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

Name		Picture	Entered office	Left office	Other offices held	Political party	Government	Notes
Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration
	Edwina Hart		9 May 2003	31 May 2007		Labour	Second Morgan government	^[1] ^[2]
Minister for Social Justice and Public Service Delivery
	Andrew Davies		31 May 2007	19 July 2007		Labour	Third Morgan government	^[3]
Minister for Social Justice and Local Government
	Brian Gibbons		19 July 2007	10 December 2009	Minister for Local Government	Labour	Fourth Morgan government	^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7]
	Carl Sargeant		10 December 2009	May 2011	Minister for Local Government	Labour	First Jones government	^[8]
Minister for Social Justice
	Jane Hutt		13 May 2021	21 March 2024	Chief Whip(2023–2024)	Labour	Second Drakeford government	^[9] ^[10]
Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice
	Lesley Griffiths		21 March 2024	16 July 2024^[11]		Labour	Gething government	^[12]
	Jane Hutt		17 July 2024	Incumbent	Chief Whip Trefnydd of the Senedd	Labour	Gething government Eluned Morgan government	^[13]

Responsibilities

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

• Co-ordinating cross-cutting measures than can tackle poverty and promote prosperity
• Co-ordinating Child Poverty mitigation measures
• Digital Inclusion
• Oversee lottery funding distribution in Wales
• Inclusive financial systems, such as credit unions^[15]
• Reforming the Welfare system
• Fuel Poverty
• Fire and Rescue Services, which includes community fire safety
• Community safety
• Leading policy relating to the Armed forces in Wales and Veterans
• The "Wales and Africa Programme"
• EU settlement scheme
• Human rights and equality in Wales
• Issue co-ordination relating to asylum seekers, refugees, Gypsies, Roma, Travellers, and community cohesion.
• Tackling domestic abuse, sexual and gender-based violence, and modern slavery.
• Volunteering and the Voluntary sector
• Youth Justice, and "Female Offending blueprints"
• Wales Resilience Forum chair
• Intergovernmental relations with police and crime commissioners, Criminal Justice agencies, and the UK Government regarding the Prisons and the Probation Service.
• Relations with the Welsh commissioners for Older People's, Children's, and Future Generations.
• Services on advice and advocacy
• Leading responsibility on the monitoring of the Royal Mail and Post Office matters in Wales.
• Public appointments policy, and its implementation
• Nation-wide implementation of the framework for the Well-being of Future Generations, including a National Stakeholder Fora, and overseeing the relationship with public bodies concerning the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
• Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill, and the Shadow Partnership Council
• Living wage
• Fair Work
• Liaison as part of the 2021 Welsh Labour–Plaid Cymru agreement

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

• Ministry

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.