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==Plaid Cymru Shadow Cabinet==
==Plaid Cymru Shadow Cabinet==
[[Rhun ap Iorwerth]] was announced as a [[2023 Plaid Cymru leadership election|new leader]] of Plaid Cymru on the 16 June 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-16 |title=Plaid Cymru: Rhun ap Iorwerth elected leader unopposed |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-65928575 |access-date=2023-06-27}}</ref> He announced his shadow cabinet on the 27 June.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-27 |title=Rhun ap Iorwerth announces make up of Plaid Cymru's new Senedd team |url=https://nation.cymru/news/rhun-ap-iorwerth-announces-make-up-of-plaid-cymrus-new-senedd-team/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Nation.Cymru |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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 2022 reshuffle
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|+Plaid Cymru shadow cabinet (as of May 2021)
|+Plaid Cymru shadow cabinet (as of June 2023)
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! style="width: 490px" |Portfolio || colspan="3" |Name
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|[[Plaid Cymru|Leader of Plaid Cymru]]
|[[Plaid Cymru|Leader of Plaid Cymru]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
|[[File:Adam Price 2016 (cropped square).jpg|alt=|85x85px]]
|[[File:Rhun-ap-iorwerth.jpg|85x85px]]
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|[[Adam Price]] MS
|[[Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Senedd Cymru constituency)|Carmarthen East and Dinefwr]]||2018–
|-
|Deputy Leader and Shadow Minister for Health and Social Care
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
|[[File:Rhun ap Iorwerth AM (27555192223).jpg|alt=|85x85px]]
|[[Rhun ap Iorwerth]] MS
|[[Rhun ap Iorwerth]] MS
|[[Ynys Môn (Senedd Cymru constituency)|Ynys Môn]]||2021–
|[[Ynys Môn (Senedd Cymru constituency)|Ynys Môn]]||2023–
|-
|-
|Deputy Leader and Chief Whip
|Deputy Leader and Shadow Minister for Climate Change

