List of Welsh Governments

This is a list of all Welsh Government ministerial teams which have existed since the introduction of devolution for Wales in 1999. Since the onset of devolution in Wales in 1999, each Welsh Government administration has been led by the Labour Party.

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Ministries of the Welsh Government

Term	Ministry	First Minister		Deputy		Parties
1st Assembly
1999–2000	Michael		Alun Michael	office not in use			Labour
2000	Interim Morgan		Rhodri Morgan	office not in use			Labour
2000–2003	1st Morgan		Rhodri Morgan		Mike German		Labour
2000–2003	1st Morgan		Rhodri Morgan		Mike German		Liberal Democrats
2nd Assembly
Term	Ministry	First Minister		Deputy		Parties
2003–2007	2nd Morgan		Rhodri Morgan	office not in use			Labour
3rd Assembly
Term	Ministry	First Minister		Deputy		Parties
2007–2007	3rd Morgan		Rhodri Morgan	office not in use			Labour
2007–2009	4th Morgan				Ieuan Wyn Jones		Labour
2007–2009	4th Morgan						Plaid Cymru
2009–2011	1st Jones		Carwyn Jones				Labour
2009–2011	1st Jones		Carwyn Jones				Plaid Cymru
4th Assembly
Term	Ministry	First Minister		Deputy		Parties
2011–2016	2nd Jones		Carwyn Jones	office not in use			Labour
5th Assembly/Senedd
Term	Ministry	First Minister		Deputy		Parties
2016–2018	3rd Jones		Carwyn Jones	office not in use			Labour
							Liberal Democrats
							Independent from Nov 2017
2018–2021	1st Drakeford		Mark Drakeford	office not in use			Labour
							Liberal Democrats
							Independent
6th Senedd
Term	Ministry	First Minister		Deputy		Parties
2021–present	2nd Drakeford		Mark Drakeford	office not in use			Labour

List of Welsh Governments

Ministries of the Welsh Government

1st Assembly

2nd Assembly

3rd Assembly

4th Assembly

5th Assembly/Senedd

6th Senedd

See also