Ken Skates | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2024 | |
| First Minister | |
| Preceded by | Lesley Griffiths |
| Cabinet Secretary for the Economy | |
| In office 17 July 2024 – 11 September 2024 | |
| First Minister | |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Miles |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Evans |
| Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales | |
| In office 19 May 2016 – 13 May 2021 | |
| First Minister | Carwyn Jones Mark Drakeford |
| Preceded by | Edwina Hart |
| Succeeded by | Vaughan Gething |
| Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism | |
| In office 12 September 2014 – 19 May 2016 | |
| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| Preceded by | John Griffiths |
| Succeeded by | Dafydd Elis-Thomas |
| Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology | |
| In office June 2013 – September 2014 | |
| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| Preceded by | Jeff Cuthbert |
| Succeeded by | Julie James |
| Member of the Senedd for Clwyd South | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Karen Sinclair |
| Majority | 2,953 (21.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Christian Skates 2 April 1976 Wrexham, Wales |
| Political party | Welsh Labour |
| Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
| Website | www |
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Kenneth Christian Skates (born 2 April 1976)[1] is a Welsh Labour politician who has served as Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales since March 2024.[2] Skates has represented the constituency of Clwyd South in the Senedd since the election of 2011. He is an alumnus of the University of Cambridge, and worked as a journalist prior to becoming a politician. In September 2014 he became the deputy minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport. From May 2016 to December 2018 he was the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Infrastructure and Skills, and was the Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales until he stood down on 13 May 2021.[3] He held Economy, Transport and North Wales position again between July and September 2024 when he assumed the economy portfolio.[4]
- ^ "SKATES, Kenneth Christian". Who's Who. Vol. 2019 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "First Minister Vaughan Gething announces new Welsh Government Cabinet | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Being re-elected as Member of the Senedd for Clwyd South is a huge honour. It has been a privilege to work with constituents over the last ten years to improve and champion our area, and I will continue to work as hard as I possibly can. (1/5)". Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Vaughan Gething reshuffles Welsh Labour top team after resignations". The Independent. 17 July 2024.