Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice explained

Post:Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Body:Wales
Flag:Flag of Wales.svg
Flagsize:50px
Incumbent:Jane Hutt MS
Department:Welsh Government
Style:Welsh Minister
Status:Cabinet Minister
Abbreviation:Minister
Reports To:the Senedd and the First Minister of Wales
Seat:Cardiff
Nominator:First Minister of Wales
Appointer:The Crown
Termlength:Five years
Termlength Qualified:Subject to elections to the Senedd which take place every five years
First:Edwina Hart AM

The Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice (Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ddiwylliant a Chyfiawnder Cymdeithasol) is a member of the Cabinet in the Welsh Government. The current officeholder is Jane Hutt since July 2024.

Ministers

NamePictureEntered officeLeft officeOther offices heldPolitical partyGovernmentNotes
Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration
Edwina Hart9 May 200331 May 2007LabourSecond Morgan government[1] [2]
Minister for Social Justice and Public Service Delivery
Andrew Davies31 May 200719 July 2007LabourThird Morgan government[3]
Minister for Social Justice and Local Government
Brian Gibbons19 July 200710 December 2009Minister for Local GovernmentLabourFourth Morgan government[4] [5] [6] [7]
Carl Sargeant10 December 2009May 2011Minister for Local GovernmentLabourFirst Jones government[8]
Minister for Social Justice
Jane Hutt13 May 202121 March 2024Chief Whip(2023–2024)LabourSecond Drakeford government[9] [10]
Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
Lesley Griffiths21 March 202416 July 2024[11] LabourGething government[12]
Jane Hutt17 July 2024IncumbentChief Whip
Trefnydd of the Senedd
LabourGething government
Eluned Morgan government
[13]

Responsibilities

See also: Politics of Wales and 2021 Senedd election. The responsibilities of the post are:[14]

The office-holder also organised some of the Welsh Government's support to Ukraine following that country's invasion by Russia,[16] as well as welcoming those who arrived in Wales from Ukraine.[17] The holder also was supporting and preparing for the devolution of more powers from the UK Government, such as youth justice, probation and policing.[18]

As a Welsh Minister, the holder is to have an annual salary of £105,701 for 2020–2021.[19]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Key Events in the Development of the National Assembly for Wales Second Assembly: 2003 - 2007 . senedd.wales . National Assembly for Wales.
  2. News: 2007-05-31 . Morgan reveals assembly cabinet . 2024-01-08 . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Key Events in the Development of the National Assembly for Wales Third Assembly: 2007 - 2011 . senedd.wales . National Assembly for Wales.
  4. News: Siddique . Haroon . 2007-07-19 . Three Plaid ministers in Morgan's new cabinet . 2024-01-08 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  5. Web site: 19 July 2007 . Welsh Assembly Government Cabinet . senedd.wales.
  6. News: 2009-12-10 . Carwyn Jones reveals new cabinet . 2024-01-08 . en-GB.
  7. Web site: Shipton . Martin . 2009-06-19 . AM Brian Gibbons to stand down in 2011 . 2024-01-08 . Wales Online . en.
  8. News: 2017-11-07 . Carl Sargeant: Profile of long-serving AM's career . 2024-01-08 . BBC News . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Mosalski . Ruth . 2021-05-13 . Key changes in cabinet reshuffle as Vaughan Gething replaced . 2024-01-08 . Wales Online . en.
  10. Web site: Hale . Adam . 2021-05-13 . Vaughan Gething replaced as Wales' health minister . 2024-01-08 . Evening Standard . en.
  11. News: Price . Emily . 16 July 2024 . Four ministers quit Gething government . . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716091212/https://nation.cymru/news/counsel-general-mick-antoniw-quits-gething-government/ . 16 July 2024 . 16 July 2024.
  12. Web site: 2024-03-21 . First Minister Vaughan Gething announces new Welsh Government Cabinet . 2024-03-21 . GOV.WALES . en.
  13. Web site: 2024-07-16 . Vaughan Gething: Jeremy Miles likely to bid to be Wales first minister . 2024-07-17 . BBC News . en-GB.
  14. Web site: Jane Hutt MS: Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip GOV.WALES . 2024-01-07 . www.gov.wales . en.
  15. Web site: 2021-08-09 . Social Justice Minister praises role of Credit Unions . 2024-01-08 . South Wales Argus . en.
  16. Web site: 4 March 2022 . Social Justice Minister Jane Hutt sets out plan to support Ukraine . ITV News.
  17. Web site: Sinclair . Tom . 2022-06-23 . 'We are here to help you rebuild your lives and settle into Wales' – Social Justice Minister . 2024-01-08 . Herald.Wales . en-GB.
  18. Web site: Mansfield . Mark . 2023-10-26 . Welsh Government preparing for more criminal justice powers . 2024-01-08 . Nation.Cymru . en-GB.
  19. Web site: Determination on Members' Pay and Allowances: 2020-2021 . senedd.wales . Remuneration Board.