Cabinet Secretary for Finance (Wales) explained

Post:Cabinet Secretary for Finance
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Insigniacaption:Royal Seal of Wales
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Flagcaption:Flag of Wales
Incumbent:Rebecca Evans
Department.:Welsh Government
Senedd
Reports To:The First Minister
Appointer:The Crown
Formation:1999
First:Edwina Hart AM

The Cabinet Secretary for Finance (Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyllid) is a member of the cabinet in the Welsh Government, responsible for the management of the budget, tax and borrowing, oversight of financial accounting and audit, and oversight of any Private Finance Initiative, amongst others.[1]

List of ministers

NamePortraitTerm of officePartyTitleFirst Minister
Edwina Hart1999 – 2003Welsh LabourSecretary for FinanceAlun Michael
Rhodri Morgan
Sue Essex2003 – 3 May 2007Welsh LabourMinister for Finance and Local Government
Jane Hutt25 May 2007 – 19 July 2007Welsh LabourMinister for Budget and Business Management
Andrew Davies19 July 2007 – 9 December 2009Welsh LabourMinister for Finance and Public Service Delivery
Jane Hutt9 December 2009 – May 2016Welsh LabourMinister for Business and Budget (2009–11)Minister for Finance (2011–16)Carwyn Jones
Mark Drakeford19 May 2016 – 13 December 2018Welsh LabourCabinet Secretary for Finance
Rebecca Evans13 December 2018 – PresentWelsh LabourMinister for FinanceMark Drakeford
Cabinet Secretary for Finance[2] Vaughan Gething

References

  1. Web site: Welsh Government | Jane Hutt AM . 2012-01-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403171446/http://wales.gov.uk/about/cabinet/cabinetm/janehutt?lang=en . 3 April 2012 . dmy-all .
  2. News: 21 March 2024 . Wales' new First Minister Vaughan Gething announces his cabinet . ITV News.