Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership

Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership of Wales
Y Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol (Welsh)
Incumbent Jack Sargeant since 17 July 2024 (2024-07-17)
Welsh Government
Style	Welsh Deputy Minister
Status	Deputy Minister
Abbreviation	Deputy Minister
Member of	Senedd
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	Hannah Blythyn MS
Website	gov.wales/hannah-blythyn-ms

The Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (Welsh: Y Gweinidog Diwylliant, Sgiliau a Phartneriaeth Gymdeithasol) is a minister of the Welsh Government. The current officeholder is Jack Sargeant since July 2024.

Deputy ministers

Name		Picture	Entered office	Left office	Other offices held	Political party	Government	Notes
Deputy Minister for Social Partnership
	Hannah Blythyn		13 May 2021	20 March 2024		Labour	Second Drakeford government	[1][2][3]
Minister for Social Partnership
	Hannah Blythyn		21 March 2024	16 May 2024[4]		Labour	Gething government	[5]
	Sarah Murphy		17 May 2024	17 July 2024[6]		Labour	Gething government	[7]
	Jack Sargeant		17 July 2024	11 September 2024		Labour	Gething government Eluned Morgan government	[6]
Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership
	Jack Sargeant		11 September 2024	Incumbent		Labour	Eluned Morgan government	[8]

Responsibilities

See also: Politics of Wales and 2021 Senedd election

The responsibilities of the post are:^[9]

• Social Partnership and Public Procurement Act's implementation, and the Social Partnership Council
• Living wage
• Fair Work
• Remote Working
• Tourism in Wales
• Creative sector, including Creative Wales
• Retail
• Hospitality sector

The post-holder led the development of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act.^[10] The post-holders responsibilities are similar to those of the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, which the deputy minister is under the authority of.^{[11][needs update?]}

See also

• Ministry

References

1. "Vaughan Gething replaced as Wales' health minister". www.shropshirestar.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
2. Gregory, Rhys (14 May 2021). "Meet Mark Drakeford's new Cabinet team". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
3. "Mark Drakeford overhauls cabinet as Vaughan Gething replaced as health minister". ITV News. 13 May 2021.
4. "Vaughan Gething sacks minister alleging she leaked to media". BBC News. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
5. "Wales' new First Minister Vaughan Gething announces his cabinet". ITV News. 21 March 2024.
6. "Vaughan Gething reshuffles Welsh Labour top team after resignations". The Independent. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
7. Price, Emily (17 May 2024). "Sarah Murphy replaces sacked junior minister Hannah Blythyn". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
8. "Welsh government reshuffle: Miles back as minister after ousting Gething". BBC News. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
9. "Sarah Murphy MS: Minister for Social Partnership | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
10. "UK First: "Uniquely Welsh Way of Working" Passed into Law". Business News Wales. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
11. "The Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2023" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 11 July 2023.