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==Ministers and secretaries of state== '''Colour key'''<br/> {{Legend2|{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{Legend2|{{Party color|National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)}}|[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberal]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{Legend2|{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=10 | ===Ministers of Welsh Affairs (1951–1964)=== |- style="height:1em" ! colspan=3 | Secretary of State ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! Political party !Cabinet ! colspan=2 | Prime Minister |- style="height:1em" ! style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | [[File:David Maxwell Fyfe, Nuremberg, 1946 (Art. IWM ART LD 5863).jpg|60px]] | width=200 | [[David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir|David Maxwell Fyfe]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Liverpool West Derby (UK Parliament constituency)|Liverpool West Derby]]}}<br/>{{Small|(also [[Home Secretary]])}} | 28 October 1951 | 18 October 1954 | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | [[Third Churchill ministry|Churchill III]] | rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=2 | [[Winston Churchill]] |- style="height:1em" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)}}" | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Gwilym Lloyd George cropped.png|60px]] | rowspan=2 | [[Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby|Gwilym Lloyd George]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Newcastle upon Tyne North (UK Parliament constituency)|Newcastle North]]}}<br/>{{Small|(also [[Home Secretary]])}} | rowspan=2 | 18 October 1954 | rowspan=2 | 13 January 1957 | rowspan=2 | [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Liberal & Conservative]] | [[Third Churchill ministry|Churchill III]] |- | [[Eden ministry|Eden]] | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | [[Anthony Eden]] |- style="height:1em" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Blank.png|60px]] | rowspan=2 | [[Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor|Henry Brooke]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Hampstead (UK Parliament constituency)|Hampstead]]}}<br/>{{Small|(also [[Ministry of Housing and Local Government|Min. of Housing & Local Govt.]])}} | rowspan=2 | 13 January 1957 | rowspan=2 | 9 October 1961 | rowspan=2 | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | [[First Macmillan ministry|Macmillan I]] | rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=4 |[[Harold Macmillan]] |- | [[Second Macmillan ministry|Macmillan II]] |- style="height:1em" ! style="background-color:{{Party color|National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)}}" | | [[File:Blank.png|60px]] | [[Charles Hill, Baron Hill of Luton|Charles Hill]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Luton (UK Parliament constituency)|Luton]]}}<br/>{{Small|(also [[Ministry of Housing and Local Government|Min. of Housing & Local Govt.]])}} | 9 October 1961 | [[Night of the Long Knives (1962)|13 July 1962]] | [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|National Liberal & Conservative]] | [[Second Macmillan ministry|Macmillan II]] |- style="height:1em" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Blank.png|60px]] | rowspan=2 |[[Keith Joseph]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Leeds North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds North East]]}}<br/>{{Small|(also [[Ministry of Housing and Local Government|Min. of Housing & Local Govt.]])}} | rowspan=2 |[[Night of the Long Knives (1962)|13 July 1962]] | rowspan=2 |16 October 1964 | rowspan=2 |[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | [[Second Macmillan ministry|Macmillan II]] |- | [[Douglas-Home Ministry|Douglas-Home]] | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | [[Alec Douglas-Home]] |- ! colspan=10 | ===Secretaries of State for Wales (1964–present)=== |- style="height:1em" ! colspan=3 | Secretary of State ! colspan=2 |Term of office ! Political party !Cabinet ! colspan=2 |Prime Minister |- style="height:1em" ! style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | [[File:Blank.png|60px]] | [[Jim Griffiths]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency)|Llanelli]]}} | 18 October 1964 | 5 April 1966 | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] | [[First Wilson ministry|Wilson I]] | rowspan=3 style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=3 |[[Harold Wilson]] |- style="height:1em" ! style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | [[File:Blank.png|60px]] | [[Cledwyn Hughes]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Anglesey (UK Parliament constituency)|Anglesey]]}} | 5 April 1966 | 5 April 1968 | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] | [[Second Wilson ministry|Wilson II]] |- style="height:1em" ! style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | [[File:Blank.png|60px]] | [[George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy|George Thomas]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Cardiff West (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff West]]}} | 5 April 1968 | 20 June 1970 | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] | [[Second Wilson ministry|Wilson II]] |- style="height:1em" ! style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | [[File:Blank.png|60px]] | [[Peter Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gwydir|Peter Thomas]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Hendon South (UK Parliament constituency)|Hendon South]]}} | 20 June 1970 | 5 March 1974 | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | [[Heath ministry|Heath]] | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | [[Edward