Cabinet Secretary for North Wales of the Welsh Government | |
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Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru (Welsh) | |
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Welsh Government | |
Style | Welsh Minister |
Status | Cabinet Minister |
Abbreviation | Minister |
Member of | |
Reports to | the Senedd and the First Minister of Wales |
Seat | Cardiff |
Nominator | First Minister of Wales |
Appointer | The Crown |
Term length | Five years Subject to elections to the Senedd which take place every five years |
First holder | Ken Skates AM |
Website | gov |
The Cabinet Secretary for North Wales (Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru)[a] is a member of the cabinet in the Welsh Government. The current officeholder is Ken Skates since March 2024.
The establishment of a role focusing on North Wales was first raised in 2009, but was established by Mark Drakeford in 2018. It was established over concerns of how devolution was centred on South Wales. A Plaid Cymru MS disputed the role's existence, while some argue for a directly elected mayor instead.
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