Assembly Government Ministers

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Assembly Government Ministers were the executive office-holders of the devolved Welsh administration prior to the formal establishment of the Welsh Ministers under later constitutional reforms.

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Assembly Government Ministers canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Welsh political office
executive office-holder
accountableTo Senedd
surface form: National Assembly for Wales
appliesToJurisdiction Senedd
surface form: National Assembly for Wales
appointedBy Monarch of the United Kingdom on the advice of the First Minister for Wales
associatedWith Welsh Government
surface form: Welsh Assembly Government
constitutionalChange superseded by arrangements under the Government of Wales Act 2006
constitutionalFunction exercise functions delegated from the Secretary of State for Wales and other UK ministers in devolved fields
constitutionalStatus pre-2006 Welsh executive structure
country Wales
distinctFrom UK government minister
surface form: UK Government Ministers

Welsh Ministers
follows initial devolution settlement in Wales
governmentBranch executive branch of devolved government in Wales
governmentSystem devolved administration within the United Kingdom
hasPart Assembly Secretary for Agriculture
Assembly Secretary for Economic Development
Assembly Secretary for Education
Assembly Secretary for Environment
Assembly Secretary for Finance
Assembly Secretary for Health
Assembly Secretary for Local Government
jurisdiction devolved matters in Wales
languageOfWork English
Welsh
legalBasis Government of Wales Act 1998
legalNature executive posts created under the original devolution settlement
locatedIn Cardiff
meetsAt offices of the Welsh Assembly Government
officeHolderType minister in a devolved administration
officeScope domestic Welsh policy areas within devolved competence
partOf Welsh Government
surface form: Welsh Assembly Government
precededBy direct administration of Welsh affairs by UK Government departments
replacedBy Welsh Ministers
surface form: Welsh Government Cabinet Ministers

Welsh Ministers
reportsTo Senedd
surface form: National Assembly for Wales Plenary
role exercise executive functions of the devolved Welsh administration
implement policies of the Welsh Assembly Government
seatOfGovernment Cardiff Bay waterfront
surface form: Cardiff Bay
subordinateTo First Minister of Wales
surface form: First Minister for Wales
succeededBy formal corporate body of the Welsh Ministers
timePeriod early years of Welsh devolution after 1999

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Welsh Ministers predecessor Assembly Government Ministers