Ministerial role

Secretary of State for Wales

Organisations: Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
Current role holder: Jo Stevens MP

Responsibilities

The Secretary of State is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the UK Government in Wales.

Responsibilities include:

  • Economy and Fiscal
  • Constitutional and Electoral Issues
  • Welsh Language
  • Freeports and Investment Zones
  • Energy and Climate Change
  • Steel
  • Funds (e.g., SPF, Levelling Up)
  • Home Affairs (i.e., policing, immigration, security)
  • Transport
  • Justice
  • Foreign Affairs (i.e., liaison with Ambassadors and foreign dignitaries)
  • Health
  • Honours and Public Appointments
  • Education
  • *Major Growth Deal Announcements

The Secretary of State shares responsibility with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in these areas:

  • Union
  • Welsh Government / Senedd / Assembly Liaison
  • International Trade / Global Britain
  • Broadcasting
  • Research & Development (R&D), Innovation
  • Western Gateway
  • Charities, Voluntary, Third Sector
  • Local Government
  • Sport
  • Defence

Current role holder

Jo Stevens MP

Jo Stevens was appointed Secretary of State for Wales on 5 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Cardiff East in July 2024.

More about this person

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon David TC Davies

    2022 to 2024

  2. The Rt Hon Robert Buckland KC

    2022 to 2022

  3. The Rt Hon Simon Hart

    2019 to 2022

  4. The Rt Hon Alun Cairns

    2016 to 2019

  5. The Rt Hon Stephen Crabb

    2014 to 2016

  6. The Rt Hon David Jones

    2012 to 2014

  7. The Rt Hon Cheryl Gillan

    2010 to 2012