Mark Drakeford
Profile
Mark Drakeford is a Welsh politician who currently serves as the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care. A member of the Welsh Labour Party, he previously served as the First Minister of Wales from 2018 to 2024, during which he led the Welsh Government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Before his tenure as First Minister, he held various ministerial roles, including Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Minister for Health and Social Services. An academic by background, he was a professor of social policy at Cardiff University before entering the Senedd in 2011. Drakeford is widely regarded as a soft-left figure within the Labour Party, known for his advocacy of social welfare, electoral reform, and republicanism.
Details
- Born
- 1954-09-19 · 71 years old
- Birth place
- Carmarthen, Wales
- Education
- University of Kent, University of Exeter, Cardiff University
- Career
- Probation officer, youth justice worker, academic, professor of social policy
