List of Welsh Assembly Governments
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List of Welsh Governments is a list of all Welsh Government ministerial teams which have existed since the introduction of devolution for Wales in 1999.
Government in the 1st Assembly
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|rowspan="1"|1999–2000
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|rowspan="1"|Alun Michael
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|Labour
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|rowspan="2"|2000–2003
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|rowspan="2"|Rhodri Morgan
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|rowspan="2"|Mike German
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|Labour
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|Liberal Democrats
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Government in the 2nd Assembly
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|2003–2007
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|Rhodri Morgan
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|Labour
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Government in the 3rd Assembly
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|rowspan="1"|2007
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|rowspan="1"|Rhodri Morgan
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|Labour
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|rowspan="2"|2007–2009
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|rowspan="2"|Rhodri Morgan
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|rowspan="2"|Ieuan Wyn Jones
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|rowspan="1"|Labour Party
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|Plaid Cymru
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|rowspan="2"|2009–2011
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|rowspan="2"|Carwyn Jones
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|rowspan="2"|Ieuan Wyn Jones
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|rowspan="1"|Labour Party
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|Plaid Cymru
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Government in the 4th Assembly
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!colspan="2"|First Minister
!colspan="2"|Deputy
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|rowspan="1"|2011
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|rowspan="1"|Carwyn Jones
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|Labour
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Government in the 1st AssemblyGovernment of the 1st National Assembly for WalesThe 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 :...
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!colspan="2"|First Minister
!colspan="2"|Deputy
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|rowspan="1"|1999–2000
|rowspan="1"|Cabinet
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|rowspan="1"|Alun Michael
Alun Michael
Alun Edward Michael is a British Labour Co-operative politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Cardiff South and Penarth since 1987. He was formerly First Minister of Wales and leader of the Welsh Labour Party from 1999 to 2000.-Education:Michael was born at Bryngwran Anglesey, son of...
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|Labour
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|rowspan="2"|2000–2003
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|rowspan="2"|Rhodri Morgan
Rhodri Morgan
Hywel Rhodri Morgan is a Welsh Labour politician who, as First Secretary for Wales, and subsequently First Minister, was leader of the Welsh Assembly Government from 2000 to 2009. A former leader of Welsh Labour, he was the Assembly Member for Cardiff West from 1999 to 2011...
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|rowspan="2"|Mike German
Mike German
Michael James German, Baron German, OBE , usually known as Mike German, is a member of the House of Lords and former member of the National Assembly for Wales for the South Wales East Region. He was leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats from 2007–08...
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|Liberal Democrats
Welsh Liberal Democrats
The Welsh Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties of the federal Liberal Democrats and operate within Wales, the others being the Scottish Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England....
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Government in the 2nd AssemblyGovernment of the 2nd National Assembly for WalesThe 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 :...
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!colspan="2"|First Minister
!colspan="2"|Deputy
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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...
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|Rhodri Morgan
Rhodri Morgan
Hywel Rhodri Morgan is a Welsh Labour politician who, as First Secretary for Wales, and subsequently First Minister, was leader of the Welsh Assembly Government from 2000 to 2009. A former leader of Welsh Labour, he was the Assembly Member for Cardiff West from 1999 to 2011...
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|Labour
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Government in the 3rd AssemblyGovernment of the 3rd National Assembly for WalesThe 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 :...
(AMsMembers of the 3rd National Assembly for WalesThis is a list of Assembly Members or, in Welsh, Aelodau'r Cynulliad elected to the third National Assembly for Wales at the 2007 election...
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|rowspan="1"|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...
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|rowspan="1"|Rhodri Morgan
Rhodri Morgan
Hywel Rhodri Morgan is a Welsh Labour politician who, as First Secretary for Wales, and subsequently First Minister, was leader of the Welsh Assembly Government from 2000 to 2009. A former leader of Welsh Labour, he was the Assembly Member for Cardiff West from 1999 to 2011...
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|Labour
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|rowspan="2"|2007–2009
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|rowspan="2"|Rhodri Morgan
Rhodri Morgan
Hywel Rhodri Morgan is a Welsh Labour politician who, as First Secretary for Wales, and subsequently First Minister, was leader of the Welsh Assembly Government from 2000 to 2009. A former leader of Welsh Labour, he was the Assembly Member for Cardiff West from 1999 to 2011...
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|rowspan="2"|Ieuan Wyn Jones
Ieuan Wyn Jones
Ieuan Wyn Jones, AM is a Welsh politician, who was the Deputy First Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government from 2007 until 2011. Jones is the current leader of Plaid Cymru and Member of the National Assembly for Wales for the Ynys Môn constituency...
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|rowspan="1"|Labour Party
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|Plaid Cymru
Plaid Cymru
' is a political party in Wales. It advocates the establishment of an independent Welsh state within the European Union. was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in 1966...
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|rowspan="2"|2009–2011
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|rowspan="2"|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...
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|rowspan="2"|Ieuan Wyn Jones
Ieuan Wyn Jones
Ieuan Wyn Jones, AM is a Welsh politician, who was the Deputy First Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government from 2007 until 2011. Jones is the current leader of Plaid Cymru and Member of the National Assembly for Wales for the Ynys Môn constituency...
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|rowspan="1"|Labour Party
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|Plaid Cymru
Plaid Cymru
' is a political party in Wales. It advocates the establishment of an independent Welsh state within the European Union. was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in 1966...
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Government in the 4th AssemblyGovernment of the 4th National Assembly for WalesThe 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 :...
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!style="width: 90px"|Government
!colspan="2"|First Minister
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|rowspan="1"|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...
|rowspan="1"|Cabinet
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|rowspan="1"|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...
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|Labour
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See also
- List of British ministries
- List of Northern Ireland Executives
- List of Scottish Governments