Second Morgan government

Second Morgan government
3rd devolved government of Wales
2003-2007
Date formed	1 May 2003
Date dissolved	May 2007
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
First Minister	Rhodri Morgan
Member party	Labour
Status in legislature	Minority
History
Legislature term	2nd National Assembly for Wales
Predecessor	First Morgan government
Successor	Third Morgan government

The second Morgan government (2003–2007) was a Labour government.

Having won 30 out of the 60 seats available in the 2003 general election the Labour party sought to form a minority government. Rhodri Morgan was re-elected First Minister.

Cabinet

Office	Name		Term	Party
First Minister	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Rhodri Morgan	2003–2005	Labour
Minister for Assembly Business Chief Whip	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Karen Sinclair	2003–2005	Labour
Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Alun Pugh	2003–2005	Labour
Minister for Economic Development and Transport	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Andrew Davies	2003–2005	Labour
Minister for Education	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Jane Davidson	2003–2005	Labour
Minister for Environment and Rural Affairs	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Carwyn Jones	2003–2005	Labour
Minister for Finance and Local Government	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Sue Essex	2003–2005	Labour
Minister for Health & Social Care	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Jane Hutt	2003–2005	Labour
Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Edwina Hart	2003–2005	Labour

Junior ministers

Office	Name		Term	Party
Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Transport	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Dr. Brian Gibbons	2007	Labour
Deputy Minister for Health and Social Care	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	John Griffiths	2007	Labour
Deputy Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Huw Lewis	2007	Labour

September 2005 Re-shuffle

Following a mid-term re-shuffle in September 2005 Jane Hutt was removed from her post as Health and Social Care Minister after controversy over long waiting lists and criticism from Mps to Minister for Assembly Business along with the additional responsibilities of Equalities & Children. Karen Sinclair remained as Chief Whip to the Labour party allowing her to stay in the cabinet as an observer.

Further changes were the promotion of Brian Gibbons from a junior minister to Minister for Health & Social Care, along with the promotion of Tamsin Dunwoody & Christine Chapman to Deputy Ministers and a few minor changes to existing members roles.

Cabinet

Office	Name		Term	Party
First Minister	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Rhodri Morgan	2005–2007	Labour
Minister for Assembly Business, Equalities & Children	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Jane Hutt	2005–2007	Labour
Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Alun Pugh	2005–2007	Labour
Minister for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Andrew Davies	2005–2007	Labour
Minister for Education, Lifelong Learning & Skills	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Jane Davidson	2005–2007	Labour
Minister for Environment, Planning and Countryside	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Carwyn Jones	2005–2007	Labour
Minister for Finance, Local Government and Public Services	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Sue Essex	2005–2007	Labour
Minister for Health & Social Care	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Brian Gibbons	2005–2007	Labour
Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Edwina Hart	2005–2007	Labour
Office holders given special provisions to attend Cabinet
Chief Whip	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Karen Sinclair	2005–2007	Labour

Junior ministers

Office	Name		Term	Party
Deputy Minister for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks and for Environment, Planning & Countryside	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Tamsin Dunwoody	2005–2007	Labour
Deputy Minister for Finance, Local Government & Public Services & Education, Lifelong Learning & Skills	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Christine Chapman	2005–2007	Labour
Deputy Minister for Health & Social Services (Older People & Public Health)	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	John Griffiths	2005–2007	Labour
Deputy Minister for Social Justice & Regeneration (Communities)	style="background-color: Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color; width: 1px" |	Huw Lewis	2005–2007	Labour

See also

• List of Welsh Assembly Governments
• National Assembly for Wales election, 2003
• Members of the 2nd National Assembly for Wales