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Carwyn Jones reveals new cabinet | Carwyn Jones reveals new cabinet |
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Wales' new First Minister Carwyn Jones has unveiled his debut cabinet, with two new faces at the top table. | Wales' new First Minister Carwyn Jones has unveiled his debut cabinet, with two new faces at the top table. |
His Labour leadership campaign manager, Leighton Andrews, joins the cabinet at education, and Carl Sargeant takes on social justice and local government. | His Labour leadership campaign manager, Leighton Andrews, joins the cabinet at education, and Carl Sargeant takes on social justice and local government. |
Defeated Labour leadership candidate Edwina Hart remains health minister and Huw Lewis, who also ran for the job, becomes deputy minister for children. | Defeated Labour leadership candidate Edwina Hart remains health minister and Huw Lewis, who also ran for the job, becomes deputy minister for children. |
Andrew Davies and Brian Gibbons are both out of the cabinet. | |
They had been the finance minister and social justice minster respectively. | |
Mr Davies, the Swansea West AM, was the manager of Mrs Hart's unsuccessful leadership bid. | |
He announced shortly after the result was announced last week that he would be stepping down as an AM at the next election in May 2011. Dr Gibbons, the AM for Aberavon, will also leave at that election. | |
'Deeply grateful' | |
Mr Jones said: "I am deeply grateful for the work both Andrew and Brian put in during their time as ministers, and I know that they will continue to make a valuable contribution to the National Assembly and to Wales." | |
Meanwhile, Jane Hutt moves from education to become minister for budget and business. | |
Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones will remain as deputy first minister and minister for the economy and transport in the coalition government with Labour. | |
Also staying in their posts are Jane Davidson with the environment, sustainability and housing post. | |
Plaid also retains two other cabinet posts under the coalition deal it struck with Labour, with Elin Jones remaining at rural affairs and Alun Ffred Jones retains his heritage post. |