Third Jones government | |
|---|---|
 9th devolved administration of Wales | |
| 2016–2018 | |
 Jones's third cabinet on 23 May 2016 | |
| Date formed | 19 May 2016 |
| Date dissolved | 12 December 2018 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| First Minister's history | 2009–2018 |
| Member parties | |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) 31 / 60 (52%)
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| Opposition party | Plaid Cymru (2016) Conservative (2017–2018) |
| Opposition leader | Leanne Wood (2016) Andrew R. T. Davies (2017–2018) Paul Davies (2018) |
| History | |
| Election | 2016 general election |
| Legislature term | 5th National Assembly for Wales |
| Predecessor | Second Jones government |
| Successor | First Drakeford government |
The third Jones government was a Labour–Liberal Democrat coalition government formed after the 2016 general election in Wales. On 14 October 2016, Dafydd Elis-Thomas left Plaid Cymru in order to support the coalition government and to give them a ruling majority; he later sat as an independent in the Senedd. The government was replaced by the Drakeford government on 13 December 2018, following the resignation of Carwyn Jones as First Minister the previous day.