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The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales (Welsh: Comisiynydd Cenedlaethau'r Dyfodol Cymru) is a Welsh Government officer,[1] overseeing an independent advisory body of the same name. The position was created following the passing of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, effective on 30 September 2015, with the aim of promoting and facilitating sustainable development.[2]
According to the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, the UN Sustainable Development Goals are the principles that underlying the work of the Commissioner.
The Commissioner's work is politically independent.
- ^ "Wales' new Future Generations Commissioner announced". Welsh Government. Welsh Government. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament. Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 as amended (see also enacted form), from legislation.gov.uk.