Fourth Morgan government

Welsh coalition government (2007–2009)

Labour

Plaid Cymru

Status in legislatureMajority (coalition)
41 / 60 (68%)

Opposition party

Conservative

Opposition leaderNick BourneHistoryLegislature term(s)3rd National Assembly for WalesPredecessorThird Morgan governmentSuccessorFirst Jones 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.

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

Office		Term	Party
First Minister	Rhodri Morgan	2007–2009	Labour
Deputy First Minister Minister for the Economy and Transport	Ieuan Wyn Jones	2007–2009	Plaid Cymru
Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills	Jane Hutt	2007–2009	Labour
Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing	Jane Davidson	2007–2009	Labour
Minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery	Andrew Davies	2007–2009	Labour
Minister for Health and Social Services	Edwina Hart	2007–2009	Labour
Minister for Heritage	Rhodri Glyn Thomas	2007–2008	Plaid Cymru
Minister for Heritage	Alun Ffred Jones	2008–2009	Plaid Cymru
Minister for Rural Affairs	Elin Jones	2007–2009	Plaid Cymru
Minister for Social Justice and Local Government	Brian Gibbons	2007–2009	Labour
Office holders given special provisions to attend Cabinet
Leader of the House Counsel General for Wales	Carwyn Jones	2007–2009	Labour
Chief Whip	Carl Sargeant	2007–2009	Labour

Junior ministers

Office		Term	Party
Deputy Minister for Skills	John Griffiths	2007–2009	Labour
Deputy Minister for Regeneration	Leighton Andrews	2007–2009	Labour
Deputy Minister for Housing	Jocelyn Davies	2007–2009	Plaid Cymru
Deputy Minister for Social Services	Gwenda Thomas	2007–2009	Labour

Retirement of Rhodri Morgan

This section is an excerpt from Rhodri Morgan § Retirement.[edit]

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.

References

^ "Morgan is stepping down as leader". BBC News. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Morgan plans to step down in 2009". BBC News. 13 July 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Two join race to succeed Morgan". BBC News. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
^ "Carwyn Jones clinches leadership in Wales". WalesOnline. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2009.

Welsh Governments

Michael
Morgan
- Interim
- I
- II
- III
- IV
Jones
- I
- II
- III
Drakeford
- I
- II
Gething

Current government

Welsh Labour

Labour Party
Political parties in Wales
in the United Kingdom

Leaders

Ron Davies (Sep 1998–Oct 1998)
Alun Michael (1999–2000)
Rhodri Morgan (2000–2009)
Carwyn Jones (2009–2018)
Mark Drakeford (2018–2024)
Vaughan Gething (2024–)

Deputy Leaders

Carolyn Harris (2018–present)

General Secretaries

Cliff Prothero (1947)
Emrys Jones (1965)
Hubert Morgan (1979)
Anita Gale (1984)
Jessica Morden (1999)
Chris Roberts (2005)
David Hagendyk (2010)
Louise Magee (2017)
Jo McIntyre (2022)

Current MSs

Current MPs

Former MPs

Christina Rees (suspended)

Structure

Welsh Executive Committee
Welsh Labour Students
Welsh Young Labour
History
Clear red water

Factions	Labour for an Independent Wales Labour and Co-operative (electoral pact)

In Government

Michael (1999–2000)
Interim Morgan (2000)
First Morgan (2000–2003)
Second Morgan (2003–2007)
Third Morgan (2007–2007)
Fourth Morgan (2007–2009; Coalition under One Wales with Plaid Cymru)
First Jones (2009–2011; Coalition under One Wales with Plaid Cymru)
Second Jones (2011–2016)
Third Jones (2016–2018)
First Drakeford (2018–2021)
Second Drakeford (2021–2024; agreement with Plaid Cymru)
Gething (2024–present)

