What is Secretary of State for Wales?
{{Infobox Political post | post = Secretary | body = State for Wales | nativename = | insignia = Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government).svg | insigniacaption = [[Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom|Royal Arms]] of [[Government of the United Kingdom|His Majesty's Government]] | department = [[Office of the Secretary of State for Wales]] | image = Official portrait of David T C Davies MP.jpg | alt = | incumbent = [[David TC Davies]] | incumbentsince = 25 October 2022 | style = [[The Right Honourable]]<br>(Formal prefix)<br> Welsh Secretary <br>(Informal)<br> | status = [[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|Secretary of state]]<br/>[[Minister of the Crown]] | residence = | nominator = | nominatorpost = | appointer = [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|The King]]<br />{{small|(on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]])}} | termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure]] | inaugural = | formation = 18 October 1964 | last = | abolished = | succession = | deputy = | salary = | website = [http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/wales-office Official website] | first = [[Jim Griffiths]] }} The '''secretary of state for Wales''' ({{lang-cy|ysgrifennydd gwladol Cymru}}), also known as the '''Welsh secretary''', is a [[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|secretary of state]] in the [[Government of the United Kingdom]]. They are a member of the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom]], 19th in the [[ministerial ranking]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=His Majesty's Government: The Cabinet|url=https://members.parliament.uk/Government/Cabinet|access-date=30 June 2021|website=[[parliament.uk]]}}</ref> The current Welsh Secretary of State is [[David TC Davies|David Davies]] since October 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rishi Sunak - live updates: Hunt remains chancellor; Mordaunt in cabinet; Rees-Mogg among raft of departures |url=https://news.sky.com/story/rishi-sunak-prime-minister-latest-updates-penny-mordaunt-12593360 |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>