Rebecca Evans (politician)

Rebecca Evans

MS
Rebecca Evans; MS
	Evans in 2016
Minister for Finance
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 13 December 2018
First Minister	Mark Drakeford
Preceded by	Mark Drakeford
Minister for Local Government
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 13 May 2021
First Minister	Mark Drakeford
Preceded by	Julie James
Trefnydd of the Senedd
	In office; 13 December 2018 – 13 May 2021
First Minister	Mark Drakeford
Preceded by	Julie James
Succeeded by	Lesley Griffiths
Minister for Housing and Regeneration
	In office; 3 November 2017 – 13 December 2018
First Minister	Carwyn Jones
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Hannah Blythyn
Minister for Social Services and Public Health
	In office; 19 May 2016 – 3 November 2017
First Minister	Carwyn Jones
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Huw Irranca-Davies (Children and Social Care)
Deputy Minister for Farming and Food
	In office; 8 July 2014 – 19 May 2016
First Minister	Carwyn Jones
Preceded by	Alun Davies (Agriculture)
Succeeded by	Hannah Blythyn (Minister for the Environment)
Member of the Senedd ; for Gower
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 May 2016
Preceded by	Edwina Hart
Majority	4,795 (14.4%)
Member of the Welsh Assembly ; for Mid and West Wales
	In office; 5 May 2011 – 6 May 2016
Preceded by	Alun Davies
Succeeded by	Eluned Morgan
Personal details
Born	2 August 1976 (age 45)[citation needed]; Bridgend, Wales
Political party	Welsh Labour and Co-operative
Alma mater	Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; University of Leeds

Rebecca Mary Evans (born 2 August 1976) is a Welsh Labour and Co-operative politician serving as Minister for Finance since 2018 and Minister for Local Government since 2021. She has served as the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Gower since 2016,^[1] and a Member for Mid and West Wales from 2011 to 2016.

Evans has previously served in the Welsh Government as the Deputy Minister for Farming and Food (2014–16), Minister for Social Care and Public Health (2016–17) and Minister for Housing and Regeneration (2017–18). She was Trefnydd (Leader) of the Senedd from 2018 to 2021.

Early life and career[]

Evans obtained a BA degree in History at the University of Leeds,^[1] and an MPhil in Historical Studies at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.^[1]

She worked as Policy and Public Affairs Officer for a national charity representing disabled people and their families. Evans is also a former Welsh Labour Organiser for Mid and West Wales, and a former Senior Researcher and Communications Officer for an Assembly Member.

Member of the Senedd[]

Evans was elected in 2011 as one of four regional MSs representing Mid and West Wales in the Senedd.^[2] At the 2016 election, she was elected as the member for the Gower Constituency.

Between her election in 2011 and her promotion to ministerial office, Evans served on the National Assembly for Wales’ Environment and Sustainable Development Committee and its Common Agricultural Policy Task and Finish Group, the Heath and Social Care Committee, and the Children, Young People and Education Committee. She has also served as chair of the Cross party group on Nursing and midwifery, the cross party group on mental health and was the co-chair of the cross party group on disability.

Ministerial career[]

On 8 July 2014, Evans joined the Welsh Government as the Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, in a minor reshuffle following the sacking of Alun Davies.^[3] The office was renamed to Deputy Minister for Farming and Food in September 2014.^[4]

Following the 2016 Senedd election, she was appointed to the new role of Minister for Social Care and Public Health. She moved to another new role as Minister for Housing and Regeneration in a reshuffle on 3 November 2017.^[5]

In December 2018, Evans joined Mark Drakeford's first Cabinet as the Minister for Finance and Trefnyyd (Leader) of the Senedd.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Rebecca Evans AM, National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
^ VOTE 2011 – Wales elections – Mid and West Wales, BBC News, 6 May 2011. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
^ "Environment Minister Alun Davies sacked from Welsh government". BBC Wales. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
^ "Leighton Andrews rejoins cabinet in reshuffle". BBC News. 11 September 2014.
^ Williamson, David (3 November 2017). "Carwyn Jones has reshuffled his cabinet and one former minister is suspended". WalesOnline. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

External links[]

Media related to Rebecca Evans at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
Rebecca Evans MS on the Welsh Government website.

Senedd
Preceded by Alun Davies	Member of the Senedd for Mid and West Wales 2011–2016	Succeeded by Eluned Morgan
Preceded by Edwina Hart	Member of the Senedd for Gower 2016–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Mark Drakeford	Minister for Finance 2018–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Julie James	Trefnydd of the Senedd 2018–present	Incumbent

[assemblyprofile-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Rebecca Evans AM, National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 2017-03-30.

[2] VOTE 2011 – Wales elections – Mid and West Wales, BBC News, 6 May 2011. Retrieved 2017-03-30.

[3] "Environment Minister Alun Davies sacked from Welsh government". BBC Wales. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

[4] "Leighton Andrews rejoins cabinet in reshuffle". BBC News. 11 September 2014.

[5] Williamson, David (3 November 2017). "Carwyn Jones has reshuffled his cabinet and one former minister is suspended". WalesOnline. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

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show v Drakeford Cabinet
Cabinet members	Rt Hon Prof Mark Drakeford Rebecca Evans (Finance and Trefnydd) Vaughan Gething (Health) Eluned Morgan (Welsh language) Ken Skates (Economy and Transport) Julie James (Housing and Local Government) Kirsty Williams (Education) Lesley Griffiths (Environment) Jeremy Miles (Counsel General and Brexit)
Deputy ministers	Hannah Blythyn (Housing and Local Government) Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Culture, Sport and Tourism) Jane Hutt (Chief Whip) Julie Morgan (Health) Lee Waters (Economy and Transport)