What is First Minister of Wales?
{{Infobox Political post | border = parliamentary | minister = not_prime | post = First Minister of Wales <br> ''Prif Weinidog Cymru'' | image = Official portrait of Eluned Morgan (cropped).jpg | incumbent = [[Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely|Eluned Morgan]] | incumbentsince = 6 August 2024 | style = [[The Right Honourable]] |residence = | appointer = [[Charles III|Charles III of the United Kingdom]] |termlength = While commanding the confidence of the [[National Assembly for Wales]] | governor = [[British Monarchy|Sovereign]] | inaugural = Alun Edward Michael | formation = 12 May 1999 |website = [http://wales.gov.uk/about/firstminister/?lang=en Website] }} The '''First Minister of Wales''' ({{lang-cy|'''Prif Weinidog Cymru'''}}) is the leader of the [[Welsh Government]]. [[Wales]]' government is devolved, meaning it can make decisions on certain laws in Wales (any other laws are decided by the [[UK]] Government in [[Westminster]]). It was established in 1999. The First Minister has several responsibilities: * Managing the Cabinet of the Welsh Government * Creating and co-ordinating government policy * Wales' relationship with the rest of the United Kingdom, and other countries * Staffing at the Welsh Government The office of the First Minister is in Tŷ Hywel, and at the Senedd building in [[Cardiff]]. An office is also kept at the Crown Buildings, Cathays Park, [[Cardiff]]. The current First Minister, since 2024, is [[Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely|Eluned Morgan]]. The longest-serving First Minister was [[Rhodri Morgan]]. ==List of First Secretaries and First Ministers== ===First Secretaries=== * [[Alun Michael]] (12 May 1999&ndash;9 February 2000) * [[Rhodri Morgan]] (9 February 2000&ndash;16 October 2000) ===First Ministers=== * [[Rhodri Morgan]] (16 October 2000&ndash;10 December 2009) * [[Carwyn Jones]] (10 December 2009 - 12 December 2018) *[[Mark Drakeford]] (13 December 2018 - 20 March 2024) *[[Va