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| Welsh MPs handed reshuffle roles | Welsh MPs handed reshuffle roles |
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| Welsh MPs have been involved in the junior ministerial reshuffle as new Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government team takes shape. | |
| Caerphilly MP Wayne David has been named Welsh Whip, but Nick Ainger lost his Wales Office ministerial job. | Caerphilly MP Wayne David has been named Welsh Whip, but Nick Ainger lost his Wales Office ministerial job. |
| In Mr Ainger's place, Ogmore MP Huw Irranca-Davies is promoted to become deputy to Welsh Secretary Peter Hain. | In Mr Ainger's place, Ogmore MP Huw Irranca-Davies is promoted to become deputy to Welsh Secretary Peter Hain. |
| And Cardiff West MP Kevin Brennan has become a minister in the new Department for Children, Schools and Families. | |
| Elsewhere, Dr Kim Howells, Pontypridd MP, remains a Foreign Office minister, Delyn MP David Hanson is named a minister in the Justice Office and Alyn and Deeside MP Mark Tami is appointed an assistant government whip. | |
| Mr Hain said he was delighted to welcome Mr Irranca-Davies, who moves from the whip's office. | Mr Hain said he was delighted to welcome Mr Irranca-Davies, who moves from the whip's office. |
| He replaces Mr Ainger, the MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, who returns to the back benches after serving as a Wales Office minister for the last two years. | He replaces Mr Ainger, the MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, who returns to the back benches after serving as a Wales Office minister for the last two years. |
| Constitution | Constitution |
| Mr Hain said he was confident Mr Irranca-Davies would be "a first-class minister for the people of Wales" and paid tribute to his predecessor in the role. | Mr Hain said he was confident Mr Irranca-Davies would be "a first-class minister for the people of Wales" and paid tribute to his predecessor in the role. |
| "During his two years as Wales Office Minister, Nick Ainger worked tirelessly to support me in the passage of the historic Government of Wales Act, which has now settled the constitutional argument in Wales for a generation." | "During his two years as Wales Office Minister, Nick Ainger worked tirelessly to support me in the passage of the historic Government of Wales Act, which has now settled the constitutional argument in Wales for a generation." |
| Mr Irranca-Davies said he was honoured to have been offered the new role. | Mr Irranca-Davies said he was honoured to have been offered the new role. |
| "This is an exciting time for Wales and I'm thrilled to be joining the Wales Office team in the crucial role of making devolution work to improve the lives of people across Wales and the UK," he said. | "This is an exciting time for Wales and I'm thrilled to be joining the Wales Office team in the crucial role of making devolution work to improve the lives of people across Wales and the UK," he said. |
| Mr Irranca-Davies' former role of Welsh whip has been handed to Mr David, who said he had been "extremely pleased and honoured to accept". | Mr Irranca-Davies' former role of Welsh whip has been handed to Mr David, who said he had been "extremely pleased and honoured to accept". |
| Mr David, formerly secretary of the Welsh Labour group of MPs, said he was looking forward to working with his colleagues in his new capacity and Mr Brennan said he was looking "forward to the opportunities and challenges ahead". |