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Fourth Morgan government

Fourth Morgan government

Welsh coalition government (2007–2009)

For the coalition agreement between Labour and Plaid Cymru, see One Wales.

The fourth Morgan government (19 July 2007 – 10 December 2009) was a Labour–Plaid Cymru coalition government led by First Minister for Wales, Rhodri Morgan.

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After the collapse of talks for a rainbow coalition between Plaid Cymru, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats, the Labour Party started talks with Plaid Cymru, reaching the "One Wales" agreement. A new cabinet was appointed on 19 July 2007.

Cabinet

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Retirement of Rhodri Morgan

This section is an excerpt from Rhodri Morgan § Retirement.[edit]
In July 2005, Morgan announced his intention to lead the Welsh Labour party into the 2007 general election, but retire as leader of Welsh Labour and First Minister sometime in 2009, when he would be 70.[1] On his 70th birthday (29 September) he set the exact date as immediately following the Assembly's budget session on 8 December 2009.[2] Counsel General Carwyn Jones, Health Minister Edwina Hart and Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney AM Huw Lewis entered a leadership contest to elect a new Labour leader in Wales.[3] On 1 December 2009 the winner was declared as Carwyn Jones,[4] who assumed office as First Minister on 10 December 2009. Morgan remained a backbench AM until April 2011, when the third Assembly was dissolved before the general election on 5 May 2011.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Morgan is stepping down as leader". BBC News. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Morgan plans to step down in 2009". BBC News. 13 July 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Two join race to succeed Morgan". BBC News. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Carwyn Jones clinches leadership in Wales". WalesOnline. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
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