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Third Jones government

Third Jones government
9th devolved administrationofWales
2016–2018
Jones's third cabinet on 23 May 2016
Date formed	19 May 2016
Date dissolved	12 December 2018
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
First Minister	Carwyn Jones
First Minister's history	2009–2018
Member parties	Labour   Liberal Democrats (1)   Independent (1)
Status in legislature	Majority (coalition) 31 / 60 (52%)
Opposition party	Plaid Cymru (2016)   Conservative (2017–2018)
Opposition leader	Leanne Wood (2016) Andrew R. T. Davies (2017–2018) Paul Davies (2018)
History
Election	2016 general election
Legislature term	5th National Assembly for Wales
Predecessor	Second Jones government
Successor	First Drakeford government

The third Jones government was a Labour–Liberal Democrat coalition government formed after the 2016 general election in Wales. On 14 October 2016, Dafydd Elis-Thomas left Plaid Cymru in order to support the coalition government and to give them a ruling majority; he later sat as an independent in the Senedd. The government was replaced by the Drakeford government on 13 December 2018, following the resignation of Carwyn JonesasFirst Minister the previous day.

Following a vote in the Assembly to nominate an individual to become First Minister on 11 May 2016 both Jones and Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood tied on 29 votes each and another vote was automatically scheduled for the following week.^[1]

Under the Government of Wales Act 2006, if a First Minister is not elected within 28 days of the Assembly elections, those elections would need to be repeated.^[1]

Following negotiations with the Plaid Cymru leader, a second vote on 18 May saw Jones re-elected unopposed as First Minister, enabling him to begin the process of forming a minority government.^[4] He was sworn in as First Minister on 19 May, after which he said that he was "delighted to introduce the team who will be taking Wales forward over the next five years". Among his appointments was the former Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Kirsty Williams, who became Minister for Education.^[5]

Office	Name		Term (in this govt)	Party	Image
First Minister		Rt. Hon Carwyn JonesAM	2016–18	Labour
Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure (2016–17) Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport (2017–18)		Ken SkatesAM	2016–18	Labour
Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport (2016–17) Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services (2017–18)		Vaughan GethingAM	2016–18	Labour
Cabinet Secretary for Education		Kirsty WilliamsAM	2016–18	Liberal Democrats
Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children (2016–17) Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services (2017–18)		Carl SargeantAM	2016–17	Labour
		Alun DaviesAM	2017–18	Labour
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (2016–17) Cabinet Secretary for Finance (2017–18)		Mark DrakefordAM	2016–18	Labour
Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs (2016–17) Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs (2017–18)		Lesley GriffithsAM	2016–18	Labour
Leader of the House and Chief Whip		Jane HuttAM	2016–17	Labour
		Julie JamesAM	2017–18	Labour

Office	Name		Term	Party	Image
Minister for Skills and Science		Julie JamesAM	2016–17	Labour
Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language		Alun DaviesAM	2016–17	Labour
		Rt. Hon Eluned MorganAM	2017–2018	Labour
Minister for Social Services and Public Health (2016–17) Minister for Children and Social Care (2017–)		Rebecca EvansAM	2016–17	Labour
		Huw Irranca-DaviesAM	2017–18	Labour
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport		Rt. Hon Dafydd Elis-ThomasAM	2017–18	Independent
Minister for Housing and Regeneration		Rebecca EvansAM	2017–18	Labour
Minister for the Environment		Hannah BlythynAM	2017–18	Labour

Name		Term	Party	Image
	Mick AntoniwAM	2016–17	Labour
	Jeremy MilesAM	2017–18	Labour

• Shadow Cabinet (Wales)
• Members of the 5th National Assembly for Wales