Third Jones government

Third Jones government

9th devolved administration of Wales
2016–2018
Jones's third cabinet on 23 May 2016
Date formed19 May 2016
Date dissolved12 December 2018
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
First MinisterCarwyn Jones
First Minister's history2009–2018
Member parties
  •   Labour
  •   Liberal Democrats (1)
  •   Independent (1)
Status in legislatureMajority (coalition)
31 / 60 (52%)




Opposition party  Plaid Cymru (2016)
  Conservative (2017–2018)
Opposition leaderLeanne Wood (2016)
Andrew R. T. Davies (2017–2018)
Paul Davies (2018)
History
Election2016 general election
Legislature term5th National Assembly for Wales
PredecessorSecond Jones government
SuccessorFirst Drakeford government

The third Jones government was a LabourLiberal Democrat coalition government formed after the 2016 general election in Wales. On 14 October 2016, Dafydd Elis-Thomas left Plaid Cymru in order to support the coalition government and to give them a ruling majority; he later sat as an independent in the Senedd. The government was replaced by the Drakeford government on 13 December 2018, following the resignation of Carwyn Jones as First Minister the previous day.