Leadership elections

Deputy leadership elections

2018 Harris

Politics
Wales
Category
Commons

Plaid Cymru

Leadership
Leaders	Ieuan Wyn Jones (2006–2012) Leanne Wood (2012–2018) Adam Price (2018–2023) Llyr Gruffydd (acting, 2023) Rhun ap Iorwerth (2023–present)
Senedd Group Leaders party leader since 2006	Dafydd Wigley (1999–2000) Ieuan Wyn Jones (2000–2012) Leanne Wood (2012–2018) Adam Price (2018–2023) Llyr Gruffydd (acting, 2023) Rhun ap Iorwerth (2023–present)
Presidents party leader pre-2003 abolished 2013	Lewis Valentine (1925–1926) Saunders Lewis (1926–1939) John Edward Daniel (1939–1943) Abi Williams (1943–1945) Gwynfor Evans (1945–1981) Dafydd Wigley (1981–1984) Dafydd Elis-Thomas (1984–1991) Dafydd Wigley (1991–2000) Ieuan Wyn Jones (2000–2003) Dafydd Iwan (2003–2010) Jill Evans (2010–2013)
Vice-Presidents abolished 2013	Saunders Lewis (1925–1926) John Edward Daniel (1931–1939) Gwynfor Evans (1943–1945) Waldo Williams R. E. Holland W. R. P. George R. Tudur Jones (1957–1962) Wynne Samuel (1962–1964) Chris Rees (1964–1966) Edward Millward (1966–1968) Phil Williams (1968–1970) Robyn Léwis (1970–1976) Phil Williams (1976–1978) Dafydd Elis-Thomas (1979–1981) Phil Williams (1982–1984) Dafydd Iwan (1984–2003) Jill Evans (2003–2010) Chris Franks (2010–2013)
Chairs	Chris Rees (1966–1970) Phil Williams (1970–1976) Eurfyl ap Gwilym (1976–1980) Ieuan Wyn Jones (1980–1982) Dafydd Iwan (1982–1984) Syd Morgan (1984–1990) Ieuan Wyn Jones (1990–1992) John Dixon (1992–1994) Jill Evans (1994–1996) Marc Phillips (1996–2000) Elin Jones (2000–2002) John Dixon (2002–2010) Gwenllian Lansdown (2010–2011) Rhuanedd Richards (2011–2012) Helen Mary Jones (2012–2013) Dafydd Trystan Davies (2013–2018) Alun Ffred Jones (2018–present)
Honorary Presidents	Gwynfor Evans (1982–2005) Dafydd Wigley (2005–present)
Leadership elections	1945 1981 1984 1991 2000 2003 2012 2018 2023

Parliamentarians

European Parliament (MEPs)

Eurig Wyn (1999–2004)
Jill Evans (1999–2020)

Senedd (MSs)
Welsh Assembly (AMs)

Former	Rhys ab Owen Mohammad Asghar Cynog Dafis Geraint Davies Jocelyn Davies Dafydd Elis-Thomas Nerys Evans Chris Franks Brian Hancock Pauline Jarman Alun Jones Gareth Jones Helen Mary Jones Steffan Lewis David Lloyd Neil McEvoy Janet Ryder Bethan Sayed Owen Thomas Rhodri Thomas Simon Thomas Lindsay Whittle Dafydd Wigley Phil Williams Leanne Wood Ieuan Wyn Jones
Current	Mabon ap Gwynfor Cefin Campbell Luke Fletcher Heledd Fychan Peredur Owen Griffiths Llyr Gruffydd Siân Gwenllian Delyth Jewell Elin Jones Rhun ap Iorwerth Adam Price Sioned Williams

British Parliament

House of Commons (MPs)

Former	Cynog Dafis (1992–2000) Jonathan Edwards (2010–2020, 2022) Dafydd Elis-Thomas (1974–1992) Gwynfor Evans (1966–1970, 1974–1979) Ieuan Wyn Jones (1987–2001) Elfyn Llwyd (1992–2015) Adam Price (2001–2010) Simon Thomas (2000–2005) Dafydd Wigley (1974–2001)
Current	Ben Lake Liz Saville Roberts Hywel Williams

House of Lords (Peers)

Organisation

History

Founders

Byddin Ymreolwyr Cymru (Welsh Home Rule Army)	Moses Gruffydd Huw Robert Jones Lewis Valentine
Y Mudiad Cymreig (Welsh Movement)	Fred Jones Saunders Lewis
Others	Ambrose Bebb David James Davies D. J. Williams