Counsel General for Wales

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Welsh Government ministerial post government legal office

The Counsel General for Wales is the Welsh Government’s chief legal adviser and a senior minister responsible for overseeing the legality and constitutionality of its actions and legislation.

Aliases (1)

Cwnsler Cyffredinol Cymru ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Welsh Government ministerial post → government legal office →
appliesToJurisdiction	Wales →
appointedBy	King Charles III → Monarch of the United Kingdom →
appointedOnAdviceOf	First Minister of Wales →
canBringProceedingsBefore	Supreme Court of the United Kingdom →
canReferToCourt	Supreme Court of the United Kingdom →
chiefFunction	chief legal adviser to the Welsh Government → overseeing constitutionality of Welsh Government legislation → overseeing legality of Welsh Government actions →
constitutingInstrument	Government of Wales Act 2006 →
country	Wales →
createdBy	Government of Wales Act 2006 →
hasHadOfficeHolder	Jeremy Miles → John Griffiths → Mick Antoniw → Theodore Huckle →
hasJurisdiction	Welsh law → devolved matters in Wales →
inception	2007 →
isPartOf	devolution settlement in Wales →
languageOfWorkOrName	English → Welsh →
legalForm	ministerial office →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Cardiff →
memberOf	Welsh Government Cabinet →
nativeLabel	Cwnsler Cyffredinol Cymru →
officeHolder	Mick Antoniw →
officeHolderStartTime	2021-05-13 →
officeScope	devolved Welsh matters →
officeType	chief legal officer →
oversightArea	Welsh Government executive actions → Welsh Government legislation →
partOf	Welsh Government →
positionHeldBy	member of the Senedd →
precededBy	Attorney General for England and Wales (for most Welsh matters before devolution) →
reportsTo	First Minister of Wales → Senedd →
residence	Cardiff →
responsibleFor	advising Welsh Ministers on legal matters → representing Welsh Government in legal proceedings → scrutiny of Welsh Bills for legislative competence →
seat	Cardiff →
style	The Counsel General →
termLength	at His Majesty’s pleasure →
worksWith	Attorney General for England and Wales → Lord Advocate (Scotland) →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
First Minister of Wales →	canRecommendAppointmentOf
Government of Wales Act 2006 →	createdBody
Government of Wales Act 2006 →	definesOffice
Welsh Government →	hasOfficeHolder
Welsh Ministers →	hasPart
Counsel General for Wales ("Cwnsler Cyffredinol Cymru") →	nativeLabel