Trefnydd of the Senedd

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Trefnydd of the Senedd
Trefnydd Senedd Cymru (Welsh)
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Jane Hutt official portrait (cropped).JPG
Incumbent
Jane Hutt MS
since 21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)
Welsh Government
Style Welsh Minister
StatusCabinet Minister
AbbreviationMinister
Member of
Reports tothe 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 Andrew Davies AM
Website www.gov.wales

The Trefnydd, or Leader of the House in English, and formerly Minister for Assembly Business, is a member of the Cabinet in the Welsh Government, who manages the government's business in the Senedd (the Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru; formerly the National Assembly for Wales). The current officeholder is Jane Hutt since March 2024.

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Ministers

NamePictureEntered officeLeft officeOther offices heldPolitical partyGovernmentNotes
Business Secretary
Andrew Davies Andrew Davies (cropped).jpg 12 May 199922 February 2000 Labour Michael administration [1]
Minister for Assembly Business
Andrew Davies Andrew Davies (cropped).jpg 22 February 200016 October 2000 Labour Interim Morgan administration [1]
Business Manager
Andrew Davies Andrew Davies (cropped).jpg 16 October 200026 February 2002 Labour First Morgan government [1]
Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones 2011 (cropped).jpg 26 February 2002May 2003Minister for Open Government (June 2002–) Labour First Morgan government [1]
Minister for Assembly Business
Karen Sinclair Karen Sinclair.jpg 9 May 200310 January 2005 Chief Whip Labour Second Morgan government [2]
Business Manager
Jane Hutt Jane Hutt.jpg 10 January 2005May 2007 Labour Second Morgan government [2]
Minister for (Assembly) Business
Jane Hutt Jane Hutt.jpg 31 May 200719 July 2007 Minister for Budget Labour Third Morgan government [3]
Leader of the House
Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones 2011 (cropped).jpg 19 July 200710 December 2009 Counsel General Labour Fourth Morgan government [3]
Minister for (Assembly) Business
Jane Hutt Jane Hutt.jpg 10 December 2009May 2011 Minister for Budget Labour First Jones government [3] [4]
Minister for Government Business
Jane Hutt Jane Hutt.jpg 11 September 20142016 Minister for Finance Labour Second Jones government [5]
Leader of the House
Jane Hutt Jane Hutt.jpg 19 May 20163 November 2017 Chief Whip Labour Third Jones government [6] [7]
Julie James Julie James - National Assembly for Wales.jpg 3 November 201713 December 2018 Chief Whip Labour Third Jones government [8]
Trefnydd [9] [10]
Rebecca Evans Rebecca Evans - National Assembly for Wales.jpg 13 December 201813 May 2021 Minister for Finance Labour First Drakeford government [11] [12]
Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths (cropped official portrait).JPG 13 May 202122 March 2024 Minister for Rural Affairs

Minister for North Wales

Labour Second Drakeford government [13] [14]
Jane Hutt Jane Hutt official portrait (cropped).JPG 22 March 2024Incumbent Chief Whip Labour Gething government [15]

Responsibilities

The post is responsible for organising government business in the Senedd. [16]

In May 2016, alongside the role of Chief Whip, the Leader of the House's responsibilities were: [17]

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