Trefnydd of the Senedd | |
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Trefnydd Senedd Cymru ( Welsh) | |
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 |
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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 | |
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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]