Rebecca Evans (politician)
Rebecca Evans Minister for Social Services and Public Health | |
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In office 19 May 2016 – 3 November 2017 | |
First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Huw Irranca-Davies (Children and Social Care) |
Deputy Minister for Farming and Food | |
In office 8 July 2014 – 19 May 2016 | |
First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
Preceded by | Alun Davies (Agriculture) |
Succeeded by | Hannah Blythyn (Minister for the Environment) |
Member of the Senedd for Gower | |
Assumed office 6 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Edwina Hart |
Majority | 4,795 (14.4%) |
Member of the Senedd for Mid and West Wales | |
In office 5 May 2011 – 6 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Alun Davies |
Succeeded by | Eluned Morgan |
Personal details | |
Born | citation needed] Bridgend, Wales | 2 August 1976 [
Political party | Welsh Labour and Co-operative |
Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University of Leeds |
Rebecca Mary Evans (born 2 August 1976) is a
Evans has previously served in the
Early life and career
Evans was born in Bridgend, Wales in 1976.[3] She obtained a BA degree in history at the University of Leeds,[2] and an MPhil in Historical Studies at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.[2]
She worked as Policy and Public Affairs Officer for a national charity representing disabled people and their families. Evans is also a former Welsh Labour Organiser for Mid and West Wales, and a former Senior Researcher and Communications Officer for an Assembly Member.
Member of the Senedd
Evans was elected in 2011 as one of four regional MSs representing Mid and West Wales in the Senedd.[4] At the 2016 election, she was elected as the member for the Gower constituency.
Between her election in 2011 and her promotion to ministerial office, Evans served on the National Assembly for Wales’ Environment and Sustainable Development Committee and its Common Agricultural Policy Task and Finish Group, the Heath and Social Care Committee, and the Children, Young People and Education Committee. She has also served as chair of the Cross-party group on Nursing and midwifery, the cross-party group on mental health and was the co-chair of the cross-party group on disability.
Ministerial career
On 8 July 2014, Evans joined the Welsh Government as the Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, in a minor reshuffle following the sacking of Alun Davies.[5] The office was renamed to Deputy Minister for Farming and Food in September 2014.[6]
Following the
In December 2018, Evans joined
Evans introduced and was the government minister responsible for the Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Act 2022 which allowed the Welsh government to amend tax law using statutory instruments.[8]
References
- ^ "First Minister Vaughan Gething announces new Welsh Government Cabinet | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Rebecca Evans AM, National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
- ^ https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/21173401/INQ000190666.pdf&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiusqHNzoyDAxXUWUEAHTeLBlEQFnoECAQQAg&usg=AOvVaw1EqDuU7UqHfxY4JGh54LOu
- ^ VOTE 2011 – Wales elections – Mid and West Wales, BBC News, 6 May 2011. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
- BBC Wales. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Leighton Andrews rejoins cabinet in reshuffle". BBC News. 11 September 2014.
- ^ Williamson, David (3 November 2017). "Carwyn Jones has reshuffled his cabinet and one former minister is suspended". WalesOnline. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- Senedd Cymru. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
Notes
- ^ As Minister for Finance until 20 March 2024 when she assumed responsibilities for the Constitution from Mick Antoniw and was given the additional portfolio of the Cabinet Office
- ^ Evans had previously held the Finance portfolio since 2018. She assumed responsibilities for the Constitution from Mick Antoniw
External links
- Media related to Rebecca Evans at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Rebecca Evans MS on the Welsh Government website.