Fourth Rhodri Morgan government

For the coalition agreement between Labour and Plaid Cymru, see One Wales.

The fourth Rhodri Morgan government (19 July 2007 – 10 December 2009) was a Labour–Plaid Cymru coalition government of Wales led by First Minister for Wales, Rhodri Morgan.

Fourth Morgan government
6th devolved administration of Wales
2007-2009
Morgan's fourth cabinet, c. May 2009
Date formed	19 July 2007
Date dissolved	10 December 2009
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
First Minister	Rhodri Morgan
Deputy First Minister	Ieuan Wyn Jones
Member parties	Labour   Plaid Cymru
Status in legislature	Majority (coalition) 41 / 60 (68%)
Opposition party	Conservative
Opposition leader	Nick Bourne
History
Legislature term	3rd National Assembly for Wales
Predecessor	Third Rhodri Morgan government
Successor	First Jones government

After the collapse of talks for a rainbow coalition between Plaid Cymru, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats, the Labour Party started talks with Plaid Cymru, reaching the "One Wales" agreement. A new cabinet was appointed on 19 July 2007.

Cabinet

Office	Name		Term	Party
First Minister		Rhodri Morgan	2007–2009	Labour
Deputy First Minister Minister for the Economy and Transport		Ieuan Wyn Jones	2007–2009	Plaid Cymru
Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills		Jane Hutt	2007–2009	Labour
Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing		Jane Davidson	2007–2009	Labour
Minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery		Andrew Davies	2007–2009	Labour
Minister for Health and Social Services		Edwina Hart	2007–2009	Labour
Minister for Heritage		Rhodri Glyn Thomas	2007–2008	Plaid Cymru
		Alun Ffred Jones	2008–2009	Plaid Cymru
Minister for Rural Affairs		Elin Jones	2007–2009	Plaid Cymru
Minister for Social Justice and Local Government		Brian Gibbons	2007–2009	Labour
Office holders given special provisions to attend Cabinet
Leader of the House Counsel General for Wales		Carwyn Jones	2007–2009	Labour
Chief Whip		Carl Sargeant	2007–2009	Labour

Junior ministers

Office	Name		Term	Party
Deputy Minister for Skills		John Griffiths	2007–2009	Labour
Deputy Minister for Regeneration		Leighton Andrews	2007–2009	Labour
Deputy Minister for Housing		Jocelyn Davies	2007–2009	Plaid Cymru
Deputy Minister for Social Services		Gwenda Thomas	2007–2009	Labour

Retirement of Rhodri Morgan

This section is an excerpt from Rhodri Morgan § Retirement.[edit]

Morgan (left) with the newly appointed Welsh rugby coach, Warren Gatland in 2008.

In July 2005, Morgan announced his intention to lead the Welsh Labour party into the 2007 general election, but retire as leader of Welsh Labour and First Minister sometime in 2009, when he would be 70.^[1] On his 70th birthday (29 September) he set the exact date as immediately following the Assembly's budget session on 8 December 2009.^[2] Counsel General Carwyn Jones, Health Minister Edwina Hart and Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney AM Huw Lewis entered a leadership contest to elect a new Labour leader in Wales.^[3] On 1 December 2009 the winner was declared as Carwyn Jones,^[4] who assumed office as First Minister on 10 December 2009. Morgan remained a backbench AM until April 2011, when the third Assembly was dissolved before the general election on 5 May 2011.

See also

• Members of the 3rd National Assembly for Wales

References

1. "Morgan is stepping down as leader". BBC News. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
2. "Morgan plans to step down in 2009". BBC News. 13 July 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
3. "Two join race to succeed Morgan". BBC News. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
4. "Carwyn Jones clinches leadership in Wales". WalesOnline. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2009.