Private schools in Wales could see their charity status revoked from April under plans set out by Welsh Labour. The Welsh government is planning to force fee-paying schools to pay domestic rates ...

Mark Drakeford prepares for his final First Minister's Questions As a political leader, you know that when you appoint Mark Drakeford to a position he is going to throw himself into it. For ...

The lawmaker’s party is responsible for nominating the replacement. In nominating Drakeford, the executive committee, in a statement, cited his work “organizing and leading his precinct, serving on ...

Mr Drakeford - who has served as interim health secretary for the last month - takes on the finance brief as the first minister announces a new health secretary. Wales's First Minister Eluned ...

Appointing Mark Drakeford to the finance role could be a canny move too. A familiar face to the public and much respected within Labour circles, he will have the task of making explaining some of ...

Wales' First Minister Eluned Morgan has named her cabinet - and Mark Drakeford has been given a key role. Mrs Morgan officially became First Minister on August 6 but had only made tweaks to her team ...

Wales' First Minister Eluned Morgan has named her cabinet - and Mark Drakeford has been given a key role. Mrs Morgan officially became First Minister on August 6 but had only made tweaks to her ...

Former first minister Mark Drakeford - who had been interim health secretary since the summer - has also been given a permanent job as finance secretary. Morgan said her reshuffle offered ...

Mrs Morgan officially became First Minister on August 6 but had only made tweaks to her team at the time - appointing former First Minister Mark Drakeford as health minister. Having been appointed ...

Mark Drakeford's partner Clare passed away suddenly at the age of 71 in January 2023. Speaking to Channel 5 News Mr Drakeford said he still found it difficult to talk about the subject.

Mark Drakeford has been by far the most high profile Welsh first minister since powers were first transferred from Westminster to Cardiff in the late 1990s. A man who conceded during the 2018 ...