. BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
↑ 'BOWDEN, Dawn', Who's Who 2017 , A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 30 Sept 2017
1 2 3 "Dawn Bowden". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
↑ "UNISON slams Cardiff and the Vale Health Board for redundancy decision". unison.org.uk. UNISON. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
1 2 Houghton, Tom (27 February 2016). "Labour selects Dawn Bowden as Assembly candidate for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
↑ "Labour picks Dawn Bowden as Merthyr and Rhymney AM candidate". BBC News. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
↑ "Labour election row over all-women shortlist in Merthyr". BBC News. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
↑ "Annual Review 2021" (PDF). Co-operative Party . Retrieved 16 July 2024.
↑ "Election results for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, 6 May 2021". business.senedd.wales. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
↑ "Written Statement: Cabinet appointments to the new Welsh Government (13 May 2021) | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
↑ "Dawn Bowden MS: Minister for Social Care | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
↑ "Written Statement: Ministerial Responsibilities (2 May 2023) | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
↑ "First Minister Vaughan Gething announces new Welsh Government Cabinet | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
↑ "Written Statement: Cabinet Appointments (7 August 2024) | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 7 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
↑ "Welsh government reshuffle: Miles back as minister after ousting Gething". BBC News. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
1 2 "Dawn Bowden AM". assembly.wales. National Assembly for Wales. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
↑ "Register of interests: Dawn Bowden AM". senedd.assembly.wales. National Assembly for Wale. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

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[Social_Role-1] 1 2 As Minister for Social Care from March to September 2024

[2] "First Minister Vaughan Gething announces new Welsh Government Cabinet | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

[BBC_-_Merthyr-3] 1 2 "Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney". Wales Election 2016. BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[WW_2017-4] 'BOWDEN, Dawn', Who's Who 2017 , A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 30 Sept 2017

[bio_-_LinkedIn-5] 1 2 3 "Dawn Bowden". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[6] "UNISON slams Cardiff and the Vale Health Board for redundancy decision". unison.org.uk. UNISON. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[WO_-_candidate-7] 1 2 Houghton, Tom (27 February 2016). "Labour selects Dawn Bowden as Assembly candidate for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[BBC_-_candidate-8] "Labour picks Dawn Bowden as Merthyr and Rhymney AM candidate". BBC News. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[9] "Labour election row over all-women shortlist in Merthyr". BBC News. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[10] "Annual Review 2021" (PDF). Co-operative Party . Retrieved 16 July 2024.

[11] "Election results for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, 6 May 2021". business.senedd.wales. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

[12] "Written Statement: Cabinet appointments to the new Welsh Government (13 May 2021) | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

[13] "Dawn Bowden MS: Minister for Social Care | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

[14] "Written Statement: Ministerial Responsibilities (2 May 2023) | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

[15] "First Minister Vaughan Gething announces new Welsh Government Cabinet | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

[16] "Written Statement: Cabinet Appointments (7 August 2024) | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 7 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

[17] "Welsh government reshuffle: Miles back as minister after ousting Gething". BBC News. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.

[bio_-_Assembly-18] 1 2 "Dawn Bowden AM". assembly.wales. National Assembly for Wales. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

[ROI-19] "Register of interests: Dawn Bowden AM". senedd.assembly.wales. National Assembly for Wale. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

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Dawn Bowden MS
Official portrait, 2024

Minister for Children and Social Care ^[a]
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 March 2024

v t e Welsh Cabinet
Eluned Morgan (2024–)
First Minister	Eluned Morgan
Deputy	Huw Irranca-Davies
Cabinet Secretaries	Huw Irranca-Davies (Climate Change • Rural Affairs) Jayne Bryant (Housing • Local Government) Mark Drakeford (Finance •Welsh Language) Rebecca Evans (Economy, Energy, Planning) Jane Hutt (Social Justice • Trefnydd (House Leader) • Chief Whip) Jeremy Miles (Health and Social Care) Lynne Neagle (Education) Ken Skates (Transport • North Wales)
Ministers	Dawn Bowden (Children and Social Care) Vikki Howells (Further and Higher Education) Julie James (Counsel General •Delivery) Sarah Murphy (Mental Health and Wellbeing) Jack Sargeant (Culture, Skills and Social Partnership)