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Revision as of 17:32, 17 February 2021

The Welsh Shadow Cabinet is constituted by members of the largest party not part of the Welsh Government. Since 6 April 2017 this has been the Welsh Conservatives. And since 24 January 2021 the Leader of the Opposition has been Andrew RT Davies.

Both the Welsh Conservatives and Plaid Cymru currently refer to their own front benches as Shadow Cabinets. As of January 2021 the following speak for their respective party and question the relevant minister in plenary session.

Conservative Shadow Cabinet

Conservative Shadow Cabinet (as of 24 January 2021)
Portfolio Name Constituency or
electoral region
Term
Leader of the Opposition

Leader of the Welsh Conservatives

style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 1px" | Andrew RT Davies MS South Wales Central 2021–
Shadow Minister for Health and Social Services style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 1px" | Angela Burns MS Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire 2021–
Shadow Minister for Finance, North Wales and Chief Whip style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 1px" | Mark Isherwood MS North Wales 2021–
Shadow Minister for Economy, Transport and Mid Wales style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 1px" | Russell George MS Montgomeryshire 2021–
Shadow Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 1px" | Janet Finch-Saunders MS Aberconwy 2021–
Shadow Minister for Mental Health, Wellbeing, Culture and Sport style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 1px" | David Melding

MS

South Wales Central 2021–
Shadow Minister for Education, Skills and the Welsh Language style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 1px" | Suzy Davies MS South Wales West 2021–
Shadow Minister for Housing and Local Government, Equalities, Children and Young People style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 1px" | Laura Anne Jones MS South Wales East 2021–

Plaid Cymru Shadow Cabinet

After winning the 2018 Plaid Cymru leadership election with 49.7% of first preference votes, Adam Price installed former leadership rivals Leanne Wood (22.3%) and Rhun ap Iorwerth (28%) in high ranking positions in his shadow cabinet. He most recently updated his cabinet in a January 2020 reshuffle.

Plaid Cymru shadow cabinet (as of January 2020)
Portfolio Name Constituency Term
Leader of Plaid Cymru style="background-color: Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color; width: 1px" | Adam Price MS Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 2018–
Deputy Leader and Shadow Minister for Health and Finance style="background-color: Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color; width: 1px" | Rhun ap Iorwerth MS Ynys Môn 2020–
Deputy Leader and Chief Whip

Shadow Minister for Education, Culture and the Welsh Language

style="background-color: Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color; width: 1px" | Siân Gwenllian MS Arfon 2018–
Shadow Minister for the Environment and Rural Affairs style="background-color: Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color; width: 1px" | Llyr Huws Gruffydd MS North Wales 2018–
Shadow Minister for the Economy, Tackling Poverty and Transport style="background-color: Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color; width: 1px" | Helen Mary Jones MS Mid and West Wales 2020–
Shadow Minister for Justice and Equalities style="background-color: Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color; width: 1px" | Leanne Wood MS Rhondda 2018–
Shadow Minister for post-16 Education, Skills and Innovation style="background-color: Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color; width: 1px" | Bethan Sayed MS South Wales West 2020–
Shadow Minister for Constitutional Affairs, International Relations and Leaving the EU style="background-color: Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color; width: 1px" | Dr Dai Lloyd MS South Wales West 2018–
Shadow Minister for Public Service Transformation and the Future style="background-color: Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color; width: 1px" | Delyth Jewell MS South Wales East 2020–
Shadow Counsel General style="background-color: Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color; width: 1px" | Elfyn Llwyd[1] Not elected 2018–

2016 Plaid-Conservative Shadow Cabinets

At the 2016 election, Plaid Cymru, led by Leanne Wood, became the largest party not in government having won 12 seats to the Welsh Conservatives' 11. On 14 October 2016 Dafydd Elis-Thomas left Plaid Cymru to sit as an independent, so that Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Conservatives both held 11 seats. During this period, Wood was not referred to as Leader of the Opposition, but merely as leader of Plaid Cymru.[2] The Conservative group grew to 12 when Mark Reckless defected from UKIP to the Conservative group on 6 April 2017, and the Welsh Conservative leader, Andrew R.T. Davies at the time, was referred to as Leader of the Opposition once more.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Shadow Cabinet". Plaid Cymru. June 2020.]]|}
  2. ^ "The Record of Proceedings - 18/10/2016". Senedd Cymru.
  3. ^ "The Record of Proceedings - 02/05/2017". Senedd Cymru.