Lead Designated Member on the Co-Operation Agreement with the [[Welsh Government]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
|[[File:Siân Gwenllian AM (28092344141).jpg|alt=|85x85px]]
|[[File:Delyth-jewell.jpg|85x85px]]
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|[[Delyth Jewell]] MS
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| link="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhun_ap_Iorwerth_AM_(27555192223).jpg" |[[Siân Gwenllian]] MS
|[[South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales East]]||2023–
|[[Arfon (Senedd Cymru constituency)|Arfon]]
| 2022&ndash;
|-
|-
|Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs
|Second Designated Member on the Co-Operation Agreement with the [[Welsh Government]]
Chair of the Senedd Group
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
|[[File:Cefin Campbell yng Nghaerfyrddin (cropped).jpg|85x85px]]
|[[File:Llyr-gruffydd.jpg|85x85px]]
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| link="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhun_ap_Iorwerth_AM_(27555192223).jpg" |[[Llyr Huws Gruffydd]] MS
|[[Cefin Campbell]] MS
|[[Mid and West Wales (Senedd electoral region)|Mid and West Wales]]
|[[North Wales (Senedd Cymru electoral region)|North Wales]]
|2022&ndash;
| 2023&ndash;
|-
|-
|Shadow Minister for Post-16 Education, Social Justice and Equalities
|Shadow Minister for Education, Welsh language and Culture
Business Manager
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
|[[File:Heledd-fychan.jpg|85x85px]]
|
|[[Sioned Williams]] MS
|[[Heledd Fychan]] MS
|[[South Wales West (Senedd electoral region)|South Wales West]]||2021–
|[[South Wales Central (Senedd electoral region)|South Wales Central]]
|2023&ndash;
|-
|-
|Shadow Minister for Finance and Local Government
|Shadow Minister for Health, Social Care and Housing
Chief Whip
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
|[[File:Llyr Gruffydd AM (27889492780).jpg|alt=|85x85px]]
|[[File:Mabon-ap-gwynfor.jpg|85x85px]]
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|[[Mabon ap Gwynfor]] MS
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| link="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Si%C3%A2n_Gwenllian_AM_(28092344141).jpg" |[[Llyr Huws Gruffydd]] MS
|[[North Wales (Senedd Cymru electoral region)|North Wales]]
|[[Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Senedd constituency)|Dwyfor Meirionnydd]]||2023–
| 2021&ndash;
|-
|-
|Shadow Minister for the Economy
|Shadow Minister for Justice and European Affairs
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
|[[File:Adam-price.jpg|85x85px]]
|
| link="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Helen_Mary_Jones_AM.jpg" |[[Luke Fletcher (politician)|Luke Fletcher]] MS
| link="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Si%C3%A2n_Gwenllian_AM_(28092344141).jpg" |[[Adam Price]] MS
|[[Rhondda (Assembly constituency)|South Wales West]]
|[[Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Senedd Cymru constituency)|Carmarthen East and Dinefwr]]
| 2021&ndash;
| 2023&ndash;
|-
|-
|Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Energy and Transport
|Shadow Minister for Finance and Local Government
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
|[[File:Delyth Jewell (cropped).jpg|alt=|85x85px]]
|[[File:Peredur-owen-griffiths.jpg|85x85px]]
| link="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dai_Lloyd_AM_(28170816265).jpg" |[[Delyth Jewell]] MS
| link="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Helen_Mary_Jones_AM.jpg" |[[Peredur Owen Griffiths]] MS
|[[South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales East]]
|[[South Wales East (Senedd Cymru electoral region)|South Wales East]]
| 2021&ndash;
| 2023&ndash;
|-
|-
|Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Rural Affairs, Housing and Planning
|Shadow Minister for Social Justice and Social Services
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
|[[File:Sioned-williams.jpg|85x85px]]
|
⚫
| link="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dai_Lloyd_AM_(28170816265).jpg" |[[Sioned Williams]] MS
⚫
|[[Mabon ap Gwynfor]] MS
|[[Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Senedd constituency)|Dwyfor Meirionnydd]]
|[[South Wales West (Senedd electoral region)|South Wales West]]
|2021&ndash;
| 2023&ndash;
|-
|-
|Shadow Minister for Children and Young people, Welsh Language, Culture, Sport and International Affairs
|Shadow Minister for the Economy
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
|[[File:Luke-fletcher.jpg|85x85px]]
|
|[[Luke Fletcher (politician)|Luke Fletcher]] MS
⚫
| link="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Delyth_Jewell_(cropped).jpg" |[[Heledd Fychan]] MS
|[[South Wales Central (Senedd electoral region)|South Wales Central]]
|[[South Wales West (Senedd electoral region)|South Wales West]]
| 2021&ndash;
|2023&ndash;
|-
|-
|Shadow Minister for the Constitution and Justice
|Lead Designated Member for the Co-operation agreement
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
|[[File:Rhys ab Owen AS - Senedd Cymru (cropped).jpg|85x85px]]
|[[File:Siân-gwenllian.jpg|85x85px]]
⚫
| link="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Delyth_Jewell_(cropped).jpg" |[[Siân Gwenllian]] MS
|[[Rhys ab Owen]] MS
|[[South Wales Central (Senedd electoral region)|South Wales Central]]
|[[Arfon (Senedd constituency)|Arfon]]
|2021&ndash;
| 2023&ndash;
|-
|-
|Designated Member for the Co-operation agreement
|Shadow Minister for Communities and Older People
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}; width: 1px" |
|[[File:Cefin-campbell.jpg|85x85px]]
|
|[[Peredur Owen Griffiths]] MS
|[[Cefin Campbell]] MS
|[[South Wales East (Senedd Cymru electoral region)|South Wales East]]
|[[Mid and West Wales (Senedd electoral region)|Mid and West Wales]]
|2021&ndash;
|2023&ndash;
|}
|}


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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 7 May 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 May 2021 the following speak for their respective party and question the relevant minister in plenary session.

