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Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution of Wales
Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros y Cyfansoddiad (Welsh)
Welsh Government
Style	Welsh Minister
Status	Cabinet Minister
Abbreviation	Minister
Member of	Senedd Cabinet
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	Mick Antoniw MS
Website	gov.wales/rebecca-evans-ms

The Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution (Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros y Cyfansoddiad) was a member of the cabinet in the Welsh Government from 2021 to 2024.

Ministers

Name		Picture	Entered office	Left office	Other offices held	Political party	Government	Notes
Minister for the Constitution
	Mick Antoniw		13 May 2021	20 March 2024	Counsel General	Labour	Second Drakeford government
Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution
	Rebecca Evans		21 March 2024	11 September 2024	Finance and Cabinet Office	Labour	Gething government Interim Eluned Morgan government

Responsibilities

The post holder may have the following responsibilities:

• Constitutional conventions
• Constitutional affairs
• Elections policy
• Justice policy, and responding to the Justice Commission's report
• Common Frameworks co-ordination work
• Government position on the UK Internal Market Act
• Tribunals policy

The responsibilities for this position are vague, since its establishment in May 2021, however the officeholder was on the receiving end of questions relating to Senedd reform, while also expressing the officeholder's opinion on the state of intergovernmental relations with the UK Government, such as the dispute over the Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017, and how UK Government laws impact Wales. The officeholder also commissioned reports on how local democracy works in Wales, and oversaw pilots on the issue.

The position was retired in September 2024 as a specific role by First Minister Eluned Morgan. The role's responsibilities were passed to other portfolios.

See also

• Ministry

References

1. ^ "Mick Antoniw MS: Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
2. "Wales' new First Minister Vaughan Gething announces his cabinet". ITV News. 21 March 2024.
3. ^ "Welsh government reshuffle: Miles back as minister after ousting Gething". BBC News. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
4. Mansfield, Mark (13 December 2023). "Minister grilled over closed-list plans for Senedd elections". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
5. Hayward, Will (1 July 2023). "Welsh Government attack UK Gov for 'destructive' attitude to devolution". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
6. NationCymru (28 June 2022). "UK Government attempt to scrap Welsh law shows Tories 'just hate Wales' says Welsh minister". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
7. Carrell, Severin; Elgot, Jessica (31 January 2022). "Scottish and Welsh ministers criticise 'cack-handed' plans to scrap EU rules". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
8. "Building the foundations of a healthier democracy in Wales". www.wcpp.org.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
9. Jones, Gwynoro (24 March 2022). "Mick Antoniw MS gives update on Flexible Voting pilots in Wales". Wales News Online. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

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