Heath]] |- style="height:1em" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=2 |[[File:Official portrait of Lord Morris of Aberavon crop 2.jpg|60px]] | rowspan=2 |[[John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon|John Morris]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Aberavon (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberavon]]}} | rowspan=2 |5 March 1974 | rowspan=2 |4 May 1979 | rowspan=2 |[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] | [[Third Wilson ministry|Wilson III]] | style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | [[Harold Wilson]] |- | [[Callaghan ministry|Callaghan]] | style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | [[James Callaghan]] |- style="height:1em" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Blank.png|60px]] | rowspan=2 | [[Nicholas Edwards, Baron Crickhowell|Nicholas Edwards]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Pembrokeshire]]}} | rowspan=2 | 4 May 1979 | rowspan=2 | 13 June 1987 | rowspan=2 | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | [[First Thatcher ministry|Thatcher I]] | rowspan=3 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=3 |[[Margaret Thatcher]] |- | [[Second Thatcher ministry|Thatcher II]] |- style="height:1em" ! style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | [[File:Blank.png|60px]] | [[Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester|Peter Walker]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Worcester (UK Parliament constituency)|Worcester]]}} | 13 June 1987 | 4 May 1990 | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | [[Third Thatcher ministry|Thatcher III]] |- style="height:1em" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Lord Hunt of Wirral, 2023.jpg|60px]] | rowspan=2 | [[David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral|David Hunt]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Wirral West (UK Parliament constituency)|Wirral West]]}} | rowspan=2 | 4 May 1990 | rowspan=2 | 27 May 1993 | rowspan=2 | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | [[First Major ministry|Major I]] | rowspan=5 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=5 |[[John Major]] |- | [[Second Major ministry|Major II]] |- style="height:1em" ! style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon John Redwood MP crop 2.jpg|60px]] | [[John Redwood]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Wokingham (UK Parliament constituency)|Wokingham]]}} | 27 May 1993 | 26 June 1995<ref group="fn">Redwood resigned to stand in the [[1995 Conservative Party leadership election|1995 Conservative leadership election]]. During the election, Hunt acted as Secretary of State.</ref> | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | [[Second Major ministry|Major II]] |- style="height:1em" ! style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | [[File:Lord Hunt of Wirral, 2023.jpg|60px]] | [[David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral|David Hunt]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Wirral West (UK Parliament constituency)|Wirral West]]}}<br/>{{Small|(''acting'')}} | 26 June 1995 | 5 July 1995 | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | [[Second Major ministry|Major II]] |- style="height:1em" ! style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | [[File:William Hague 2010 cropped.jpg|60px]] | [[William Hague]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency)|Richmond (Yorks)]]}} | 5 July 1995 | 2 May 1997 | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | [[Second Major ministry|Major II]] |- style="height:1em" ! style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | [[File:Rondavies1998 (cropped).jpg|60px]] | [[Ron Davies (Welsh politician)|Ron Davies]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Caerphilly (UK Parliament constituency)|Caerphilly]]}} | 2 May 1997 | 27 October 1998<ref group="fn">Resigned following what he described as a [[Ron Davies (Welsh politician)#"Moment of Madness" and resignation|"moment of madness"]] on [[Clapham Common]].</ref> | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] | [[First Blair ministry|Blair I]] | rowspan=6 style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=6 |[[Tony Blair]] |- style="height:1em" ! style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | [[File:Alun Michael election infobox.png|60px]] | [[Alun Michael]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Cardiff South and Penarth (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff South and Penarth]]}} | 27 October 1998 | 28 July 1999<ref group="fn">Following implementation of the [[Government of Wales Act 1998]], and the [[1999 National Assembly for Wales election|1999 Assembly election]], Michael held office as inaugural [[First Minister of Wales|First Secretary for Wales]] from 12 May 1999.</ref> | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] | [[First Blair ministry|Blair I]] |- style="height:1em" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Official portrait of Lord Murphy of Torfaen 2020 crop 2.jpg|60px]] | rowspan=2 | [[Paul Murphy, Baron Murphy of Torfaen|Paul Murphy]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency)|Torfaen]]}} | rowspan=2 | 28 July 1999 | rowspan=2 | 24 October 2002 | rowspan=2 | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] | [[First Blair ministry|Blair I]] |- | [[Second Blair ministry|Blair II]] |- style="height:1em" ! rowspan=3 style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=3 |[[File:Official portrait of Lord Hain crop 2, 2019.jpg|60px]] | rowspan=3 |[[Peter Hain]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Neath (UK Parliament constituency)|Neath]]}}<br/>{{Small|(also [[Leader of the House of Commons|Ldr. of the