Conservative Shadow Cabinet

Main article: Fourth Shadow Cabinet of Andrew RT Davies
Conservative Shadow Cabinet (as of 27 May 2021)
Portfolio Name Constituency Term
Leader of the Opposition

Leader of the Welsh Conservatives

Andrew RT Davies MS South Wales Central 2021–
Shadow Minister for Finance Peter Fox MS Monmouth 2021–
Shadow Minister for Health Russell George MS Montgomeryshire 2021–
Shadow Minister for the Economy Paul Davies MS Preseli Pembrokeshire 2021–
Shadow Minister for Climate Change Janet Finch-Saunders MS Aberconwy 2021–
Shadow Minister for Education Laura Anne Jones MS South Wales East 2021–
Shadow Minister for Social Justice and Shadow Counsel General Mark Isherwood MS North Wales 2021–
Shadow Minister for the Constitution and North Wales, and Chief Whip Darren Millar MS Clwyd West 2021–
Shadow Minister for Equalities Altaf Hussain MS South Wales West 2021–
Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs and the Welsh Language Samuel Kurtz MS Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire 2021–
Shadow Minister for Local Government Sam Rowlands MS North Wales 2021–
Shadow Minister for Mental Health, Wellbeing and Mid Wales James Evans MS Brecon and Radnorshire 2021–
Shadow Minister for Transport and Technology Natasha Asghar MS South Wales East 2021–
Shadow Minister for Social Services Gareth Davies MS Vale of Clwyd 2021–
Shadow Minister for Culture Tourism and Sport Tom Giffard MS South Wales West 2021–
Shadow Minister for Social Partnership Joel James MS South Wales Central 2021–

Plaid Cymru Shadow Cabinet

Rhun ap Iorwerth was announced as a new leader of Plaid Cymru on the 16 June 2023.[1] He announced his shadow cabinet on the 27 June.[2]

Plaid Cymru shadow cabinet (as of June 2023)
Portfolio Name Constituency or
electoral region		 Term
Leader of Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth MS Ynys Môn 2023–
Deputy Leader and Shadow Minister for Climate Change Delyth Jewell MS South Wales East 2023–
Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs

Chair of the Senedd Group

Llyr Huws Gruffydd MS North Wales 2023–
Shadow Minister for Education, Welsh language and Culture

Business Manager

Heledd Fychan MS South Wales Central 2023–
Shadow Minister for Health, Social Care and Housing

Chief Whip

Mabon ap Gwynfor MS Dwyfor Meirionnydd 2023–
Shadow Minister for Justice and European Affairs Adam Price MS Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 2023–
Shadow Minister for Finance and Local Government Peredur Owen Griffiths MS South Wales East 2023–
Shadow Minister for Social Justice and Social Services Sioned Williams MS South Wales West 2023–
Shadow Minister for the Economy Luke Fletcher MS South Wales West 2023–
Lead Designated Member for the Co-operation agreement Siân Gwenllian MS Arfon 2023–
Designated Member for the Co-operation agreement Cefin Campbell MS Mid and West Wales 2023–

2016 Plaid-Conservative Shadow Cabinets

At the 2016 election, Plaid Cymru, led by Leanne Wood, won 12 seats to the Welsh Conservatives' 11, and thus became the largest party not in government. 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.[3] 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 RT Davies at the time, was referred to as Leader of the Opposition once more.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Plaid Cymru: Rhun ap Iorwerth elected leader unopposed". BBC News. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Rhun ap Iorwerth announces make up of Plaid Cymru's new Senedd team". Nation.Cymru. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ "The Record of Proceedings - 18/10/2016". Senedd Cymru.
  4. ^ "The Record of Proceedings - 02/05/2017". Senedd Cymru.
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