Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health

Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health of Wales
Dirprwy Weinidog dros Ofal Cymdeithasol, Iechyd Meddwl ac Iechyd Menywod
Incumbent
Delyth Jewell MS
since 13 May 2026 (2026-05-13)
Welsh Government
StyleWelsh Deputy Minister
StatusDeputy Minister
Member of
Reports tothe Senedd, the First Minister of Wales and the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
SeatCardiff
NominatorFirst Minister of Wales
AppointerThe Crown
Term lengthFour years
Subject to elections to the Senedd which take place every four years
First holderAlun Pugh AM
Salary£101,443 (MS pay + £25,063 Deputy Minister pay)

The Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health (Welsh: Y Gweinidog Plant a Gofal Cymdeithasol) is a minister of the Welsh Government, accountable to the cabinet Cabinet Minister for Health and Care. The current officeholder is Delyth Jewell since May 2026.

Deputy ministers

Name Picture Entered office Left office Other offices held Political party Government Notes
Deputy Secretary for Health and Social Services
Alun Pugh 23 February 2000 17 October 2000 Labour Interim Rhodri Morgan administration [1]
Deputy Minister for Health and Social Care
John Griffiths 13 May 2003 2007 Labour Second Rhodri Morgan government [2]
Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services
Gwenda Thomas 31 May 2007 19 July 2007 Labour Third Rhodri Morgan government [3]
Deputy Minister for Social Services
Gwenda Thomas 19 July 2007 10 December 2009 Labour Fourth Rhodri Morgan government [3]
Gwenda Thomas 10 December 2009 2011 Labour First Jones government [3]
Deputy Minister for Children & Social Services
Gwenda Thomas 13 May 2011 11 September 2014 Labour Second Jones government [4][5]
Minister for Social Services and Public Health
Rebecca Evans 19 May 2016 2017 Labour Third Jones government [6]
Minister for Children and Social Care (2017–18)

Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care (2018)

Huw Irranca-Davies 3 November 2017 2018 Older People brief added in May 2018.[7] Labour Third Jones government [8]
Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services (2018–2021)

Deputy Minister for Social Services (2021–2024)

Julie Morgan 13 December 2018 20 March 2024 Labour First Drakeford government [9]
Second Drakeford government [10]
Minister for Social Care (2024)
Dawn Bowden 21 March 2024 11 September 2024 Labour Gething government [11]
Eluned Morgan government
Minister for Children and Social Care
Dawn Bowden 11 September 2024 12 May 2026 Labour Eluned Morgan government [12]
Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health
Delyth Jewell 13 May 2026 Incumbent Plaid Cymru ap Iorwerth government [13]

Responsibilities

The post's responsibilities are:[14]

  • Oversight of Social Care Wales
  • Mental health services
  • Women's Health Services and policy
  • Suicide prevention
  • Dementia
  • Neurodiversity
  • Learning disability
  • Regulation of residential, domiciliary, adult placements, foster care, under 12s care provision and private healthcare
  • Inspection of, and reporting on, the provision of social services by Local Authorities (via Care Inspectorate Wales), including joint reviews of social services and responding to reports
  • Policy and oversight of the provision of all social service activities of Local Authorities in Wales, including the issue of statutory guidance
  • Information sharing under the Children Act 2004
  • Adoption and fostering services
  • Cafcass Cymru
  • Carers
  • Safeguarding (in Social Services and health) and a cross-Government coordination and overarching safeguarding policy
  • Older people

The post is accountable and deputy to the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Key Events in the Development of the National Assembly for Wales First Assembly: 1999 - 2003" (PDF). senedd.wales. National Assembly for Wales.
  2. ↑ "Key Events in the Development of the National Assembly for Wales Second Assembly: 2003 - 2007" (PDF). senedd.wales. National Assembly for Wales.
  3. 1 2 3 "Key Events in the Development of the National Assembly for Wales Third Assembly: 2007 - 2011" (PDF). senedd.wales. National Assembly for Wales.
  4. ↑ "Carwyn Jones unveils three new faces in Welsh cabinet". BBC News. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Reshuffle lowdown: A new face, a returning face and three are out". ITV News. 11 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "First Minister Carwyn Jones names new Cabinet". ITV News. 19 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Older people added to Huw Irranca-Davies's brief". BBC News. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Written Statement - Ministerial changes (3 November 2017) | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "First Minister Mark Drakeford appoints new cabinet". ITV News. 13 December 2018.
  10. ↑ Mosalski, Ruth (13 May 2021). "Live updates as Mark Drakeford overhauls Welsh Government cabinet". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Wales' new First Minister Vaughan Gething announces his cabinet". ITV News. 21 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Welsh government reshuffle: Miles back as minister after ousting Gething". BBC News. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "New First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth to announce new Plaid Cymru cabinet". ITV News. 13 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Delyth Jewell MS Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health". www.gov.wales. Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. Crown copyright.
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