Eluned Morgan

The Right Honourable

The Baroness Morgan of Ely

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The Right Honourable; The Baroness Morgan of Ely; PC
	Official portrait, 2024
First Minister of Wales
	In office; 6 August 2024 – 12 May 2026
Monarch	Charles III
Deputy	Huw Irranca-Davies
Preceded by	Vaughan Gething
Succeeded by	Rhun ap Iorwerth
Leader of Welsh Labour
	In office; 24 July 2024 – 8 May 2026
Deputy	Carolyn Harris
Preceded by	Vaughan Gething
Succeeded by	Ken Skates (interim)
Preceded by
Ministerial offices
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
	In office; 13 May 2021 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by	Vaughan Gething
Succeeded by	Mark Drakeford
Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
	In office; 8 October 2020 – 13 May 2021
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Lynne Neagle
Minister for the Welsh Language
	In office; 3 November 2017 – 13 May 2021
Preceded by	Alun Davies
Succeeded by	Jeremy Miles
Member of the Senedd ; for Mid and West Wales
	In office; 5 May 2016 – 7 April 2026
Preceded by	Rebecca Evans
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the House of Lords
	Lord Temporal
	Life peerage ; 26 January 2011
Member of the European Parliament
	In office; 9 June 1994 – 4 June 2009
Preceded by	David Morris
Succeeded by	John Bufton
Constituency	Mid and West Wales; (1994–1999); Wales (1999–2009)
Personal details
Born	Mair Eluned Morgan; 16 February 1967 (age 59); Cardiff, Wales
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Rhys Jenkins (m. 1996)
Children	2
Father	Bob Morgan
Education	Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf; UWC Atlantic
Alma mater	University of Hull (BA)
Website	www.elunedmorgan.wales

Mair Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely (born 16 February 1967) is a Welsh Labour politician who was the First Minister of Wales and the Leader of Welsh Labour from 2024 until 2026. She previously served as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care in the Welsh Government from 2021 to 2024.

As leader of Welsh Labour and First Minister, she moved the Welsh Labour back to the political left and distancing it from the centrist UK Labour leadership of Keir Starmer.

Having led the party into the 2026 Senedd elections, Morgan lost her seat in the Ceredigion Penfro constituency, becoming the first leader of a government in the UK to be unseated while still in office. She later announced that she would resign as leader of Welsh Labour.

Notes

1 2 As Minister for Health and Social Services from 2021 to 2024
↑ Deputy Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language from 3 November 2017 to 13 December 2018; Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language from 13 December 2018 to 8 October 2020; Welsh Language from 8 October 2020.

References

↑ "Eluned Morgan: Wales' new first minister confirmed". BBC News.
↑ "Wales election: New health and education ministers in reshuffle". BBC News. 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
↑ "First Minister Vaughan Gething announces new Welsh Government Cabinet | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
↑ Carter, Chris (2024-09-06). "'Renewing while in office: Welsh Labour begins the search for fresh Clear Red Water'". LabourList. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
↑ Green, Daniel (2025-05-07). "MS warns of 'simmering discontent' with Westminster as Labour sees poll slump one year out from Senedd election". LabourList. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
↑ Morris, Steven (2025-05-06). "Welsh Labour First Minister says she is 'losing patience' with Starmer's policies". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
↑ Davies, Nye (2025-05-13). "'The red Welsh way': Welsh Labour attempts to distance itself from the UK party". The Conversation. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
↑ "Eluned Morgan: The first minister who couldn't defy gravity". BBC News. 2026-05-08. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
↑ Hancock, Sam; Lee, Dulcie; Smith, Alex (2026-05-08). "Election results 2026 live: Follow the vote counts and reaction". BBC News. Retrieved 2026-05-08.

[Health_Minister-1] 1 2 As Minister for Health and Social Services from 2021 to 2024

[2] Deputy Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language from 3 November 2017 to 13 December 2018; Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language from 13 December 2018 to 8 October 2020; Welsh Language from 8 October 2020.

[3] "Eluned Morgan: Wales' new first minister confirmed". BBC News.

[4] "Wales election: New health and education ministers in reshuffle". BBC News. 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2021-05-13.

[5] "First Minister Vaughan Gething announces new Welsh Government Cabinet | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-03-21.

[6] Carter, Chris (2024-09-06). "'Renewing while in office: Welsh Labour begins the search for fresh Clear Red Water'". LabourList. Retrieved 2025-05-16.

[7] Green, Daniel (2025-05-07). "MS warns of 'simmering discontent' with Westminster as Labour sees poll slump one year out from Senedd election". LabourList. Retrieved 2025-05-16.

[8] Morris, Steven (2025-05-06). "Welsh Labour First Minister says she is 'losing patience' with Starmer's policies". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-05-16.

[9] Davies, Nye (2025-05-13). "'The red Welsh way': Welsh Labour attempts to distance itself from the UK party". The Conversation. Retrieved 2025-05-16.

[10] "Eluned Morgan: The first minister who couldn't defy gravity". BBC News. 2026-05-08. Retrieved 2026-05-08.

[11] Hancock, Sam; Lee, Dulcie; Smith, Alex (2026-05-08). "Election results 2026 live: Follow the vote counts and reaction". BBC News. Retrieved 2026-05-08.