Trefnydd of the Senedd explained

Post:	Trefnydd
Body:	the Senedd
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:	Andrew Davies AM

The Trefnydd, or Leader of the House in English, and formerly Minister for Assembly Business, is a member of the Cabinet in the Welsh Government, who manages the government's business in the Senedd (the Welsh Parliament; ; formerly the National Assembly for Wales). The current officeholder is Jane Hutt since March 2024.

Ministers

Name		Picture	Entered office	Left office	Other offices held	Political party	Government	Notes
Business Secretary
	Andrew Davies		12 May 1999	22 February 2000		Labour	Michael administration	^[1]
Minister for Assembly Business
	Andrew Davies		22 February 2000	16 October 2000		Labour	Interim Morgan administration
Business Manager
	Andrew Davies		16 October 2000	26 February 2002		Labour	First Morgan government
	Carwyn Jones		26 February 2002	May 2003	Minister for Open Government (June 2002–)	Labour	First Morgan government
Minister for Assembly Business
	Karen Sinclair		9 May 2003	10 January 2005	Chief Whip	Labour	Second Morgan government	^[2]
Business Manager
	Jane Hutt		10 January 2005	May 2007		Labour	Second Morgan government
Minister for (Assembly) Business
	Jane Hutt		31 May 2007	19 July 2007	Minister for Budget	Labour	Third Morgan government	^[3]
Leader of the House
	Carwyn Jones		19 July 2007	10 December 2009	Counsel General	Labour	Fourth Morgan government
Minister for (Assembly) Business
	Jane Hutt		10 December 2009	May 2011	Minister for Budget	Labour	First Jones government	^[4]
Minister for Government Business
	Jane Hutt		11 September 2014	2016	Minister for Finance	Labour	Second Jones government	^[5]
Leader of the House
	Jane Hutt		19 May 2016	3 November 2017	Chief Whip	Labour	Third Jones government	^[6] ^[7]
	Julie James		3 November 2017	13 December 2018	Chief Whip	Labour	Third Jones government	^[8]
Trefnydd^[9] ^[10]
	Rebecca Evans		13 December 2018	13 May 2021	Minister for Finance	Labour	First Drakeford government	^[11] ^[12]
	Lesley Griffiths		13 May 2021	22 March 2024	Minister for Rural AffairsMinister for North Wales	Labour	Second Drakeford government	^[13] ^[14]
	Jane Hutt		22 March 2024	Incumbent	Chief Whip	Labour	Gething government	^[15]

Responsibilities

See also: Politics of Wales and 2021 Senedd election. The post is responsible for organising government business in the Senedd.^[16]

In May 2016, alongside the role of Chief Whip, the Leader of the House's responsibilities were:^[17]

• To manage the government's business within the Assembly (now Senedd), in line with standing orders.
• To deliver a business statement weekly
• To represent the government on the Business Committee

See also

• Ministry

Notes and References

1. Web site: Key Events in the Development of the National Assembly for Wales First Assembly: 1999 - 2003 . senedd.wales . National Assembly for Wales.
2. Web site: Key Events in the Development of the National Assembly for Wales Second Assembly: 2003 - 2007 . senedd.wales . National Assembly for Wales.
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: 2009-12-10 . Carwyn Jones reveals new cabinet . 2024-01-20 . en-GB.
5. News: 11 September 2014 . Reshuffle lowdown: A new face, a returning face and three are out . ITV News.
6. Web site: 2016-05-19 . Taking Wales Forward GOV.WALES . 2024-01-20 . www.gov.wales . en.
7. News: 2016-05-19 . Welsh Government includes Lib Dem Williams at education . 2024-01-20 . BBC News . en-GB.
8. Web site: 2017-11-03 . Welsh Government cabinet reshuffle: Who is in and out? . 2024-01-20 . BBC News . en-gb.
9. Web site: 13 December 2018 . New First Minister reshuffles his cabinet . 19 March 2024 . Newsdirect.
10. News: Donovan . Owen . 13 December 2018 . New Welsh Government Announced . 19 March 2024 . Senedd Home.
11. Web site: 2018-12-13 . First Minister announces new cabinet GOV.WALES . 2024-01-20 . www.gov.wales . en.
12. Web site: Deacon . Thomas . 2018-12-13 . This is who is in the new Welsh Government cabinet . 2024-01-20 . Wales Online . en.
13. Web site: Mosalski . Ruth . 2021-05-13 . Live updates as Mark Drakeford overhauls Welsh Government cabinet . 2024-01-20 . Wales Online . en.
14. Web site: Bagnall . Steve . 2021-05-13 . Mark Drakeford announces major shake-up of Cabinet - including new health and education ministers . 2024-01-20 . North Wales Live . en.
15. News: 21 March 2024 . Wales' new First Minister Vaughan Gething announces his cabinet . ITV News.
16. Web site: Who's who in the Senedd? . 2024-01-19 . senedd.wales . en-GB.
17. Web site: May 2016 . Ministerial Responsibilities of the Welsh Government - May 2016 . senedd.wales . Senedd.