Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality
Welsh Government cabinet minister
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The Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality (Welsh: Gweinidog y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a Chydraddoldeb) is a member of the Cabinet in the Welsh Government. The current officeholder is Sioned Williams since May 2026.
| Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality of Wales | |
|---|---|
| Gweinidog y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a Chydraddoldeb (Welsh) | |
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| Welsh Government | |
| Style | Welsh Minister |
| Status | Cabinet Minister |
| Abbreviation | Minister |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | the Senedd and the First Minister of Wales |
| Seat | Cardiff |
| Nominator | First Minister of Wales |
| Appointer | The Crown |
| Term length | Five years Subject to elections to the Senedd which take place every five years |
| First holder | Edwina Hart AM |
| Website | www |
Ministers
| Name | Picture | Entered office | Left office | Other offices held | Political party | Government | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration | ||||||||
| Edwina Hart |  |
9 May 2003 | 31 May 2007 | Labour | Second Rhodri Morgan government | [1][2] | ||
| Minister for Social Justice and Public Service Delivery | ||||||||
| Andrew Davies | .jpg) |
31 May 2007 | 19 July 2007 | Labour | Third Rhodri Morgan government | [2][3] | ||
| Minister for Social Justice and Local Government | ||||||||
| Brian Gibbons |  |
19 July 2007 | 10 December 2009 | Minister for Local Government | Labour | Fourth Rhodri Morgan government | [3][4][5][6][7] | |
| Carl Sargeant |  |
10 December 2009 | May 2011 | Minister for Local Government | Labour | First Jones government | [3][8][6] | |
| Minister for Social Justice | ||||||||
| Jane Hutt | .JPG) |
13 May 2021 | 21 March 2024 | Chief Whip
(2023–2024) |
Labour | Second Drakeford government | [9][10] | |
| Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice | ||||||||
| Lesley Griffiths | .JPG) |
21 March 2024 | 16 July 2024[11] | Labour | Gething government | [12] | ||
| Jane Hutt | .jpg) |
17 July 2024 | 11 September 2024 | Chief Whip Trefnydd of the Senedd |
Labour | Gething government | [13] | |
| Eluned Morgan government | [14] | |||||||
| Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice | ||||||||
| Jane Hutt | |
11 September 2024 | 12 May 2026 | Chief Whip Trefnydd of the Senedd |
Labour | Eluned Morgan government | [15] | |
| Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality | ||||||||
| Sioned Williams |  |
13 May 2026 | Incumbent | Deputy First Minister | Plaid Cymru | ap Iorwerth government | [16] | |
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Social Justice post in 2024 were:[17]
- Co-ordinating cross-cutting measures than can tackle poverty and promote prosperity
- Co-ordinating Child Poverty mitigation measures
- Digital Inclusion
- Oversee lottery funding distribution in Wales
- Inclusive financial systems, such as credit unions[18]
- Reforming the Welfare system
- Fuel Poverty
- Fire and Rescue Services, which includes community fire safety
- Community safety
- Leading policy relating to the Armed forces in Wales and Veterans
- The "Wales and Africa Programme"
- EU settlement scheme
- Human rights and equality in Wales
- Issue co-ordination relating to asylum seekers, refugees, Gypsies, Roma, Travellers, and community cohesion.
- Tackling domestic abuse, sexual and gender-based violence, and modern slavery.
- Volunteering and the Voluntary sector
- Youth Justice, and "Female Offending blueprints"
- Wales Resilience Forum chair
- Intergovernmental relations with police and crime commissioners, Criminal Justice agencies, and the UK Government regarding the Prisons and the Probation Service.
- Relations with the Welsh commissioners for Older People's, Children's, and Future Generations.
- Services on advice and advocacy
- Leading responsibility on the monitoring of the Royal Mail and Post Office matters in Wales.
- Public appointments policy, and its implementation
- Nation-wide implementation of the framework for the Well-being of Future Generations, including a National Stakeholder Fora, and overseeing the relationship with public bodies concerning the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
- Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill, and the Shadow Partnership Council
- Living wage
- Fair Work
- Liaison as part of the 2021 Welsh Labour–Plaid Cymru agreement
The office-holder had also organised some of the Welsh Government's support to Ukraine following that country's invasion by Russia,[19] as well as welcoming those who arrived in Wales from Ukraine.[20] The holder also was supporting and preparing for the devolution of more powers from the UK Government, such as youth justice, probation and policing.[21]
As a Welsh Minister, the holder would have an annual salary of £105,701 for 2020–2021.[22]
