{"id":96338,"date":"2024-07-17T12:56:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T12:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/17\/who-could-succeed-vaughan-gething-as-first-minister-of-wales-and-leader-of-welsh-labour\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T12:56:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T12:56:09","slug":"who-could-succeed-vaughan-gething-as-first-minister-of-wales-and-leader-of-welsh-labour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/17\/who-could-succeed-vaughan-gething-as-first-minister-of-wales-and-leader-of-welsh-labour\/","title":{"rendered":"Who could succeed Vaughan Gething as first minister of Wales and leader of Welsh Labour?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vaughan Gething has said he will step down as first minister of Wales after four ministers quit his government calling for him to go.<\/p>\n

His resignation comes<\/strong><\/a> after he faced questions surrounding a controversial \u00a3200k donation and the sacking of a government minister.<\/p>\n

But with the process to elect a successor set to get under way in the coming days, who could become the next leader of Welsh Labour<\/strong><\/a> and first minister of Wales<\/strong><\/a>?<\/p>\n

Huw Irranca-Davies<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Huw Irranca-Davies was appointed climate change secretary earlier this year.<\/p>\n

His main task in that time has been to look again at government plans that would mean farmers have to meet a series of environmental obligations in return for public money.<\/p>\n

The proposals were put on hold after several protests<\/strong><\/a> in the last days of the Drakeford government and his approach has been welcomed by unions.<\/p>\n

The 61-year-old was previously minister for social care between 2016 and 2017, and before his time in the Senedd he sat in the House of Commons.<\/p>\n

He was the MP for Ogmore in Westminster between 2002 and 2016, serving as a junior minister in Gordon Brown’s government.<\/p>\n

Analysis: How historic victory turned into short and turbulent stint<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Jeremy Miles<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jeremy Miles missed out to Mr Gething<\/strong><\/a> in the leadership contest<\/strong><\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Might he want to stand for the leadership again?<\/p>\n

The 52-year-old was the economy secretary since March this year, and has previously served as education minister and counsel general – the government’s top legal job.<\/p>\n

But Mr Miles was one of four government ministers who quit<\/strong><\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Some of Mr Gething’s supporters would consider the flurry of resignations as what ultimately brought about his downfall.<\/p>\n

Eluned Morgan<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Eluned Morgan is Wales’s health secretary – a brief she has held since 2021.<\/p>\n

The 57-year-old previously stood for the leadership in 2018, but finished third behind Mark Drakeford<\/a> <\/strong>and Vaughan Gething.<\/p>\n

A member of the House of Lords, Baroness Morgan decided not enter the race to succeed Mr Drakeford.<\/p>\n

In a statement at the time, she said she had been “humbled” by support but that she had made the decision not to stand “after careful deliberation”.<\/p>\n

Before joining the cabinet, she held various junior government roles as minister for the Welsh language, international relations and mental health, and was previously a member of the European Parliament.<\/p>\n

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Ken Skates<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ken Skates has served as Wales’s transport secretary since March.<\/p>\n

He led on the review of the default 20mph limit<\/strong><\/a> in Wales’s built-up areas, updating the guidance for councils to switch some roads back.<\/p>\n

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He supported Mr Gething in the leadership race and was rewarded with a return to government, after he stepped down in 2021.<\/p>\n

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The 48-year-old has served in the Welsh government since 2013, holding both the skills and culture briefs.<\/p>\n

He was economy minister from 2016 to 2021 – one of the most high-profile roles in government.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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