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Welsh Government cabinet minister Not to be confused with the speaker of the Senedd, the Llywydd of the Senedd.

Trefnydd of the Senedd
Trefnydd Senedd Cymru (Welsh)

Incumbent Jane Hutt MS since 21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)
Welsh Government
Style	Welsh Minister
Status	Cabinet Minister
Abbreviation	Minister
Member of	Senedd Cabinet
Reports to	the Senedd and the First Minister of Wales
Seat	Cardiff
Nominator	First Minister of Wales
Appointer	The Crown
Term length	Five years Subject to elections to the Senedd which take place every five years
First holder	Andrew Davies AM
Website	www.gov.wales

The Trefnydd, 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; Welsh: Senedd Cymru; formerly the National Assembly for Wales). The current officeholder is Jane Hutt since March 2024.

Ministers

Name		Entered office	Left office	Other offices held	Political party	Government
Business Secretary
	Andrew Davies	12 May 1999	22 February 2000		Labour	Michael administration
Minister for Assembly Business
	Andrew Davies	22 February 2000	16 October 2000		Labour	Interim Rhodri Morgan administration
Business Manager
	Andrew Davies	16 October 2000	26 February 2002		Labour	First Rhodri Morgan government
	Carwyn Jones	26 February 2002	May 2003	Minister for Open Government (June 2002–)	Labour	First Rhodri Morgan government
Minister for Assembly Business
	Karen Sinclair	9 May 2003	10 January 2005	Chief Whip	Labour	Second Rhodri Morgan government
Business Manager
	Jane Hutt	10 January 2005	May 2007		Labour	Second Rhodri Morgan government
Minister for (Assembly) Business
	Jane Hutt	31 May 2007	19 July 2007	Minister for Budget	Labour	Third Rhodri Morgan government
Leader of the House
	Carwyn Jones	19 July 2007	10 December 2009	Counsel General	Labour	Fourth Rhodri Morgan government
Minister for (Assembly) Business
	Jane Hutt	10 December 2009	May 2011	Minister for Budget	Labour	First Jones government
Minister for Government Business
	Jane Hutt	11 September 2014	2016	Minister for Finance	Labour	Second Jones government
Leader of the House
	Jane Hutt	19 May 2016	3 November 2017	Chief Whip	Labour	Third Jones government
	Julie James	3 November 2017	13 December 2018	Chief Whip	Labour	Third Jones government
Trefnydd
	Rebecca Evans	13 December 2018	13 May 2021	Minister for Finance	Labour	First Drakeford government
	Lesley Griffiths	13 May 2021	22 March 2024	Minister for Rural Affairs Minister for North Wales	Labour	Second Drakeford government
	Jane Hutt	22 March 2024	Incumbent	Chief Whip	Labour	Gething government

Responsibilities

See also: Politics of Wales and 2021 Senedd election

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

References

^ "Key Events in the Development of the National Assembly for Wales First Assembly: 1999 - 2003" (PDF). senedd.wales. National Assembly for Wales.
^ "Key Events in the Development of the National Assembly for Wales Second Assembly: 2003 - 2007" (PDF). senedd.wales. National Assembly for Wales.
^ "Key Events in the Development of the National Assembly for Wales Third Assembly: 2007 - 2011" (PDF). senedd.wales. National Assembly for Wales.
"Carwyn Jones reveals new cabinet". 10 December 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
"Reshuffle lowdown: A new face, a returning face and three are out". ITV News. 11 September 2014.
"Taking Wales Forward | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
"Welsh Government includes Lib Dem Williams at education". BBC News. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
"Welsh Government cabinet reshuffle: Who is in and out?". BBC News. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
"New First Minister reshuffles his cabinet". Newsdirect. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
Donovan, Owen (13 December 2018). "New Welsh Government Announced". Senedd Home. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
"First Minister announces new cabinet | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
Deacon, Thomas (13 December 2018). "This is who is in the new Welsh Government cabinet". Wales Online. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
Mosalski, Ruth (13 May 2021). "Live updates as Mark Drakeford overhauls Welsh Government cabinet". Wales Online. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
Bagnall, Steve (13 May 2021). "Mark Drakeford announces major shake-up of Cabinet - including new health and education ministers". North Wales Live. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
"Wales' new First Minister Vaughan Gething announces his cabinet". ITV News. 21 March 2024.
"Who's who in the Senedd?". senedd.wales. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
"Ministerial Responsibilities of the Welsh Government - May 2016" (PDF). senedd.wales. Senedd. May 2016.

v t e Welsh Cabinet
Eluned Morgan (2024–)
First Minister	Eluned Morgan
Deputy	Huw Irranca-Davies
Cabinet Secretaries	Huw Irranca-Davies (Climate Change • Rural Affairs) Jayne Bryant (Housing • Local Government) Mark Drakeford (Finance • Welsh Language) Rebecca Evans (Economy, Energy, Planning) Jane Hutt (Social Justice • Trefnydd (House Leader) • Chief Whip) Jeremy Miles (Health and Social Care) Lynne Neagle (Education) Ken Skates (Transport • North Wales)
Ministers	Dawn Bowden (Children and Social Care) Vikki Howells (Further and Higher Education) Julie James (Counsel General • Delivery) Sarah Murphy (Mental Health and Wellbeing) Jack Sargeant (Culture, Skills and Social Partnership)

v t e Senedd
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Organisation	Llywydd (presiding officer) Deputy Presiding Officer Trefnydd (leader) Leader of the Opposition Shadow cabinet Committees Senedd Standards of Conduct Committee Senedd Commission Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd Senedd Commissioner for Standards Ceremonial mace
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