Trefnydd of the Senedd | |
---|---|
Trefnydd Senedd Cymru (Welsh) | |
![]() | |
Incumbent Jane Hutt MS since 21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) | |
Welsh Government | |
Style | Welsh Minister |
Status | Cabinet Minister |
Abbreviation | Minister |
Member of |
|
Reports to | the Senedd and the First Minister of Wales |
Seat | Cardiff |
Nominator | First Minister of Wales |
Appointer | The Crown |
Term length | Five years Subject to elections to the Senedd which take place every five years |
First holder | Andrew Davies AM |
Website | www |
The Trefnydd, or Leader of the House in English, and formerly Minister for Assembly Business, is a member of the Cabinet in the Welsh Government, who manages the government's business in the Senedd (the Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru; formerly the National Assembly for Wales). The current officeholder is Jane Hutt since March 2024.
Name | Picture | Entered office | Left office | Other offices held | Political party | Government | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Business Secretary | ||||||||
Andrew Davies | ![]() |
12 May 1999 | 22 February 2000 | Labour | Michael administration | [1] | ||
Minister for Assembly Business | ||||||||
Andrew Davies | ![]() |
22 February 2000 | 16 October 2000 | Labour | Interim Morgan administration | [1] | ||
Business Manager | ||||||||
Andrew Davies | ![]() |
16 October 2000 | 26 February 2002 | Labour | First Morgan government | [1] | ||
Carwyn Jones | ![]() |
26 February 2002 | May 2003 | Minister for Open Government (June 2002–) | Labour | First Morgan government | [1] | |
Minister for Assembly Business | ||||||||
Karen Sinclair | ![]() |
9 May 2003 | 10 January 2005 | Chief Whip | Labour | Second Morgan government | [2] | |
Business Manager | ||||||||
Jane Hutt | ![]() |
10 January 2005 | May 2007 | Labour | Second Morgan government | [2] | ||
Minister for (Assembly) Business | ||||||||
Jane Hutt | ![]() |
31 May 2007 | 19 July 2007 | Minister for Budget | Labour | Third Morgan government | [3] | |
Leader of the House | ||||||||
Carwyn Jones | ![]() |
19 July 2007 | 10 December 2009 | Counsel General | Labour | Fourth Morgan government | [3] | |
Minister for (Assembly) Business | ||||||||
Jane Hutt | ![]() |
10 December 2009 | May 2011 | Minister for Budget | Labour | First Jones government | [3][4] | |
Minister for Government Business | ||||||||
Jane Hutt | ![]() |
11 September 2014 | 2016 | Minister for Finance | Labour | Second Jones government | [5] | |
Leader of the House | ||||||||
Jane Hutt | ![]() |
19 May 2016 | 3 November 2017 | Chief Whip | Labour | Third Jones government | [6][7] | |
Julie James | ![]() |
3 November 2017 | 13 December 2018 | Chief Whip | Labour | Third Jones government | [8] | |
Trefnydd[9][10] | ||||||||
Rebecca Evans | ![]() |
13 December 2018 | 13 May 2021 | Minister for Finance | Labour | First Drakeford government | [11][12] | |
Lesley Griffiths | 13 May 2021 | 22 March 2024 | Minister for Rural Affairs | Labour | Second Drakeford government | [13][14] | ||
Jane Hutt | 22 March 2024 | Incumbent | Chief Whip | Labour | Gething government | [15] |
The post is responsible for organising government business in the Senedd.[16]
In May 2016, alongside the role of Chief Whip, the Leader of the House's responsibilities were:[17]
| |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Referendums |
| ||||
Devolved bodies |
| ||||
Commissions |
| ||||
Devolution legislation |
| ||||
Committees |
| ||||
UK Government departments |
| ||||
Budget |
| ||||
Proposed |
| ||||
History |
| ||||
Proposed alternatives |
| ||||
Parties represented in Wales |
| ||||
|
Wales articles
| |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||
History |
| ||||||||||||||||
Geography |
| ||||||||||||||||
Politics |
| ||||||||||||||||
Economy |
| ||||||||||||||||
Society |
| ||||||||||||||||