Shadow Cabinet of Wales

Rhun ap Iorwerth was announced as a new leader of Plaid Cymru on the 16 June 2023.[1] He announced his shadow cabinet on the 27 June.[2]

Plaid Cymru shadow cabinet (as of June 2023)

Portfolio	Name			Constituency or electoral region	Term
Leader of Plaid Cymru			Rhun ap Iorwerth MS	Ynys Môn	2023–
Deputy Leader and Shadow Minister for Climate Change			Delyth Jewell MS	South Wales East	2023–
Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs Chair of the Senedd Group			Llyr Huws Gruffydd MS	North Wales	2023–
Shadow Minister for Education, Welsh language and Culture Business Manager			Heledd Fychan MS	South Wales Central	2023–
Shadow Minister for Health, Social Care and Housing Chief Whip			Mabon ap Gwynfor MS	Dwyfor Meirionnydd	2023–
Shadow Minister for Justice and European Affairs			Adam Price MS	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr	2023–
Shadow Minister for Finance and Local Government			Peredur Owen Griffiths MS	South Wales East	2023–
Shadow Minister for Social Justice and Social Services			Sioned Williams MS	South Wales West	2023–
Shadow Minister for the Economy			Luke Fletcher MS	South Wales West	2023–
Lead Designated Member for the Co-operation agreement			Siân Gwenllian MS	Arfon	2023–
Designated Member for the Co-operation agreement			Cefin Campbell MS	Mid and West Wales	2023–

At the 2016 election, Plaid Cymru, led by Leanne Wood, won 12 seats to the Welsh Conservatives' 11, and thus became the largest party not in government. On 14 October 2016 Dafydd Elis-Thomas left Plaid Cymru to sit as an independent, so that Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Conservatives both held 11 seats. During this period, Wood was not referred to as Leader of the Opposition, but merely as leader of Plaid Cymru.[3] The Conservative group grew to 12 when Mark Reckless defected from UKIP to the Conservative group on 6 April 2017, and the Welsh Conservative leader, Andrew RT Davies at the time, was referred to as Leader of the Opposition once more.[4]

• Drakeford government