Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales

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United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent
Anna McMorrin
since 7 September 2025
Wales Office
AppointerThe King
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderGoronwy Roberts
Formation17 October 1964
WebsiteWales Office

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Welsh: Is-ysgrifennydd Gwladol Seneddol Cymru), often referred to simply as the Welsh Office Minister, is a junior ministerial post (of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State rank) in the Government of the United Kingdom, supporting the Secretary of State for Wales.[1]

History

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A post of Minister of Welsh Affairs was created in 1951 under the Home Secretary and was upgraded to Minister of State level in 1954. On 17 October 1964 The post was further upgraded to Secretary of State for Wales, which was a cabinet level role, being assisted by a junior minister.

Between 1964 and the establishment of devolution in 1999 there were regularly two junior ministers within the Welsh Office, often but not always consisting of a Minister of State and a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, with each assigned specific roles (health, education etc.). Following devolution and the transfer of powers from Westminster to the National Assembly, there was only one Under-Secretary of State working directly with the Secretary of State.

A second[2] (and unpaid) Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State role was created in 2012 during the Coalition Government with one minister serving in the Commons and one in the Lords. This situation was maintained following the 2015 general election with two Under-Secretaries of State, one being paid by the Welsh Office and one unpaid (or paid by another government department for a joint role). Following the appointment of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister, Nick Bourne resigned and no replacement Minister was appointed.

Ministers of Welsh Affairs (1951–1964)

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For a list of ministers of Welsh affairs see: Ministers of Welsh Affairs (1951–1964)

Minister of State for Wales in the House of Commons (1964–1999)

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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Wales in the House of Commons (1974–1999)

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Junior Welsh Office Ministers in the House of Commons (1999–present)

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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Wales in the House of Commons (1999–present)

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Name Portrait Term of office Political party P.M. Welsh Sec.
David Hanson File:Official portrait of David Hanson crop 2.jpg 29 July 1999 11 June 2001 Labour Tony Blair Peter Hain
Don Touhig[8] File:Official portrait of Lord Touhig crop 2.jpg 11 June 2001 May 2005 Labour
Nick Ainger[9] May 2005 27 June 2007 Labour
Huw Irranca-Davies[10] File:Huw Irranca-Davies Member of Parliament for Ogmore.jpg 29 June 2007 5 October 2008 Labour Gordon Brown Peter Hain & Paul Murphy
Wayne David[11] File:Official portrait of Wayne David MP crop 2.jpg 5 October 2008 11 May 2010 Labour Paul Murphy &Peter Hain
David Jones File:Official portrait of Rt Hon David Jones MP crop 2.jpg 11 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative David Cameron Cheryl Gillan
Stephen Crabb
Also served as an Assistant Government Whip 		File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP crop 2.jpg 4 September 2012 15 July 2014 Conservative David Jones
Alun Cairns File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP crop 2.jpg 15 July 2014 19 March 2016 Conservative Stephen Crabb
Guto Bebb File:Official portrait of Guto Bebb crop 2.jpg 19 March 2016 9 January 2018 Conservative Alun Cairns
Theresa May
Stuart Andrew File:Official portrait of Stuart Andrew MP crop 2.jpg 9 January 2018[12] 19 July 2018 Conservative
Mims Davies
Unpaid by Wales Office.
Also serving as Assistant Government Whip 		File:Official portrait of Mims Davies crop 2.jpg 26 July 2018[12] 5 November 2018 Conservative
Nigel Adams
Unpaid by Wales Office.
Also serving as Assistant Government Whip 		File:Official portrait of Nigel Adams MP crop 2.jpg 5 November 2018 3 April 2019[13] Conservative
Kevin Foster[14]
Unpaid by Wales Office.
Also serving as Assistant Government Whip 		File:Official portrait of Kevin Foster crop 2.jpg 4 April 2019 16 December 2019 Conservative
Boris Johnson
David Davies[15]
Also serving as Assistant Government Whip 13 February 2020 – 25 July 2022

Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 25 July 2022 – 8 September 2022

(Unpaid by Wales Office during this time)
 File:Official portrait of David T C Davies MP crop 2.jpg 16 December 2019 25 October 2022 Conservative Simon Hart
Robert Buckland
Liz Truss
James Davies File:Official portrait of Dr James Davies MP crop 2.jpg 27 October 2022 13 November 2023 Conservative Rishi Sunak David Davies
Fay Jones File:Official portrait of Fay Jones MP crop 2.jpg 13 November 2023[16] 5 July 2024 Conservative
Nia Griffith File:Official portrait of Nia Griffith MP crop 2.jpg 9 July 2024 7 September 2025 Labour Sir Keir Starmer Jo Stevens
Anna McMorrin Error creating thumbnail: 7 September 2025 Incumbent Labour

Junior Welsh Office Ministers in the House of Lords (2012–present)

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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Wales in the House of Lords (2012–present)

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Name Portrait Term of office Political party Prime Minister Secretary of State
The Baroness Randerson
Unpaid 		File:Official portrait of Baroness Randerson crop 2, 2023.jpg 5 September 2012[2] 8 May 2015 Liberal Democrats David Cameron
(Coalition) 		David Jones & Stephen Crabb
The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

Also served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for
Energy and Climate Change (2015–16) and for
Housing,Communities and Local Government (from 2016)

File:Official portrait of Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth crop 2, 2022.jpg 12 May 2015 17 June 2017 Conservative David Cameron
(II)
Theresa May
(I) 		Stephen Crabb & Alun Cairns
The Lord Duncan of Springbank

Also served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland

File:Official portrait of Lord Duncan of Springbank crop 2.jpg 17 June 2017 27 November 2017 Conservative Theresa May
(II) 		Alun Cairns
The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

And Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing,
Communities and Local Government

File:Official portrait of Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth crop 2, 2022.jpg 27 November 2017 26 July 2019[17] Conservative
Office not in use 26 July 2019 Present Conservative

Notes

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1.^ Promoted to Minister of State in 1987.

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See also

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