| Post: | Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care |
| Body: | Wales |
| Insigniacaption: | Insignia of the Welsh Government |
| Incumbent: | Mark Drakeford MS |
| Department: | Welsh Government Department of Health and Social Services |
| Style: | Welsh Minister |
| Status: | Cabinet Minister |
| Abbreviation: | Health Secretary |
| 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 |
| Formation: | 12 May 1999 |
| First: | Jane Hutt AM |
| Deputy: | Julie Morgan MS |
| Salary: | £105,701 per annum[1] |
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care is a cabinet position in the Welsh Government, currently held by Mark Drakeford MS from August 2024.
The minister is responsible for the running of the National Health Service in Wales, all aspects of public health and health protection in Wales, the Food Standards Agency in Wales, post-graduate medical education and any charges for NHS services.[2]
The position was briefly titled as Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport from 2016 to 2018. Under the Government of the 5th Assembly (2018) the position was renamed to its previous name.
| Name | Picture | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minister for Health and Social Services (1999–2016) | ||||||||
| Jane Hutt AM | 12 May 1999 | 10 September 2005 | Welsh Labour | Labour Labour/Liberal Democrat coalition (2000–2003) | ||||
| Brian Gibbons AM | 10 September 2005 | 25 May 2007 | Welsh Labour | Labour | ||||
| Edwina Hart AM | 25 May 2007 | 11 May 2011 | Welsh Labour | 5th Morgan Government & 1st Jones | ||||
| Lesley Griffiths AM | 11 May 2011 | 14 March 2013 | Welsh Labour | 2nd Jones | ||||
| Mark Drakeford AM | 14 March 2013 | 19 May 2016 | Welsh Labour | 2nd Jones | ||||
Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport (2016–2018) | ||||||||
| Vaughan Gething AM | 19 May 2016 | 13 December 2018 | Welsh Labour | 3rd Jones | ||||
Minister for Health and Social Services (2018–2024) | ||||||||
| Vaughan Gething MS | 13 December 2018 | 13 May 2021 | Welsh Labour | 1st Drakeford | ||||
| Eluned Morgan MS | 13 May 2021 | 21 March 2024 | Welsh Labour | 2nd Drakeford | ||||
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (2024–present) | ||||||||
| Eluned Morgan MS | 24 March 2024 | 6 August 2024 | Welsh Labour | Gething | ||||
| Mark Drakeford MS | 7 August 2024[3] | Present | Welsh Labour | Eluned Morgan | ||||