Shadow Cabinet (National Assembly for Wales)

Unlike the Westminster arrangement where there is an 'Official Opposition' to the government of the day, there is no such thing as an 'official' opposition to the Welsh Government. Instead, all parties that are not in government are merely 'opposition parties'. With the current Welsh Government being a minority government run by Welsh Labour, the main opposition party from May - mid October was Plaid Cymru but after one of Plaids Assembly Members resigned from the party, it has equally the same seats as the Welsh Conservatives therefore lost the title of the official opposition.

Plaid Cymru Shadow Cabinet

Office Name Term Party
Leader Leanne Wood AM2016–Plaid Cymru
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education, Children, Skills & Lifelong Learning Llyr Huws Gruffydd AM2016–Plaid Cymru
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Sustainable Communities, Energy and Rural Affairs Simon Thomas AM2016–Plaid Cymru
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health & Social Care Rhun ap Iorwerth AM2016–Plaid Cymru
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Business, Economy & Finance Adam Price AM2016–Plaid Cymru
Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Local Government, the Welsh Language, Equalities & Planning Sian Gwenllian AM2016–Plaid Cymru
Shadow Minister for Housing, Poverty, Communities & Steel Bethan Jenkins AM2016–Plaid Cymru
Shadow Minister for Sport & Tourism Neil McEvoy AM2016–Plaid Cymru
Shadow Minister for Culture and Infrastructure (also, Chairperson & Commissioner, Opposition Assembly Group) Dai Lloyd AM2016–Plaid Cymru
Shadow Minister for External Affairs, Non-Devolved Matters, Police, the Criminal Justice System & Social Protection Steffan Lewis AM2016–Plaid Cymru

Conservative Shadow Cabinet

Office Name Term Party
Leader of the Conservative Party in the National Assembly for Wales Andrew R. T. Davies AM2016–Welsh Conservative Party
Deputy Leader of the Welsh Assembly Conservative Group
Chief Whip
Spokesperson for Rural Affairs		 Paul Davies AM2016–Welsh Conservative Party
Spokesperson for Health Angela Burns AM2016–Welsh Conservative Party
Spokesperson for Finance Nick Ramsay AM2016–Welsh Conservative Party
Spokesperson for Education Darren Millar AM2016–Welsh Conservative Party
Spokesperson for the Economy, Transport and Sport Russell George AM2016–Welsh Conservative Party
Spokesperson for Skills Mohammad Asghar AM2016–Welsh Conservative Party
Spokesperson for Local Government Janet Finch-Saunders AM2016–Welsh Conservative Party
Spokesperson for Social Services & the Elderly, and for the Welsh Language Suzy Davies AM2016–Welsh Conservative Party
Spokesperson for Communities, Europe and North Wales Mark Isherwood AM2016–Welsh Conservative Party
Spokesperson for Environment & Sustainability
Spokesperson for Planning & Housing		 David Melding AM2016–Welsh Conservative Party

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