The second Morgan government (2003–2007) was a
Labour majority government
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in
Wales
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.
Having won 30 out of the 60 seats available in the
2003 general election and with the non-voting
Presiding Officer and Deputy both coming from the opposition, the Labour party were able to form a majority government with 30 seats to the opposition's 28 with
Rhodri Morgan
Hywel Rhodri Morgan (29 September 1939 – 17 May 2017) was a Welsh Labour politician who was the First Minister of Wales and the Leader of Welsh Labour from 2000 to 2009. He was also the Assembly Member for Cardiff West from 1999 to 2011 and ...
continuing as
First Minister.
This majority continued until
Peter Law left Labour in 2005 to sit as an independent on the opposition benches, giving the government 29 and the opposition (excluding the Presiding Officer and Deputy) 29.
Two members of the National Assembly were elected to the UK Parliament at the
2005 UK general election (
David Davies and
Peter Law) reducing the collective strength of the opposition for day-to-day business. The final budget of this Assembly term passed following an agreement with Plaid during which their 11 voting members abstained.
Cabinet
Junior ministers
September 2005 Re-shuffle
Following a mid-term re-shuffle in September 2005
Jane Hutt
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A member of the Parliam ...
was removed from her post as Health and Social Care Minister after controversy over long waiting lists and criticism from AMs
to Minister for Assembly Business along with the additional responsibilities of Equalities & Children.
Karen Sinclair remained as
Chief Whip
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United Kingdom
...
to the Labour party allowing her to stay in the cabinet as an observer.
Further changes were the promotion of
Brian Gibbons from a junior minister to Minister for Health & Social Care, along with the promotion of
Tamsin Dunwoody &
Christine Chapman to Deputy Ministers and a few minor changes to existing members roles.
Cabinet
Junior ministers
See also
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List of Welsh Assembly Governments
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2003 National Assembly for Wales election
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Members of the 2nd National Assembly for Wales
This is a list of Assembly Members (AMs; Welsh: Aelodau'r Cynulliad, ACau) elected to the second National Assembly for Wales at the 2003 election. There are a total of 60 members elected, 40 were elected from first past the post constituencies ...
References
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Welsh governments
Ministries of Elizabeth II
2003 establishments in Wales
2007 disestablishments in Wales
Cabinets established in 2003
Cabinets disestablished in 2007