What is Welsh Government?
{{Infobox executive government | nativename = {{lang-cy|Llywodraeth Cymru}} | image = | caption = | date = {{start date and age|1999|5|12|df=y}} | polity = [[Wales]] | address = [[Crown Buildings, Cathays Park|Crown Buildings]]<br />Cardiff | leader_title = [[First Minister of Wales|First Minister]] | appointed = [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|Monarch]] | main_organ = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Government&#124; Welsh Government] | budget = £18.4&nbsp;billion (2019/20) | responsible = [[Welsh Parliament]] | url = https://www.gov.wales }} The '''Welsh Government''' ({{lang-cy|Llywodraeth Cymru}}) is the [[executive (government)|executive]] of the [[devolution|devolved]] [[government]] in [[Wales]]. The Welsh Government is required to explain its actions to the [[Welsh Parliament]], which is the body that creates laws in Wales. The current [[First Minister]] is [[Mark Drakeford]]. He was appointed by the [[Queen Elizabeth II|Queen]] on 12 May 2011, who also appointed 10 ministers and deputy ministers. The Counsel General is Theodore Huckle QC. == History == The Welsh Government and the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; founded as the National Assembly for Wales) were created as separate organisations by the ''Government of Wales Act 2006''. In the Act, the Government is called the ''Welsh Assembly Government'', but to avoid confusion between National Assembly and the Government, it was renamed the '''Welsh Government''' in May 2011,<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-13389400 BBC News, Wales, 13 May 2011]</ref> just like the [[Scottish Government]] did in 2007. == Structure == The Welsh Government is made up of several people: * The [[First Minister of Wales|First Minister]] ** Usually the leader of the biggest [[political party]] in the [[Welsh Parliament]] * Up to 12 ''ministers'' and ''deputy ministers'', who are chosen by the [[First Minister of Wales|First Minister]] * The ''Counsel General'', wh