Government of the 2nd National Assembly for Wales

Government of the 1st	(1999)
Government of the 2nd	(2003)
Government of the 3rd	(2007)
Government of the 4th	(2011)

The 2nd National Assembly for Wales convened after the 2003 election. The Assembly first met on 7 May when Dafydd Elis-Thomas was re-appointed as the Presiding Officer.

Second Morgan government

Second Morgan government (2003– 2007) was a Labour government.

Having won the largest number of seats in the general election - 30 out of 60 - the Labour party sought to form a government. Rhodri Morgan was re-elected First Minister.

Cabinet

Office	Name		Term	Party
First Minister		Rhodri Morgan	2003–2005	Labour
Minister for Assembly Business Chief Whip		Karen Sinclair	2003–2005	Labour
Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport		Alun Pugh	2003–2005	Labour
Minister for Economic Development and Transport		Andrew Davies	2003–2005	Labour
Minister for Education		Jane Davidson	2003–2005	Labour
Minister for Environment and Rural Affairs		Carwyn Jones	2003–2005	Labour
Minister for Finance and Local Government		Sue Essex	2003–2005	Labour
Minister for Health & Social Care		Jane Hutt	2003–2005	Labour
Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration		Edwina Hart	2003–2005	Labour

Junior ministers

Office	Name		Term	Party
Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Transport		Dr. Brian Gibbons	2007	Labour
Deputy Minister for Health and Social Care		John Griffiths	2007	Labour
Deputy Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration		Huw Lewis	2007	Labour

September 2005 Re-shuffle

Following a mid-term re-shuffle in September 2005 Jane Hutt was removed from her post as Health and Social Care Minister after controversy over long waiting lists and criticism from Mps to Minister for Assembly Business along with the additional responsibilities of Equalities & Children. Karen Sinclair remained as Chief Whip to the Labour party allowing her to stay in the cabinet as an observer.

Further changes were the promotion of Brian Gibbons from a junior minister to Minister for Health & Social Care, along with the promotion of Tamsin Dunwoody & Christine Chapman to Deputy Ministers and a few minor changes to existing members roles.

Cabinet

Office	Name		Term	Party
First Minister		Rhodri Morgan	2005–2007	Labour
Minister for Assembly Business, Equalities & Children		Jane Hutt	2005–2007	Labour
Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport		Alun Pugh	2005–2007	Labour
Minister for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks		Andrew Davies	2005–2007	Labour
Minister for Education, Lifelong Learning & Skills		Jane Davidson	2005–2007	Labour
Minister for Environment, Planning and Countryside		Carwyn Jones	2005–2007	Labour
Minister for Finance, Local Government and Public Services		Sue Essex	2005–2007	Labour
Minister for Health & Social Care		Brian Gibbons	2005–2007	Labour
Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration		Edwina Hart	2005–2007	Labour
Office holders given special provisions to attend Cabinet
Chief Whip		Karen Sinclair	2005–2007	Labour

Junior ministers

Office	Name		Term	Party
Deputy Minister for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks and for Environment, Planning & Countryside		Tamsin Dunwoody	2005–2007	Labour
Deputy Minister for Finance, Local Government & Public Services & Education, Lifelong Learning & Skills		Christine Chapman	2005–2007	Labour
Deputy Minister for Health & Social Services (Older People & Public Health)		John Griffiths	2005–2007	Labour
Deputy Minister for Social Justice & Regeneration (Communities)		Huw Lewis	2005–2007	Labour

See also

• List of Welsh Assembly Governments
• National Assembly for Wales election, 2003
• Members of the 2nd National Assembly for Wales