The , or Leader of the House in English, and formerly Minister for Assembly Business, is a member of the Cabinet in the Welsh Government, who manages the government's business in the Senedd (the Welsh Parliament; ; formerly the National Assembly for Wales). The current trefnydd is Heledd Fychan, since May 2026.
Ministers Name Picture Entered office Left officeOther offices held Political party GovernmentNotesBusiness SecretaryAndrew Davies12 May 199922 February 2000LabourMichael administrationMinister for Assembly BusinessAndrew Davies22 February 200016 October 2000LabourInterim Rhodri Morgan administrationBusiness ManagerAndrew Davies16 October 200026 February 2002LabourFirst Rhodri Morgan governmentCarwyn Jones26 February 2002May 2003Minister for Open Government (June 2002–)LabourFirst Rhodri Morgan governmentMinister for Assembly BusinessKaren Sinclair9 May 200310 January 2005Chief WhipLabourSecond Rhodri Morgan governmentBusiness ManagerJane Hutt10 January 2005May 2007LabourSecond Rhodri Morgan governmentMinister for (Assembly) BusinessJane Hutt31 May 200719 July 2007Minister for BudgetLabourThird Rhodri Morgan governmentLeader of the HouseCarwyn Jones19 July 200710 December 2009Counsel GeneralLabourFourth Rhodri Morgan governmentMinister for (Assembly) BusinessJane Hutt10 December 2009May 2011Minister for BudgetLabourFirst Jones governmentMinister for Government BusinessJane Hutt11 September 20142016Minister for FinanceLabourSecond Jones governmentLeader of the HouseJane Hutt19 May 20163 November 2017Chief WhipLabourThird Jones governmentJulie James3 November 201713 December 2018Chief WhipLabourThird Jones governmentTrefnyddRebecca Evans13 December 201813 May 2021Minister for FinanceLabourFirst Drakeford governmentLesley Griffiths13 May 202122 March 2024Minister for Rural Affairs Minister for North WalesLabourSecond Drakeford governmentJane Hutt22 March 202412 May 2026Chief WhipLabourGething governmentHeledd Fychan13 May 2026IncumbentChief Whip, Cabinet Minister for Culture and SportPlaid Cymruap Iorwerth government
Responsibilities
The post is responsible for organising government business in the Senedd.
In May 2016, alongside the role of Chief Whip, the Leader of the House's responsibilities were:
To manage the government's business within the Assembly (now Senedd), in line with standing orders. To deliver a business statement weekly To represent the government on the Business Committee
See also
Ministry
References