Minister for Social Partnership explained

Post:Minister for Social Partnership
Body:Wales
Flag:Flag of Wales.svg
Flagsize:50px
Incumbent:Jack Sargeant
Department:Welsh Government
Style:Welsh Deputy Minister
Status:Deputy Minister
Abbreviation:Deputy Minister
Member Of:Senedd
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:Hannah Blythyn MS

The Minister for Social Partnership (Welsh: Y Gweinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol) is a minister of the Welsh Government. The current officeholder is Jack Sargeant since July 2024.

Deputy ministers

NamePictureEntered officeLeft officeOther offices heldPolitical partyGovernmentNotes
Deputy Minister for Social Partnership
Hannah Blythyn13 May 202120 March 2024LabourSecond Drakeford government[1] [2] [3]
Minister for Social Partnership
Hannah Blythyn21 March 202416 May 2024[4] LabourGething government[5]
Sarah Murphy17 May 202417 July 2024Labour[6]
Jack Sargeant17 July 2024IncumbentLabour[7]

Responsibilities

See also: Politics of Wales and 2021 Senedd election.

The responsibilities of the post are:[8]

The post-holder led the development of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act.[9] The post-holders responsibilities are similar to those of the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, which the deputy minister is under the authority of.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-05-13 . Vaughan Gething replaced as Wales' health minister . 2024-01-12 . www.shropshirestar.com . en.
  2. Web site: Gregory . Rhys . 2021-05-14 . Meet Mark Drakeford's new Cabinet team . 2024-01-12 . en-US.
  3. News: 13 May 2021 . Mark Drakeford overhauls cabinet as Vaughan Gething replaced as health minister . ITV News.
  4. Web site: 2024-05-16 . Vaughan Gething sacks minister alleging she leaked to media . 2024-05-16 . BBC News . en-GB.
  5. News: 21 March 2024 . Wales' new First Minister Vaughan Gething announces his cabinet . ITV News.
  6. Web site: Price . Emily . 2024-05-17 . Sarah Murphy replaces sacked junior minister Hannah Blythyn . 2024-05-17 . Nation.Cymru . en-GB.
  7. Web site: 2024-07-17 . Vaughan Gething reshuffles Welsh Labour top team after resignations . 2024-07-17 . The Independent . en.
  8. Web site: Sarah Murphy MS: Minister for Social Partnership GOV.WALES . 2024-05-17 . www.gov.wales . en.
  9. Web site: 2023-05-25 . UK First: "Uniquely Welsh Way of Working" Passed into Law . 2024-01-12 . Business News Wales.
  10. Web site: 11 July 2023 . The Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2023 . legislation.gov.uk.