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Leighton Andrews rejoins cabinet in reshuffle | Leighton Andrews rejoins cabinet in reshuffle |
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First Minister Carwyn Jones is carrying out a reshuffle of his ministerial team. | First Minister Carwyn Jones is carrying out a reshuffle of his ministerial team. |
Leighton Andrews has rejoined the cabinet as minister for public service, 15 months after he resigned. | |
He will be responsible for delivering local government changes, in a new post. | He will be responsible for delivering local government changes, in a new post. |
Housing Minister Carl Sargeant moves to natural resources and Lesley Griffiths to communities and tackling poverty. | |
Jeff Cuthbert is standing down as communities minister, ahead of his decision not to stand for re-election as Caerphilly AM in 2016. He said he was "sad to go but grateful for a chance to serve". | |
Mr Jones said: "Jeff did great work on tackling poverty, shaping the Future Generations Bill & mitigating worst effects of welfare reform". | |
Mark Drakeford, Jane Hutt, Edwina Hart and Huw Lewis are all staying in their jobs. | |
Mr Andrews said he was "pleased" to be rejoining the cabinet. | |
Speculation about his return intensified after he was seen leaving Welsh government offices at lunchtime. | |
Mr Andrews resigned as education minister in June 2013 following a row over his defence of a school in his Rhondda constituency which faced closure under his own surplus places policy. | |
His new job will be to deliver major changes in the landscape of local government, with the Williams Commission recommending mergers between councils and a reduction in number for 22 to 10 or 12. | His new job will be to deliver major changes in the landscape of local government, with the Williams Commission recommending mergers between councils and a reduction in number for 22 to 10 or 12. |
Housing Minister Carl Sargeant becomes minister for natural resources, which was part of John Griffiths's brief. | |
The reshuffle announcement came on Twitter at 13:00 BST. | |
The previous change, an enforced one, was in July when Alun Davies was sacked as natural resources minister for pressurising civil servants for private information on opposition AMs. | |
His responsibilities were split between Mrs Hart, Deputy Agriculture Minister Rebecca Evans and Mr Griffiths. | |
The last proper reshuffle was in March 2013. | The last proper reshuffle was in March 2013. |
The news also came as a surprise to cabinet members ahead of a return to Cardiff Bay after the summer recess for assembly members on Monday. | |
The Welsh Conservatives responded to Thursday's developments by saying the last reshuffle "was a botched sticking plaster following the sacking of Alun Davies". | The Welsh Conservatives responded to Thursday's developments by saying the last reshuffle "was a botched sticking plaster following the sacking of Alun Davies". |
The cabinet as it looks so far: | The cabinet as it looks so far: |
Carwyn Jones AM - First Minister | |
Leighton Andrews AM - rejoins cabinet, new post - Minister for Public Services | |
Jeff Cuthbert AM - leaves cabinet - was Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty. | |
Mark Drakeford AM - staying in post - Minister for Health and Social Services. | Mark Drakeford AM - staying in post - Minister for Health and Social Services. |
John Griffiths AM - staying in post - Minister for Culture and Sport. | |
Lesley Griffiths AM - becomes Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty - was Minister for Local Government and Government Business. | |
Edwina Hart AM - staying in post - Minister for Economy, Science and Transport. | |
Jane Hutt AM - staying in post but with added responsibility for government business- Minister for Finance. | |
Huw Lewis AM - staying in post- Minister for Education and Skills. | |
Carl Sargeant AM -becomes Minister for Natural Resources - was Minister for Housing and Regeneration. | |
Theodore Huckle QC - Counsel General. | |
Deputy ministers: | Deputy ministers: |
Rebecca Evans AM, Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. | Rebecca Evans AM, Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. |
Vaughan Gething AM Deputy Minister for Tackling Poverty. | Vaughan Gething AM Deputy Minister for Tackling Poverty. |
Ken Skates AM - becomes Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism - was Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology. | |
Gwenda Thomas AM, Deputy Minister for Social Services. | Gwenda Thomas AM, Deputy Minister for Social Services. |
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Source: Welsh government | Source: Welsh government |