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Chief Whip of the Welsh Government
Prif Chwip Lywodraeth Cymru (Welsh)

Incumbent Jane Hutt MS since 3 May 2023 (2023-05-03)
Welsh Government
Member of	Senedd Cabinet
Reports to	the Senedd and the First Minister of Wales
Seat	Cardiff
Nominator	First Minister of Wales
Appointer	The Crown
Term length	Subject to elections to the Senedd which take place every five years
First holder	Andrew Davies AM
Website	gov.wales/jane-hutt-ms

The Chief Whip (Welsh: Prif Chwip) is a member of the cabinet in the Welsh Government.^[1] The current officeholder is Jane Hutt since May 2023.^[2]

Chief whips

	Entered office	Left office	Other offices held	Political party	Government	Refs.
Andrew Davies	12 May 1999	9 February 2000	Minister for Assembly Business	Labour	Michael administration
Karen Sinclair	9 February 2000	2005	Minister for Assembly Business		Interim Rhodri Morgan administration	^[3]^[4]
					First Rhodri Morgan government
					Second Rhodri Morgan government
Jane Hutt	2005	2007	Minister for the Assembly Business		Second Rhodri Morgan government	^[2]^[5]
Jane Hutt	2005	2007	Minister for the Assembly Business		Third Rhodri Morgan government	^[2]^[5]
Carl Sargeant	31 May 2007	10 December 2009			Fourth Rhodri Morgan government	^[6]
Janice Gregory	10 December 2009	19 May 2016			First Jones government	^[7]^[8]
Janice Gregory	10 December 2009	19 May 2016			Second Jones government	^[7]^[8]
Jane Hutt	19 May 2016	3 November 2017	Leader of the House		Third Jones government	^[2]
Julie James	3 November 2017	13 December 2018	Leader of the House		Third Jones government	^[9]
Jane Hutt	13 December 2018	13 May 2021	Deputy minister		First Drakeford government	^[2]^[10]
Dawn Bowden	13 May 2021	3 May 2023	Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport Accountable to Minister for Economy		Second Drakeford government	^[2]^[11]^[12]
Jane Hutt	3 May 2023	Incumbent	Minister for Social Justice (2018–2024)		Second Drakeford government	^[2]
			Minister for Social Justice (2024) Trefnydd (2024–)		Gething government	^[13]
			Trefnydd (2024–)		Eluned Morgan government	^[14]

Responsibilities

The main responsibility of Chief Whip is to ensure the Welsh Government's business can go through the Senedd, in particular securing the majority of votes the government holds to vote on its legislative and policy programmes. The chief whip attends the cabinet, and works with the business minister to timetable and secure passage of legislative competence orders and acts) (formerly measures). They also have the role to successfully complete the government's programme of legislation.^[15]

To maintain their responsibilities, whips use various methods. They manage the attendance of members in Senedd votes, and persuade them to vote with the government. The chief whip is also an important link not only between the government and the parliamentary (majority) party, but also between the government and opposition parties or the Assembly Parliamentary Service (now Senedd Commission) and presiding office. The chief whip would attends regular weekly meetings with key figures to discuss the Senedd's business arrangements, as well as cabinet meetings. They have daily contact with these key figures to deal with ongoing matters, timetabling and agenda issues. When legislation is to be passed, or for some other government business, discussions may arise between the chief whip and opposition whips, the minister overseeing Senedd business, or the whips' designated "shadow" counterpart, to resolve difficulties arising with amendments, the timing of a vote, and to resolve such issues a deal may be reached.^[15]

The chief whip also has contact with other whips concerning various matters, such as "pairing" and the intermittent filling of committee vacancies. The chief whip also manages the membership of committees and sub-committees. Discussions may follow these channels for other matters, such as changes coming from or presented to the Business Committee.^[15]

The chief whip also ensures that backbenchers use their electronic votes correctly. The whip (document) is circulated each week by whips of each party to their members and sets out the list of business for the following week, as well as the party's expectations for when Senedd members are to vote. To minimise the persuasion required for backbenchers to support the government, the Chief Whip advises the cabinet over the likely acceptability of any of its legislative proposals.^[15]

References

^ "Cabinet members and ministers | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Jones, Branwen (3 May 2023). "Mark Drakeford reshuffles cabinet to make longtime ally chief whip". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "Key Events in the Development of the National Assembly for Wales Second Assembly: 2003 - 2007" (PDF). senedd.wales. National Assembly for Wales.
^ WalesOnline (13 October 2009). "AM Sinclair to stand down after cancer". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "Jane Hutt MS". senedd.wales. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ Bagnall, Steve (7 November 2017). "'He made a big contribution to Welsh public life' - Carl Sargeant's role in politics". North Wales Live. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ Masters, Adrian (14 March 2013). "Chief Whip reappointment no surprise but still plenty of cabinet jobs to go". ITV News.
^ WalesOnline (10 December 2009). "First Minister Carwyn Jones unveils his new cabinet". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "Welsh Government cabinet reshuffle: Who is in and out?". BBC News. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ Deacon, Thomas (13 December 2018). "This is who is in the new Welsh Government cabinet". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ Mosalski, Ruth (13 May 2021). "Live updates as Mark Drakeford overhauls Welsh Government cabinet". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "Welsh Government Organisation Chart" (PDF). gov.wales. September 2021.
^ Browne, Adrian (21 March 2024). "New First Minister Vaughan Gething announces cabinet". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
^ Mosalski, Ruth (11 September 2024). "Mark Drakeford given new key role as Eluned Morgan names her cabinet". WalesOnline. Reach plc. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Role of the Chief Whip" (PDF). senedd.wales.

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First Minister	Eluned Morgan
Deputy	Huw Irranca-Davies
Cabinet Secretaries	Huw Irranca-Davies (Climate Change • Rural Affairs) Jayne Bryant (Housing • Local Government) Mark Drakeford (Finance • Welsh Language) Rebecca Evans (Economy, Energy, Planning) Jane Hutt (Social Justice • Trefnydd (House Leader) • Chief Whip) Jeremy Miles (Health and Social Care) Lynne Neagle (Education) Ken Skates (Transport • North Wales)
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