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Cabinet Secretary for Transport (Wales)

Cabinet Secretary for Transport (Wales)

Welsh Government minister

The Cabinet Secretary for Transport (Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Thrafnidiaeth) is a minister of the Welsh Government. The current officeholder is Ken Skates, since March 2024.

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Background

Following the 2021 Senedd election, First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford announced in the formation of the next Welsh government, that he would form a "super-ministry" centred on climate change, combining the portfolios of the environment, energy, housing, planning and transport. It would be headed by a Minister for Climate Change (announced to be Julie James MS), with a deputy minister assisting the government division.[10][11]

The position partly oversees transport in Wales, with the position also referred to by derivatives of the old name such as "transport minister".[12][13][14]

Waters, the holder from 2021,[15] oversaw during his period in the position, the increased introduction of 20 mph zones in Wales,[16] conducting a roads review involving scaling back new road construction,[17][18] and overseeing the impact of COVID-19 on public transport in Wales, such as buses.[19]

Responsibilities

See also: Politics of Wales and 2021 Senedd election

The responsibilities of the post are:[8]

See also

References

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    "Key Events in the Development of the National Assembly for Wales First Assembly: 1999 - 2003" (PDF). senedd.wales. National Assembly for Wales.
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    "Lee Waters MS: Deputy Minister for Climate Change | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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    "Drakeford creates 'super-ministry' to combat climate change". The Planner. 14 May 2021.
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    Mosalski, Ruth (13 May 2021). "Live updates as Mark Drakeford overhauls Welsh Government cabinet". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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    "Welsh Minister for Climate praises grassroots 'community rail' groups supporting green and inclusive travel - Community Rail Network". communityrail.org.uk. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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    "Highways Magazine - Welsh transport minister: You win some engineers you lose some". www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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    Richardson, Perry (6 October 2023). "Welsh Transport Minister proposes new national standards for taxis and PHVs to tackle cross-border". TaxiPoint Taxi News. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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    "Mark Drakeford overhauls cabinet as Vaughan Gething replaced as health minister". ITV News. 13 May 2021.
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    "Wales 20mph: Lee Waters to face Tory no confidence vote". BBC News. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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    "Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters sets the direction for the future of transport in Wales | Road Safety Wales". www.roadsafetywales.org.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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    "Wales road-building plans have been 'simply unaffordable', according to deputy climate minister". Sky News. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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    Evans, Alan (22 February 2023). "Deputy Minister for Climate Change under fire over end of Bus Emergency Scheme - Carmarthenshire News Online". Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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