Government of the 1st Government of the 1st National Assembly for Wales The 1st National Assembly for Wales convened after the 1999 election. The Assembly first met on 12 May when Dafydd Elis-Thomas was appointed as the Presiding Officer.- Michael's First Government :...	(1999)
Government of the 2nd Government of the 2nd National Assembly for Wales The 2nd National Assembly for Wales convened after the 2003 election. The Assembly first met on 7 May when Dafydd Elis-Thomas was re-appointed as the Presiding Officer.- Second Morgan government :...	(2003)
Government of the 3rd Government of the 3rd National Assembly for Wales The 3rd National Assembly for Wales convened after the 2007 election. The Assembly first met on 9 May when Dafydd Elis-Thomas was appointed as the Presiding Officer.- Third Morgan government :...	(2007 National Assembly for Wales election, 2007 The 2007 National Assembly election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the National Assembly for Wales. It was the third general election. On the same day local elections in England and Scotland, and the Scottish Parliament election took place... )
Government of the 4th Government of the 4th National Assembly for Wales The 4th National Assembly for Wales convened after the 2011 election. The Assembly first met on 11 May when Rosemary Butler was appointed as the Presiding Officer.- Second Jones government :...	(2011 National Assembly for Wales election, 2011 The National Assembly for Wales election 2011 was the most recent election for the National Assembly. The poll was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 and decided the incumbency for all the assembly's seats... )

The 4th National Assembly for Wales

National Assembly for Wales

The National Assembly for Wales is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. The Assembly comprises 60 members, who are known as Assembly Members, or AMs...

convened after the 2011 election

National Assembly for Wales election, 2011

The National Assembly for Wales election 2011 was the most recent election for the National Assembly. The poll was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 and decided the incumbency for all the assembly's seats...

. The Assembly first met on 11 May when Rosemary Butler

Rosemary Butler (politician)

Rosemary Janet Mair Butler is a British politician and Labour Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Newport West since 1999. Serving briefly as Assembly Secretary for Education in the first two years of the Assembly, she was elected Deputy Presiding Officer of the Assembly in May 2007...

 was appointed as the Presiding Officer

Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales

The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales is the Speaker of the National Assembly for Wales, elected by the Members of the National Assembly for Wales to chair their meetings ; to maintain order; and to protect the rights of Members.He or she also heads the Corporate Body of the...

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Second Jones government

The second Jones government (11 May 2011– date) is a Labour minority government

Minority government

A minority government or a minority cabinet is a cabinet of a parliamentary system formed when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority of overall seats in the parliament but is sworn into government to break a Hung Parliament election result. It is also known as a...

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Having won the largest number of seats in the general election - 30 out of 60 - the Labour party sought to form a minority government. Carwyn Jones

Carwyn Jones

Carwyn Howell Jones is a Welsh politician and the First Minister of Wales. The third official to lead the Welsh Government, Jones has been Assembly Member for Bridgend since 1999. In the coalition government of Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru, he was appointed Counsel General for Wales and Leader of...

 was re-elected First Minister

First Minister for Wales

The First Minister of Wales is the leader of the Welsh Government, Wales' devolved administration, which was established in 1999. The First Minister is responsible for the exercise of functions by the Cabinet of the Welsh Government; policy development and coordination; relationships with the...

 in May 2011.

Cabinet

Office	Name		Term	Party	Image
First Minister First Minister for Wales The First Minister of Wales is the leader of the Welsh Government, Wales' devolved administration, which was established in 1999. The First Minister is responsible for the exercise of functions by the Cabinet of the Welsh Government; policy development and coordination; relationships with the...		Rt. Hon Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Carwyn Howell Jones is a Welsh politician and the First Minister of Wales. The third official to lead the Welsh Government, Jones has been Assembly Member for Bridgend since 1999. In the coalition government of Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru, he was appointed Counsel General for Wales and Leader of...  AM	2011–	Labour
Minister for Finance Leader of the House		Jane Hutt Jane Hutt Jane Hutt AM is a Welsh Labour politician and a Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government. Hutt has represented the Vale of Glamorgan constituency since the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999...  AM	2011–	Labour
Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology & Science		Edwina Hart Edwina Hart Edwina Hart, MBE, AM is a Welsh Labour politician who has represented the constituency of Gower since the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999. Hart was appointed Minister for Health and Social Services in the Welsh Government in May 2007.-Background:Hart was born and raised in...  AM	2011–	Labour
Minister for Education and Skills Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills The Department for Education and Skills is a department of the Welsh Government.It is responsible for education, training and children's services in Wales under powers devolved from the Department for Children, Schools and Families of the UK government under Schedule 5 of the Government of Wales...		Leighton Andrews Leighton Andrews Leighton Andrews is a Welsh Labour politician, currently the National Assembly for Wales member for Rhondda since 2003...  AM	2011–	Labour
Minister for Environment & Sustainable Development		John Griffiths John Griffiths John Griffiths AM is a Welsh Labour Co-operative politician and the Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development...  AM	2011–	Labour
Minister for Health and Social Services		Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths AM is a Welsh Labour politician. She worked as a secretary to John Marek and the constituency assistant to Ian Lucas, successive Members of Parliament for Wrexham, and was elected to the National Assembly for Wales from the Wrexham constituency in 2007...  AM	2011–	Labour
Minister for Housing, Regeneration & Heritage		Huw Lewis Huw Lewis Huw Lewis AM is a Welsh Labour Co-operative politician. Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Lewis has represented the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency since the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999.-Early life:...  AM	2011–	Labour
Minister for Local Government & Communities		Carl Sargeant Carl Sargeant Carl Sargeant AM is a Welsh Labour politician and the Minister for Social Justice & Local Government in the Welsh Assembly Government...  AM	2011–	Labour
Office holders given special provisions to attend Cabinet
Chief Whip Chief Whip The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires.-The Whips Office:...		Janice Gregory Janice Gregory Janice Gregory AM is a Welsh Labour politician, who has represented the constituency of Ogmore since the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999...  AM	2011–	Labour
Counsel General for Wales Counsel General for Wales The Counsel General for Wales advises the Welsh Government on Welsh legislative matters and advises on legislative competency. The position of the Counsel General for Wales is described in the Government of Wales Act 2006 and controlled in Standing Order 5 ....		Theodore Huckle QC	2011–	Labour

Junior Ministers

Office	Name		Term	Party	Image
Deputy Minister for Children & Social Services		Gwenda Thomas Gwenda Thomas Gwenda Thomas AM is the Labour Assembly Member for Neath. Mrs Thomas was first elected to the National Assembly for Wales in 1999 and re-elected in 2003, having almost doubled her majority. She is a fluent Welsh speaker...  AM	2011–	Labour
Deputy Minister for Skills		Jeff Cuthbert AM	2011–	Labour
Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries & European Programmes		Alun Davies AM	2011–	Labour

See also

Shadow Cabinet (National Assembly for Wales)