Summary

  • Vaughan Gething becomes Wales' fifth first minister and succeeds Mark Drakeford in Wales' top job

  • The Cardiff South and Penarth Senedd member has been nominated as first minister which needs to be formally accepted by the King

  • The 50-year-old former economy minister won the Welsh Labour leadership contest, beating Education Minister Jeremy Miles with 51.7% of the vote

  • In his acceptance speech, Gething says he will be the "first black leader in any European country"

  • There was controversy in Gething's leadership campaign after receiving a £200,000 donation from a company whose owner was convicted of environmental offences

  • As well as our live text coverage, you can also watch events by pressing Play at the top of the page

Live Reporting

Maria Cassidy and Peter Shuttleworth

  1. So what's on the agenda this afternoon?

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    There are 60 members of the Senedd that will help install their new first minister this afternoon

    Members of the Senedd (MS) are due to nominate the new first minister in just under an hour - at about 13:30 GMT - this afternoon.

    They will gather in the Chamber where the Llywydd - or the Presiding Officer - asks for nominations for first minister.

    Labour will nominate Vaughan Gething, while the Conservatives and Plaid Cymru will nominate their own leaders.

    There is then a roll-call vote of Senedd members, with each politician asked in alphabetical order to say who they support.

    Short of a some kind of unexpected major political shock, Labour have the numbers to confirm Gething.

    Once Gething his name will go to the King for approval, who will then respond and he can then be sworn in.

  2. Who is Vaughan Gething?

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    Vaughan Gething was Wales' health minister during the Covid pandemic

    Vaughan Gething is making history, becoming the first black man to be elected Welsh Labour leader and subsequently becoming Wales' first minister.

    His victory over Jeremy Miles follows a career in Welsh government that saw him take charge of the Welsh NHS's response to Covid.

    The 50-year-old father-of-one's journey to the frontline of politics began in southern Africa in 1974, when he was born in the capital of Zambia, Lusaka.

    His father, a vet from Ogmore-by-Sea, a seaside village near the south Wales town of Bridgend, had moved there to work and had met Gething's mum.

    You can read more about Wales' new first minister here

  3. Mark Drakeford's resignation confirmed

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    So the scene is set....

    Vaughan Gething's predecessor Mark Drakeford has had his resigntation as Wales' first minister accepted by the The King, the Senedd's presiding officer has told Senedd members.

    That leaves Wales temporarily without a first minister.... well, until later this afternoon at least!

    The Senedd will begin the nominations process to confirm Vaughan Gething as Wales' fifth and first black first minister at about 13:30 GMT.

  4. Good afternoon

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    Vaughan Gething was announced winner of the Welsh Labour leadership election on Saturday

    Good afternoon and welcome to our live page as Vaughan Gething will be sworn in as Wales' fifth first minister later this afternoon.

    Wales' economy minister narrowly beat Education Minister Jeremy Miles at the Welsh Labour leadership election and succeeds Mark Drakeford in Wales' top job.

    In his acceptance speech on Saturday, he spoke of his pride of "becoming the first black leader in any European country".

    If Gething is chosen - and he almost certainly will be - his name will go to the King for approval.

    After the monarch responds, Gething can be sworn in and turn his mind to appointing his first cabinet.

    Stay with us and we'll bring you the latest updates here.