The Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution is a member of the cabinet in the Welsh Government.

Ministers

Name Picture Entered office Left office Other offices held Political party Government Notes
Minister for the Constitution
Mick Antoniw 13 May 2021 20 March 2024 Counsel General Labour Second Drakeford government [1]
Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution
Rebecca Evans 21 March 2024 11 September 2024 Finance

and Cabinet Office

 Labour Gething government

Interim Eluned Morgan government

 [2][3]
Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Dafydd Trystan 13 May 2026 Incumbent Plaid Cymru ap Iorwerth government [4]

Responsibilities

The post holder may have the following responsibilities:[1]

  • Constitutional conventions
  • Constitutional affairs
  • Elections policy
  • Justice policy, and responding to the Justice Commission's report
  • Common Frameworks co-ordination work
  • Government position on the UK Internal Market Act
  • Tribunals policy

The responsibilities for this position are vague, since its establishment in May 2021, however the officeholder was on the receiving end of questions relating to Senedd reform,[5] while also expressing the officeholder's opinion on the state of intergovernmental relations with the UK Government,[6] such as the dispute over the Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017,[7] and how UK Government laws impact Wales.[8] The officeholder also commissioned reports on how local democracy works in Wales,[9] and oversaw pilots on the issue.[10]

The position was retired in September 2024 as a specific role by First Minister Eluned Morgan. The role's responsibilities were passed to other portfolios.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mick Antoniw MS: Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Wales' new First Minister Vaughan Gething announces his cabinet". ITV News. 21 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Welsh government reshuffle: Miles back as minister after ousting Gething". BBC News. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "New First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth to announce new Plaid Cymru cabinet". ITV News. 13 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Mansfield, Mark (13 December 2023). "Minister grilled over closed-list plans for Senedd elections". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Hayward, Will (1 July 2023). "Welsh Government attack UK Gov for 'destructive' attitude to devolution". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  7. ↑ NationCymru (28 June 2022). "UK Government attempt to scrap Welsh law shows Tories 'just hate Wales' says Welsh minister". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Carrell, Severin; Elgot, Jessica (31 January 2022). "Scottish and Welsh ministers criticise 'cack-handed' plans to scrap EU rules". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Building the foundations of a healthier democracy in Wales". www.wcpp.org.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Jones, Gwynoro (24 March 2022). "Mick Antoniw MS gives update on Flexible Voting pilots in Wales". Wales News Online. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_Minister_for_Government_Effectiveness_and_the_Constitution