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Cabinet Secretary for Housing

Cabinet Secretary for Housing of Wales
Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Tai (Welsh)
Incumbent
Jayne Bryant MS
since 17 July 2024 (2024-07-17)
Welsh Government
StyleWelsh Cabinet Secretary
StatusCabinet Secretary
Member of
Reports tothe Senedd and the First Minister of Wales
SeatCardiff
NominatorFirst Minister of Wales
AppointerThe Crown
Term lengthFive years
Subject to elections to the Senedd which take place every five years
First holderPeter Law AM (as Secretary for Housing)

The Cabinet Secretary for Housing (Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Tai) is a member of the Cabinet in the Welsh Government. The current office holder is Jayne Bryant since July 2024.

Ministers

Name Picture Entered office Left office Other offices held Political party Government
Secretary for Housing
Peter Law 22 February 2000 16 October 2000 Secretary for Local Government Labour Interim Morgan administration [1]
Minister for Housing
Jane Davidson 19 July 2007 2011 Minister for Sustainability

Minister for Environment (from December 2009 under Jones)

Labour Fourth Morgan government

First Jones government

[2]
Minister for Housing, Regeneration & Heritage
Huw Lewis 13 May 2011 2013 Labour Second Jones government [3][4]
Minister for Housing
Julie James 13 December 2018 2021 Minister for Local Government Labour First Drakeford government [5][6]
Minister for Climate Change (with housing portfolio)[7]
Julie James 13 May 2021 20 March 2024 Labour Second Drakeford government [8][9]
Cabinet Secretary for Housing
Julie James 21 March 2024 16 July 2024[10] Cabinet Secretary for Local Government

Planning portfolio

Labour Gething government [11]
Jayne Bryant 17 July 2024 Incumbent' Cabinet Secretary for Local Government

Planning portfolio (July–September 2024)

Labour Gething government

Eluned Morgan government

[12][13]

Responsibilities

See also: Politics of Wales and 2021 Senedd election

The post's responsibilities are:[14]

  • Housing and planning responsibilities
    • Overseeing housing and its related activities conducted by housing associations and local authorities, such as the management of housing and the allocation of affordable and social housing.
    • The supply and quality of market-sector, affordable and social housing.
    • Second homes in Wales
    • Housing advice and homelessness
    • Private rented sector housing matters, and registered social landlord regulation
    • Aids and adaptations, such as the Physical Adaptation Grants and Disabled Facilities Grants
    • Housing-related support provision, excluding Housing Benefit payment
    • Local authority-led commercial tenancies regulation
    • National Infrastructure Commission
    • Planning acts implementation and oversight, as well as the oversight and implementation of all aspects of Wales' planning policy and the determination of called-in planning applications and planning appeals.
    • Planning gain, and using Town and Country Planning Act 1990 section 106 agreements.
    • "Developments of National Significance", determining planning applications and any connected consents.
    • Building regulations
    • Future Wales: the national plan 2040
    • Regeneration, including the use of Strategic Regeneration Areas; legacy regeneration; Transforming Town Centres programme and provision of sites and premises, derelict land and environmental improvements relating to regeneration.[15]

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 Third Assembly: 2007 - 2011" (PDF). senedd.wales. National Assembly for Wales.
  3. ^ "Assembly Government names housing minister". Inside Housing. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Written Statement - Cabinet Reshuffle (14 March 2013) | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  5. ^ "First Minister announces new cabinet | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Wales' new first minister Mark Drakeford appoints his team". BBC News. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Welsh housing minister to lead new climate change ministry". Inside Housing. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  8. ^ Mosalski, Ruth (13 May 2021). "Live updates as Mark Drakeford overhauls Welsh Government cabinet". Wales Online. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Wales election: New health and education ministers in reshuffle". BBC News. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Four members of Welsh government quit, calling for First Minister Vaughan Gething to resign". BBC News.
  11. ^ "Wales' new First Minister Vaughan Gething announces his cabinet". ITV News. 21 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Vaughan Gething reshuffles Welsh Labour top team after resignations". The Independent. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Welsh government reshuffle: Miles back as minister after ousting Gething". BBC News. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Julie James MS: Minister for Climate Change | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Welsh Government organisation chart | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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