First Minister of Wales | |
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Prif Weinidog Cymru (Welsh) | |
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since 6 August 2024 | |
Welsh Government Welsh Cabinet Senedd | |
Style | First Minister (informal) The Right Honourable (UK and Commonwealth) Her Excellency (international) |
Status | Head of Government |
Abbreviation | FM |
Member of | |
Reports to | Senedd |
Seat | Crown Buildings, Cathays Park, Cardiff |
Nominator | Senedd |
Appointer | The Monarch |
Term length | Five years |
Formation | 12 May 1999 |
First holder | Alun Michael AM |
Salary | £148,575 per annum (2022)[1] (including £67,920 MS salary) |
Website | www |
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The first minister of Wales (Welsh: Prif Weinidog Cymru) is the leader of the Welsh Government and keeper of the Welsh Seal. The first minister chairs the Welsh Cabinet and is primarily responsible for the formulation, development and presentation of Welsh Government policy. Additional functions of the first minister include promoting and representing Wales in an official capacity, at home and abroad, and responsibility for constitutional affairs, as they relate to devolution and the Welsh Government.
The first minister is a Member of the Senedd, and is nominated by the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru), before being officially appointed by the Monarch. Members of the Welsh Cabinet and junior ministers of the Welsh Government, as well as law officers, are appointed by the first minister. As head of the Welsh Government, the first minister is directly accountable to the Senedd for their actions and the actions of the Welsh Government. The main office of the first minister is in Tŷ Hywel, which is adjacent to the Senedd building in Cardiff Bay.[2] An additional office is also kept at the Crown Buildings, Cathays Park, Cardiff which is the headquarters of the Welsh Government.
The incumbent first minister of Wales is Eluned Morgan since 2024.[3] The Senedd formally nominated her as First Minister on 6 August 2024, with King Charles III approving the nomination on the same day.[4][5]