List of first ministers of Wales

This is a list of the first ministers of Wales. The role of "First Secretary of Wales" was introduced in 1999 with the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales (now Senedd) following the 1997 referendum. The title of the role was changed to "First Minister of Wales" following the enactment of the Government of Wales Act 2006.

Portrait First Minister of Wales Constituency position Government Period in office (Time) Party
Alun Michael AM for Mid and West Wales Welsh Labour Minority First Secretary of Wales

12 May 1999 - 9 February 2000[1]

(273 days)

 Welsh Labour
Rhodri Morgan AM for Cardiff West
  1. Interim: Welsh Labour minority
  2. Welsh Labour- Welsh Lib Dem
  3. Welsh Labour minority
  4. Welsh Labour minority
  5. Welsh Labour-Plaid Cymru
 First Secretary of Wales February 2000 - 16 October 2000[2][3]

First Minister of Wales 16 October 2000 - 8 December 2009[4]

(9 years, 304 days)

 Welsh Labour
Carwyn Jones AM for Bridgend
  1. Welsh Labour-Plaid Cymru
  2. Welsh Labour minority
  3. Welsh Labour- Welsh Liberal Democrats-Independent
 10 December 2009 - 10 December 2018 [5](9 years, 2 days) Welsh Labour
Mark Drakeford AM/MS for Cardiff West
  1. Welsh Labour-Welsh Liberal Democrat-Independent
  2. Labour minority
 12 December 2018 – Present [6](3 years, 142 days) Welsh Labour

Main article: First Minister of Wales

References
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  2. "Rhodri Morgan: Tributes to Wales' former first minister". BBC News. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. Bory, Stéphanie (1 January 2018). "From Rhodri Morgan to Carwyn Jones, two different styles of leadership". Observatoire de la société britannique (20): 117–132. doi:10.4000/osb.2003. ISSN 1775-4135.
  4. "Rhodri Morgan stands down with call for further Welsh devolution". the Guardian. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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  6. "Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS: First Minister of Wales". GOV.WALES. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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