Wales Cabinet Secretary For Education
The Cabinet Secretary for Education (Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg) is a Cabinet minister in the Welsh Government who leads the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) (Welsh: Yr Adran Addysg a Sgiliau).
The current officeholder is Lynne Neagle, who has served in the role since 2024.
| Cabinet Secretary for Education of Wales | |
|---|---|
| Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg (Welsh) | |
| Welsh Government | |
| Style | Welsh Minister |
| Status | Cabinet Minister |
| Abbreviation | Education Secretary |
| 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 |
| Formation | 12 May 1999 |
| First holder | Rosemary Butler AM |
| Salary | £105,701 per annum |
| Website | www |
The Department is responsible for education, training and children's services in Wales under powers devolved from the Department for Children, Schools and Families of the UK government under Schedule 5 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.
Ministers
| Name | Picture | Party | Entered office | Left office | Government | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemary Butler AM |  | Labour | 12 May 1999 | 16 October 2000 | Michael | Secretary for Education Tom Middlehurst served as Secretary for Education and Training (Post-16) for the same period. | |
| Interim Morgan | |||||||
| Jane Davidson AM |  | 16 October 2000 | 6 June 2007 | 1st Morgan | Minister for education and lifelong learning. | ||
| 2nd Morgan | |||||||
| Carwyn Jones AM | .jpg) | 6 June 2007 | 19 July 2007 | 3rd Morgan | Minister for Education, Culture and the Welsh Language. | ||
| Jane Hutt AM | .jpg) | 19 July 2007 | 10 December 2009 | 4th Morgan | Minister for Education, Children, Lifelong Learning & Skills | ||
| Leighton Andrews AM |  | 10 December 2009 | 25 June 2013 | 1st Jones | Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning (2009-2011) Minister for Education and Skills (2011-2013) (including Welsh Language) | ||
| 2nd Jones | |||||||
| Huw Lewis AM |  | 26 June 2013 | 19 May 2016 | Minister for Education and Skills | |||
| Kirsty Williams MS | .jpg) | Liberal Democrat | 19 May 2016 | 13 May 2021 | 3rd Jones | Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills. Titled changed to Minister for Education in December 2018 | |
| 1st Drakeford | |||||||
| Jeremy Miles MS | .png) | Labour | 13 May 2021 | 20 March 2024 | 2nd Drakeford | Minister for Education and Welsh Language | |
| Lynne Neagle MS | .JPG) | Labour | 21 March 2024 | Incumbent | 1st Gething | Cabinet Secretary for Education | |
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