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The Welsh Government (Welsh: Llywodraeth Cymru) is the executive arm of the devolved government of Wales. The government consists of cabinet secretaries and ministers. It is led by the first minister, usually the leader of the largest party in the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru), who selects ministers with the approval of the Senedd.
This is a list of all Welsh Government ministerial teams which have existed since the introduction of devolution for Wales in 1999. Since the onset of devolution in Wales in 1999, each Welsh Government administration has been led by the Labour Party .
The current configuration of communities was established in the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, while the framework was established earlier in the Local Government Act 1972. Like principal councils, they are made up of councillors. [1] Before 1974, Wales had civil parishes, like in England, until they were replaced with communities. The ...
From 1889 to 1974, counties made up of administrative counties and county boroughs were used for local government purposes. The counties were created by the Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 41), which applied without distinction across Wales and England, and in Wales the administrative counties were based on the historic counties of Wales, but they were not entirely identical.
Wales on Sunday is the only Welsh Sunday newspaper that covers the whole of Wales. [303] The Books Council of Wales is the Welsh-Government-funded body tasked with promoting Welsh literature in Welsh and English. [304] The BCW provides publishing grants for qualifying English- and Welsh-language publications. [305]
The lowest tier of local government in Wales is the community council, which is analogous to a civil parish in England. The Monarch appoints a Lord Lieutenant to represent them in the eight Preserved counties of Wales, which are combinations of council areas. In January 2021, the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 came into
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Head of government: First Minister of Wales. List of first ministers of Wales; Welsh Government; Wales Office (Department of UK Government) – it is primarily responsible for carrying out the few functions remaining with the Secretary of State for Wales that have not been transferred already to the Senedd; and for securing funds for Wales as part of the annual budgetary settlement.