Department for Education and Skills (Wales)
The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) (Welsh: Yr Adran Addysg a Sgiliau) is a department of the Welsh Government.
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It is responsible for education, training and children's services in Wales under powers devolved from the Department for Children, Schools and Families of the UK government under Schedule 5 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.[1]
It is headed by the Minister for Education, currently Kirsty Williams.
Ministers
| Name | Picture | Party | Entered office | Left office | Government | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemary Butler AM |  |
Labour | 12 May 1999 | 16 October 2000 | Michael | Secretary for Education
Tom Middlehurst served as Secretary for Education and Training (Post-16) for the same period. | |
| Interim Morgan | |||||||
| Jane Davidson AM |  |
16 October 2000 [2] | 6 June 2007 | 1st Morgan | Minister for education and lifelong learning. | ||
| 2nd Morgan | |||||||
| Carwyn Jones AM | .jpg.webp) |
6 June 2007 [3] | 19 July 2007 | 3rd Morgan | Minister for Education, Culture and the Welsh Language. | ||
| Jane Hutt AM |  |
19 July 2007 [4] | 9 December 2009 | 4th Morgan | Minister for Education, Children, Lifelong Learning & Skills | ||
| Leighton Andrews AM |  |
10 December 2009 | 25 June 2013 | 1st Jones | Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning (2009-2011)
Minister for Education and Skills (2011-2013) (including Welsh Language) | ||
| 2nd Jones | |||||||
| Huw Lewis AM |  |
26 June 2013 | 19 May 2016 | Minister for Education and Skills | |||
| Kirsty Williams MS |  |
Liberal Democrat | 19 May 2016 | Incumbent | 3rd Jones | Cabinet Secretary for Education. Titled changed to Minister for Education in December 2018[5] | |
| Drakeford | |||||||
See also
References
- Government of Wales Act 2006 Chapter 32 schedule 5 Archived 2008-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/969584.stm
- http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140404210042/http://wales.gov.uk/about/cabinet/cabinetstatements/2007/1516867/?lang=en
- http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140404205120/http://wales.gov.uk/about/cabinet/cabinetstatements/2007/1665149/?lang=en
- https://gov.wales/newsroom/firstminister/2018/181213-first-minister-announces-new-cabinet/?lang=en
External links
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