Third Jones government

Third Jones government
Third Jones government
	; 9th devolved government of Wales
	2016–2018
Date formed	19 May 2016
Date dissolved	12 December 2018
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
First Minister	Carwyn Jones
First Minister's history	2009–2018
Member parties	Labour; Liberal Democrats (1); Independent (1);
Status in legislature	Majority (coalition) 31 / 60 (52%)
Opposition party	Plaid Cymru (2016) ; Conservative (2017–2018)
Opposition leader	Leanne Wood (2016) ; Andrew R. T. Davies (2017–2018) ; Paul Davies (2018)
History
Election(s)	2016 general election
Legislature term(s)	5th National Assembly for Wales
Predecessor	Second Jones government
Successor	Drakeford government

The third Jones government was a Labour–Liberal Democrat coalition government formed after the results of the 2016 general election in Wales. On 14 October 2016, Dafydd Elis-Thomas left Plaid Cymru in order to support the coalition government and to give them a ruling majority; he now sits as an independent in the Welsh Parliament. The government was replaced by the Drakeford government on 13 December 2018, following the resignation of Carwyn Jones as First Minister the previous day.

Appointment

2016 Nomination of First Minister
Date:		11 May 2016
Candidate		Votes
	Carwyn Jones (Labour)	29 / 58
	Leanne Wood[lower-alpha 1] (Plaid Cymru)	29 / 58
	Abstentions	0 / 56
Source: National Assembly[2]

Office		Term (in this govt)	Party
First Minister	Rt. Hon Carwyn Jones AM	2016–18	Labour
Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure (2016–17) Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport (2017–18)	Ken Skates AM	2016–18	Labour
Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport (2016–17) Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services (2017–18)	Vaughan Gething AM	2016–18	Labour
Cabinet Secretary for Education	Kirsty Williams AM	2016–18	Liberal Democrats
Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children (2016–17) Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services (2017–18)	Carl Sargeant AM	2016–17	Labour
	Alun Davies AM	2017–18	Labour
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (2016–17) Cabinet Secretary for Finance (2017–18)	Mark Drakeford AM	2016–18	Labour
Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs (2016–17) Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs (2017–18)	Lesley Griffiths AM	2016–18	Labour
Leader of the House and Chief Whip	Jane Hutt AM	2016–17	Labour
Leader of the House and Chief Whip	Julie James AM	2017–18	Labour

Office		Term	Party
Minister for Skills and Science	Julie James AM	2016–17	Labour
Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language	Alun Davies AM	2016–17	Labour
Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language	Rt. Hon Eluned Morgan AM	2017–2018	Labour
Minister for Social Services and Public Health (2016–17) Minister for Children and Social Care (born 2017)	Rebecca Evans AM	2016–17	Labour
	Huw Irranca-Davies AM	2017–18	Labour
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport	Rt. Hon Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM	2017–18	Independent
Minister for Housing and Regeneration	Rebecca Evans AM	2017–18	Labour
Minister for the Environment	Hannah Blythyn AM	2017–18	Labour

Name		Term	Party	Image
	Mick Antoniw AM	2016–17	Labour
	Jeremy Miles AM	2017–18	Labour

"Agenda for Plenary on Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 13.30". senedd.assembly.wales. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
"Agenda for Plenary on Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 13.30". senedd.assembly.wales. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2019-02-17.

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