The Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education () is a minister of the Welsh Government. The current officeholder is Cefin Campbell since May 2026.
Deputy ministers Name Picture Entered office Left officeOther offices held Political party GovernmentNotesDeputy Minister for Social PartnershipHannah Blythyn13 May 202120 March 2024LabourSecond Drakeford governmentMinister for Social PartnershipHannah Blythyn21 March 202416 May 2024LabourGething governmentSarah Murphy17 May 202417 July 2024LabourGething governmentJack Sargeant17 July 202411 September 2024LabourGething government Eluned Morgan governmentMinister for Culture, Skills and Social PartnershipJack Sargeant11 September 202412 May 2026LabourEluned Morgan government Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary EducationCefin Campbell13 May 2026IncumbentPlaid Cymruap Iorwerth government
Responsibilities
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Reform of Seren Programme Tertiary Education & Research strategy, policy, funding, quality & learner experience Medr Post-16 Education Workforce including engagement, pay and conditions, workload and wellbeing Student Support arrangements including Education Maintenance Allowance, Welsh Government Learning Grant, Higher Education Student Finance and lead for Student Loan Company Apprenticeship strategy and policy Skills strategy and policy including alignment with Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy portfolio International learning and strategy, including the International Learning Exchange Programme (Taith) and Global Wales Credit and Qualifications Framework Increasing and widening post-16 participation Lifelong Learning National Occupation Standards
The post used to lead the social partnership engagement and the development of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act.
See also
Ministry
References