Department for Education and Skills (Wales)

The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) (Welsh: Yr Adran Addysg a Sgiliau) is a department of the Welsh Government.

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It is responsible for education, training and children's services in Wales under powers devolved from the Department for Children, Schools and Families of the UK government under Schedule 5 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.[1]

It is headed by the Minister for Education, currently Kirsty Williams.

Ministers
Name Picture Party Entered office Left office Government Notes
Rosemary Butler AM Labour 12 May 1999 16 October 2000 Michael Secretary for Education

Tom Middlehurst served as Secretary for Education and Training (Post-16) for the same period.

Interim Morgan
Jane Davidson AM 16 October 2000 [2] 6 June 2007 1st Morgan Minister for education and lifelong learning.
2nd Morgan
Carwyn Jones AM 6 June 2007 [3] 19 July 2007 3rd Morgan Minister for Education, Culture and the Welsh Language.
Jane Hutt AM 19 July 2007 [4] 9 December 2009 4th Morgan Minister for Education, Children, Lifelong Learning & Skills
Leighton Andrews AM 10 December 2009 25 June 2013 1st Jones Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning (2009-2011)

Minister for Education and Skills (2011-2013) (including Welsh Language)

2nd Jones
Huw Lewis AM 26 June 2013 19 May 2016 Minister for Education and Skills
Kirsty Williams MS Liberal Democrat 19 May 2016 Incumbent 3rd Jones Cabinet Secretary for Education.

Titled changed to Minister for Education in December 2018[5]

Drakeford

See also

References
  1. Government of Wales Act 2006 Chapter 32 schedule 5 Archived 2008-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/969584.stm
  3. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140404210042/http://wales.gov.uk/about/cabinet/cabinetstatements/2007/1516867/?lang=en
  4. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140404205120/http://wales.gov.uk/about/cabinet/cabinetstatements/2007/1665149/?lang=en
  5. https://gov.wales/newsroom/firstminister/2018/181213-first-minister-announces-new-cabinet/?lang=en
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