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formed her government on 6 August and 7 August 2024 following her appointment as

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on 6 August. She appointed former First Minister

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as her successor to her former role as

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, a role he himself held between 2013 and 2016, and designated Elisabeth Jones as Counsel General-designate. The remaining posts in her government would be a continuation of the previous

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in interim, until Autumn 2024, when a full cabinet reshuffle is expected. In addition to her cabinet appointments, Morgan also appointed former MP Kevin Brennan as her leading special adviser.

History

Eluned Morgan was nominated and appointed to succeed

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on 6 August 2024. Later that day, she announced the appointment of

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as her deputy first minister. This was the first time a deputy first minister had been appointed to the

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since

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in 2007. Morgan announced the rest of her cabinet on 7 August. Her first cabinet was appointed to serve on an interim basis, with most members of her government retaining the same posts they had in the previous

. Changes included the appointment of former first minister

as the interim

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, succeeding Morgan as the previous officeholder, as well as Elisabeth Jones as the counsel general-designate to act as the counsel general for Wales for an interim period. Morgan retained her previous responsibility for the Welsh language. The cabinet will remain in place for an interim period until September 2024, when a full cabinet reshuffle "following a listening exercise over the summer with the Welsh public" is planned. In addition to her cabinet, Morgan also appointed former MP Kevin Brennan, who had served as former first minister

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's chief of staff, as her leading special adviser.

Cabinets

August–September 2024

Cabinet Secretaries

Ministers

Other appointments

* Kevin Brennan – special adviser to the First Minister

References

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