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Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (Wales)
Welsh Government cabinet minister
Welsh Government cabinet minister
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care |
| body | Wales |
| native_name | |
| insigniacaption | Insignia of the Welsh Government |
| image | Official portrait of Jeremy Miles 3.jpg |
| incumbent | Jeremy Miles MS |
| incumbentsince | |
| department | Welsh Government |
| Department of Health and Social Services | |
| style | Welsh Minister |
| status | Cabinet Minister |
| abbreviation | Health Secretary |
| member_of | |
| reports_to | the Senedd and the First Minister of Wales |
| seat | Cardiff |
| nominator | First Minister of Wales |
| appointer | The Crown |
| termlength | Five years |
| termlength_qualified | Subject to elections to the Senedd which take place every five years |
| formation | 12 May 1999 |
| first | Jane Hutt AM |
| deputy | Julie Morgan MS |
| salary | £105,701 per annum |
Department of Health and Social Services
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care () is a cabinet position in the Welsh Government, currently held by Jeremy Miles since September 2024.
The minister is responsible for the running of the National Health Service in Wales, all aspects of public health and health protection in Wales, the Food Standards Agency in Wales, post-graduate medical education and any charges for NHS services.
The position was briefly titled as Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport from 2016 to 2018. Under the Government of the 5th Assembly (2018) the position was renamed to its previous name.
Ministers
| Name | Picture | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Government | Minister for Health and Social Services (1999–2016) | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport (2016–2018) | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Minister for Health and Social Services (2018–2024) | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care (2024–present) | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Labour Party (UK)}}" | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Hutt AM | [[File:Jane Hutt AM (28136581466).jpg | 80x80px]] | 12 May 1999 | 10 September 2005 | Welsh Labour | Labour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Labour/Liberal Democrat coalition (2000–2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Gibbons AM | [[File:BrianGibbons2006.JPG | 80px]] | 10 September 2005 | 25 May 2007 | Welsh Labour | Labour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edwina Hart AM | [[File:Edwina Hart.jpg | 80px]] | 25 May 2007 | 11 May 2011 | Welsh Labour | 5th Morgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lesley Griffiths AM | [[File:Lesley Griffiths.jpg | 80px]] | 11 May 2011 | 14 March 2013 | Welsh Labour | 2nd Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Drakeford AM | [[File:Mark Drakeford - National Assembly for Wales.jpg | 80px]] | 14 March 2013 | 19 May 2016 | Welsh Labour | 2nd Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vaughan Gething AM | [[File:Vaughan Gething 2016.jpg | 80px]] | 19 May 2016 | 13 December 2018 | Welsh Labour | 3rd Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vaughan Gething MS | [[File:Vaughan Gething 2016.jpg | 80px]] | 13 December 2018 | 13 May 2021 | Welsh Labour | 1st Drakeford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eluned Morgan MS | [[File:Eluned Morgan AM (28136582086).jpg | 80px]] | 13 May 2021 | 21 March 2024 | Welsh Labour | 2nd Drakeford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eluned Morgan MS | [[File:Eluned Morgan AM (28136582086).jpg | 80px]] | 24 March 2024 | 6 August 2024 | Welsh Labour | Gething | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Drakeford MS | [[File:First Minister Mark Drakeford official portrait 2020 (cropped).jpg | 80px]] | 7 August 2024 | 11 September 2024 | Welsh Labour | Eluned Morgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeremy Miles MS | [[File:Official portrait of Jeremy Miles 3 (cropped).jpg | 80px]] | 11 September 2024 | Present | Welsh Labour | Eluned Morgan |
References
References
- (9 April 2020). "Determination on Members' Pay and Allowances: 2020-2021".
- "Welsh Government | Lesley Griffiths AM".
- (6 August 2024). "Mark Drakeford back in Welsh government as health secretary".
- (2024-09-11). "Welsh government reshuffle: Miles back as minister after ousting Gething".
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