Commons]] 2003–05<br/>[[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland Sec.]] 2005–07<br/>[[Secretary of State for Work and Pensions|Work & Pensions Sec.]] 2007–08)}} | rowspan=3 |24 October 2002 | rowspan=3 |24 January 2008 | rowspan=3 |[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] | [[Second Blair ministry|Blair II]] |- | [[Third Blair ministry|Blair III]] |- | [[Brown ministry|Brown]] | rowspan=3 style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=3 |[[Gordon Brown]] |- style="height:1em" ! style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | [[File:Official portrait of Lord Murphy of Torfaen 2020 crop 2.jpg|60px]] | [[Paul Murphy, Baron Murphy of Torfaen|Paul Murphy]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency)|Torfaen]]}} | 24 January 2008 | 5 June 2009 | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] | [[Brown ministry|Brown]] |- style="height:1em" ! style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | [[File:Official portrait of Lord Hain crop 2, 2019.jpg|60px]] | [[Peter Hain]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Neath (UK Parliament constituency)|Neath]]}} | 5 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] | [[Brown ministry|Brown]] |- style="height:1em" ! style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Dame Cheryl Gillan MP crop 2.jpg|60px]] | [[Cheryl Gillan]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Chesham and Amersham (UK Parliament constituency)|Chesham and Amersham]]}} | 11 May 2010 | [[2012 British cabinet reshuffle|4 September 2012]] | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | [[Cameron–Clegg coalition|Coalition]] | rowspan=5 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=5 | [[David Cameron]] |- style="height:1em" ! style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon David Jones MP crop 2.jpg|60px]] | [[David Jones (MP for Clwyd West)|David Jones]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Clwyd West (UK Parliament constituency)|Clwyd West]]}} | [[2012 British cabinet reshuffle|4 September 2012]] | [[2014 British cabinet reshuffle|14 July 2014]] | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | [[Cameron–Clegg coalition|Coalition]] |- style="height:1em" ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP crop 2.jpg|60px]] | rowspan=2 | [[Stephen Crabb]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Preseli Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Preseli Pembrokeshire]]}} | rowspan=2 | [[2014 British cabinet reshuffle|15 July 2014]] | rowspan=2 | [[Second Cameron ministry#Changes|19 March 2016]] | rowspan=2 | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | [[Cameron–Clegg coalition|Coalition]] |- | [[Second Cameron ministry|Cameron II]] |- style="height:1em" ! rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=4 |[[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP crop 2.jpg|60px]] | rowspan=4 |[[Alun Cairns]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Vale of Glamorgan (UK Parliament constituency)|Vale of Glamorgan]]}} | rowspan=4 |[[Second Cameron ministry#Changes|19 March 2016]] | rowspan=4 |[[First Johnson ministry#Changes|6 November 2019]] | rowspan=4 |[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | [[Second Cameron ministry|Cameron II]] |- | [[First May ministry|May I]] | rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=2 | [[Theresa May]] |- | [[Second May ministry|May II]] |- | [[First Johnson ministry|Johnson I]] | rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=4 |[[Boris Johnson]] |- style="height:1em" | rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Official portrait of Simon Hart crop 2.jpg|60px]] | rowspan=2 | [[Simon Hart]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire]]}} | rowspan=2 | 16 December 2019<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-50809649|title=Cabinet reshuffle: Simon Hart appointed new Welsh secretary|work=BBC News|date=16 December 2019|access-date=17 December 2019}}</ref> | rowspan=2 | [[July 2022 British cabinet reshuffle|6 July 2022]] | rowspan=2 | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | [[First Johnson ministry|Johnson I]] |- | [[Second Johnson ministry|Johnson II]] |- style="height:1em" | rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=2 | [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Robert Buckland MP crop 2.jpg|60px]] | rowspan=2 | [[Robert Buckland]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[South Swindon (UK Parliament constituency)|South Swindon]]}} | rowspan=2 | [[July 2022 British cabinet reshuffle|7 July 2022]] | rowspan=2 | 25 October 2022 | rowspan=2 | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | [[Second Johnson ministry|Johnson II]] |- | [[Truss ministry|Truss]] | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | [[Liz Truss]] |- style="height:1em" | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | [[File:Official portrait of David T C Davies MP crop 2.jpg|60px]] | [[David TC Davies]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Monmouth ]]}} | 25 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] | [[Sunak ministry|Sunak]] | style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | [[Rishi Sunak]] |- style="height:1em" | style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | [[File:Official portrait of Jo Stevens MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|60px]] | [[Jo Stevens]]<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Cardiff East (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff East]]}} | 5 July 2024 | ''Incumbent'' | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] | [[Starmer ministry|Starmer]] | style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | [[Keir Starmer]] |}
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