Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education
| Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education of Wales | |
|---|---|
| Dirprwy Weinidog dros Sgiliau ac Addysg Drydyddol | |
 | |
| Welsh Government | |
| Style | Welsh Deputy Minister |
| Status | Deputy Minister |
| Abbreviation | Deputy Minister |
| Member of | Senedd |
| Reports to | the Senedd and the First Minister of Wales |
| Seat | Cardiff |
| Nominator | First Minister of Wales |
| Appointer | The Crown |
| Term length | Four years Subject to elections to the Senedd which take place every four years |
| First holder | Hannah Blythyn MS |
| Salary | £101,443 (MS pay + £25,063 Deputy Minister pay) |
The Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education (Welsh: Dirprwy Weinidog dros Sgiliau ac Addysg Drydyddol) is a minister of the Welsh Government. The current officeholder is Cefin Campbell since May 2026.
Deputy ministers
| Name | Picture | Entered office | Left office | Other offices held | Political party | Government | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Deputy Minister for Social Partnership | ||||||||
| Hannah Blythyn | .jpg) |
13 May 2021 | 20 March 2024 | Labour | Second Drakeford government | [1][2][3] | ||
| Minister for Social Partnership | ||||||||
| Hannah Blythyn | |
21 March 2024 | 16 May 2024[4] | Labour | Gething government | [5] | ||
| Sarah Murphy | .jpg) |
17 May 2024 | 17 July 2024[6] | Labour | Gething government | [7] | ||
| Jack Sargeant |  |
17 July 2024 | 11 September 2024 | Labour | Gething government | [6] | ||
| Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership | ||||||||
| Jack Sargeant | |
11 September 2024 | 12 May 2026 | Labour | Eluned Morgan government | [8] | ||
| Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education | ||||||||
| Cefin Campbell | .jpg) |
13 May 2026 | Incumbent | Plaid Cymru | ap Iorwerth government | [9] | ||
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the post include:[10]
- Reform of Seren Programme
- Tertiary Education & Research strategy, policy, funding, quality & learner experience
- Medr
- Post-16 Education Workforce including engagement, pay and conditions, workload and wellbeing
- Student Support arrangements including Education Maintenance Allowance, Welsh Government Learning Grant, Higher Education Student Finance and lead for Student Loan Company
- Apprenticeship strategy and policy
- Skills strategy and policy including alignment with Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy portfolio
- International learning and strategy, including the International Learning Exchange Programme (Taith) and Global Wales
- Credit and Qualifications Framework
- Increasing and widening post-16 participation
- Lifelong Learning
- National Occupation Standards
The post used to lead the social partnership engagement and the development of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act.[11]
See also
References
- ↑ "Vaughan Gething replaced as Wales' health minister". www.shropshirestar.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ Gregory, Rhys (14 May 2021). "Meet Mark Drakeford's new Cabinet team". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ "Mark Drakeford overhauls cabinet as Vaughan Gething replaced as health minister". ITV News. 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Vaughan Gething sacks minister alleging she leaked to media". BBC News. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ↑ "Wales' new First Minister Vaughan Gething announces his cabinet". ITV News. 21 March 2024.
- 1 2 "Vaughan Gething reshuffles Welsh Labour top team after resignations". The Independent. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ↑ Price, Emily (17 May 2024). "Sarah Murphy replaces sacked junior minister Hannah Blythyn". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ↑ "Welsh government reshuffle: Miles back as minister after ousting Gething". BBC News. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ↑ "New First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth to announce new Plaid Cymru cabinet". ITV News. 13 May 2026.
- ↑ "Cefin Campbell MS: Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education | GOV.WALES". GOV.WALES. Archived from the original on 15 May 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. Crown copyright. - ↑ "UK First: "Uniquely Welsh Way of Working" Passed into Law". Business News Wales. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.