Post: | Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution |
Body: | Wales |
Flag: | Flag of Wales.svg |
Flagsize: | 50px |
Incumbent: | Rebecca Evans 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: | Mick Antoniw MS |
The Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution (Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros y Cyfansoddiad) is a member of the cabinet in the Welsh Government. The current officeholder is Rebecca Evans, since March 2024.
Name | Picture | Entered office | Left office | Other offices held | Political party | Government | Notes | |
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Minister | ||||||||
Mick Antoniw | 13 May 2021 | 20 March 2024 | Counsel General | Labour | Second Drakeford government | [1] | ||
Cabinet Secretary | ||||||||
Rebecca Evans | 21 March 2024 | Incumbent | FinanceandCabinet Office | Labour | Gething government | [2] | ||
See also: Politics of Wales and 2021 Senedd election. The post holder may have the following responsibilities:
The responsibilities for this position are vague, since its establishment in May 2021, however the officeholder was on the receiving end of questions relating to Senedd reform,[3] while also expressing the officeholder's opinion on the state of intergovernmental relations with the UK Government,[4] such as the dispute over the Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017,[5] and how UK Government laws impact Wales.[6] The officeholder also commissioned reports on how local democracy works in Wales,[7] and oversaw pilots on the issue.[8]