Dan Thomas became Leader of the Opposition in Wales following the 2026 Senedd election and the election of Rhun ap Iorwerth as First Minister of Wales. He announced his Shadow Cabinet on 19 May 2026. Dan Thomas resigned as Leader of the Opposition on 15 September 2026 following his arrest on suspicion of assault.
Following Dan Thomas's resignation as Leader of Reform UK Wales in September 2026, the party's shadow cabinet was automatically dissolved. The new leader Helen Jenner determined the composition of the subsequent shadow cabinet.
On 15 September 2026 Sarah Cooper-Lesadd, the Shadow Cabinet Minister for Children, Young People and Skills, defected from Reform UK to Plaid Cymru.
Members
+PortfolioNameConstituencyTermLeader of the OppositionDan Thomas MSCasnewydd IslwynMay – September 2026 Deputy Leader of the OppositionShadow Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh LanguageHelen Jenner MSBangor Conwy MônMay 2026 – September 2026Shadow Cabinet Minister for Health, Prevention and SportJames Evans MSBrycheiniog Tawe NeddMay 2026 –Shadow Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and PlanningFrancesca O'Brien MSGŵyr AbertaweMay 2026 –Shadow Cabinet Minister for Economy and TransportJason O'Connell MSPontypridd Cynon MerthyrMay 2026 –Shadow Cabinet Minister for Food, Farming and Rural AffairsLaura Anne Jones MSSir Fynwy TorfaenMay 2026 –Shadow Cabinet Minister for Finance and Government EfficiencyCai Parry-Jones MSCaerdydd Ffynnon TafMay 2026 –Shadow Cabinet Minister for Children, Young People and SkillsSarah Cooper-Lesadd MSPen-y-bont Bro MorgannwgMay – September 2026Shadow Cabinet Minister for Fairness, Families and CommunitiesCristiana Emsley MSFflint WrecsamMay 2026 –Shadow Counsel GeneralShadow Minister for the ConstitutionAdrian Mason MSClwydMay 2026 –Shadow Minister for Culture, Tourism and HospitalityLouise Emery MSClwydMay 2026 –Shadow Minister for Disabilities, Mental Health and VeteransGaz Thomas MSPen-y-bont Bro MorgannwgMay 2026 –Shadow Minister for Social CareClaire Archibald MSCeredigion PenfroMay 2026 –Chief Whip and Business ManagerLlŷr Powell MSBlaenau Gwent Caerffili RhymniMay 2026 –
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