Reshuffle lowdown: A new face, a returning face and three are out

Wales' First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, has reshuffled his cabinet.

He said his new government ministers were ready to focus on the tough choices Wales needs to create world class public services, and to build on the recent improvements in the Welsh economy.

Leighton Andrews returns to Government as Minister for Public Services. Carl Sargeant is now the Minister for Natural Resources and Lesley Griffiths becomes the Minister for Communities & Tackling Poverty.

Vaughan Gething who moves to become Deputy Minister for Health recently became a father and joked he didn;t know how he would balance his new role with paternity leave.

John Griffiths, Jeff Cuthbert and Gwenda Thomas all leave the government.

Cabinet in full:

• Carwyn Jones - First Minister of Wales

• Edwina Hart - Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

• Mark Drakeford - Minister for Health & Social Services

• Huw Lewis - Minister for Education and Skills

• Jane Hutt - Minister for Finance & Government Business

• Leighton Andrews - Minister for Public Services

• Lesley Griffiths - Minister for Communities & Tackling Poverty

• Carl Sargeant - Minister for Natural Resources

• Deputy Ministers:

• Vaughan Gething - Deputy Minister for Health

• Ken Skates - Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport & Tourism

• Rebecca Evans - Deputy Minister for Farming & Food

• Julie James - Deputy Minister for Skills & Technology

• Chief Whip - Janice Gregory

Commenting on the Welsh Labour Government’s cabinet reshuffle, Andrew RT Davies AM, Welsh Conservative Leader said Carwyn Jones had shuffled some deckchairs, "but this makes no difference to the damaging policies pursued, cutting the NHS budget, dumbing down the Welsh education system and neglecting private enterprise.

“Some of the same tired faces who’ve been sat around the cabinet table since 1999 remain in post and continue to give post-war Eastern European communist politicians a run for their money."