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Fourth Morgan government

The fourth Morgan government (19 July 2007 – 10 December 2009) was a Labour–Plaid Cymru coalition government led by First Minister for Wales, Rhodri Morgan.

Fourth Morgan government

6th devolved administration of Wales
2007-2009
Morgan's fourth cabinet, c. May 2009
Date formed19 July 2007
Date dissolved10 December 2009
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
First MinisterRhodri Morgan
Deputy First MinisterIeuan Wyn Jones
Member parties
  •   Labour
  •   Plaid Cymru
Status in legislatureMajority (coalition)
41 / 60 (68%)




Opposition party
Opposition leaderNick Bourne
History
Legislature term3rd National Assembly for Wales
PredecessorThird Morgan government
SuccessorFirst Jones government

After the collapse of talks for a rainbow coalition between Plaid Cymru, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats, the Labour Party started talks with Plaid Cymru, reaching the "One Wales" agreement. A new cabinet was appointed on 19 July 2007.

Cabinet

OfficeNameTermParty
First MinisterRhodri Morgan2007–2009Labour
Deputy First Minister

Minister for the Economy and Transport

Ieuan Wyn Jones2007–2009Plaid Cymru
Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and SkillsJane Hutt2007–2009Labour
Minister for Environment, Sustainability and HousingJane Davidson2007–2009Labour
Minister for Finance and Public Service DeliveryAndrew Davies2007–2009Labour
Minister for Health and Social ServicesEdwina Hart2007–2009Labour
Minister for HeritageRhodri Glyn Thomas2007–2008Plaid Cymru
Alun Ffred Jones2008–2009Plaid Cymru
Minister for Rural AffairsElin Jones2007–2009Plaid Cymru
Minister for Social Justice and Local GovernmentBrian Gibbons2007–2009Labour
Office holders given special provisions to attend Cabinet
Leader of the House

Counsel General for Wales

Carwyn Jones2007–2009Labour
Chief WhipCarl Sargeant2007–2009Labour

Junior ministers

OfficeNameTermParty
Deputy Minister for SkillsJohn Griffiths2007–2009Labour
Deputy Minister for RegenerationLeighton Andrews2007–2009Labour
Deputy Minister for HousingJocelyn Davies2007–2009Plaid Cymru
Deputy Minister for Social ServicesGwenda Thomas2007–2009Labour

Retirement of Rhodri Morgan

In July 2005, Morgan announced his intention to lead the Welsh Labour party into the 2007 general election, but retire as leader of Welsh Labour and First Minister sometime in 2009, when he would be 70.[1] On his 70th birthday (29 September) he set the exact date as immediately following the Assembly's budget session on 8 December 2009.[2] Counsel General Carwyn Jones, Health Minister Edwina Hart and Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney AM Huw Lewis entered a leadership contest to elect a new Labour leader in Wales.[3] On 1 December 2009 the winner was declared as Carwyn Jones,[4] who assumed office as First Minister on 10 December 2009. Morgan remained a backbench AM until April 2011, when the third Assembly was dissolved before the general election on 5 May 2011.

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