Mark Drakeford
![Official portrait, 2020](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/First_Minister_Mark_Drakeford_official_portrait_2020_%28cropped%29.jpg)
Drakeford was born in Carmarthen in West Wales. He studied Latin at the University of Kent and the University of Exeter. He was a lecturer at the University College of Swansea from 1991 to 1995 and at Cardiff University from 1995 to 1999. He was a Professor of Social Policy and Applied Social Sciences at Cardiff University from 2003 to 2013.
Drakeford was elected at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election for Cardiff West. In 2013, First Minister Carwyn Jones appointed Drakeford to the Welsh Government as Minister for Health and Social Services. He served as Cabinet Secretary for Finance from 2016 to 2018 and as Minister for Brexit from 2017 to 2018. In 2018, he was elected to succeed Jones as Welsh Labour Leader and First Minister. He led the Welsh Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2021 Senedd election, Drakeford led Welsh Labour to win 30 seats, a working majority, and was reappointed as First Minister.
Drakeford resigned in March 2024 as Welsh Labour Leader and First Minister. As a result, a leadership election took place, with Vaughan Gething becoming first minister on 20 March 2024. Provided by Wikipedia
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