The Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health () is a minister of the Welsh Government, accountable to the cabinet Cabinet Minister for Health and Care. The current officeholder is Delyth Jewell since May 2026.
Deputy ministers Name Picture Entered office Left officeOther offices held Political party GovernmentNotesDeputy Secretary for Health and Social ServicesAlun Pugh23 February 200017 October 2000LabourInterim Rhodri Morgan administrationDeputy Minister for Health and Social CareJohn Griffiths13 May 20032007LabourSecond Rhodri Morgan governmentDeputy Minister for Health and Social ServicesGwenda Thomas31 May 200719 July 2007LabourThird Rhodri Morgan governmentDeputy Minister for Social ServicesGwenda Thomas19 July 200710 December 2009LabourFourth Rhodri Morgan governmentGwenda Thomas10 December 20092011LabourFirst Jones governmentDeputy Minister for Children & Social ServicesGwenda Thomas13 May 201111 September 2014LabourSecond Jones governmentMinister for Social Services and Public HealthRebecca Evans19 May 20162017LabourThird Jones governmentMinister for Children and Social Care (2017–18) Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care (2018)Huw Irranca-Davies3 November 20172018Older People brief added in May 2018.LabourThird Jones governmentDeputy Minister for Health and Social Services (2018–2021) Deputy Minister for Social Services (2021–2024)Julie Morgan13 December 201820 March 2024LabourFirst Drakeford governmentSecond Drakeford governmentMinister for Social Care Dawn Bowden21 March 202411 September 2024LabourGething governmentEluned Morgan governmentMinister for Children and Social CareDawn Bowden11 September 202412 May 2026LabourEluned Morgan government Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's HealthDelyth Jewell13 May 2026IncumbentPlaid Cymruap Iorwerth government
Responsibilities
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Oversight of Social Care Wales Mental health services Women's Health Services and policy Suicide prevention Dementia Neurodiversity Learning disability Regulation of residential, domiciliary, adult placements, foster care, under 12s care provision and private healthcare Inspection of, and reporting on, the provision of social services by Local Authorities (via Care Inspectorate Wales), including joint reviews of social services and responding to reports Policy and oversight of the provision of all social service activities of Local Authorities in Wales, including the issue of statutory guidance Information sharing under the Children Act 2004 Adoption and fostering services Cafcass Cymru Carers Safeguarding (in Social Services and health) and a cross-Government coordination and overarching safeguarding policy Older people
The post is accountable and deputy to the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care.
See also
Ministry
References