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Rhun ap Iorwerth MS
Member Role
First Minister of Wales
Committee Memberships
Senedd Service Index Score Last Updated: 05/09/2026
Experience
Residency
2
Qualifications
3
Local Government Experience
0
Parliamentary Experience
51
Level of Responsibility
12
Activity
Questions
304
Speeches
14
Committee Work
0
Influence
-2
Law-Making
0
Professionalism
Merit Points
2
Debating Skills
-7
Devo-Confusion
0
Unreliability
0
Standards of Conduct
0
Attendance Information
Last Updated: 24/07/2026
Vote attendance counts this MS’s presence at “Voting Time” following plenary sessions. “Did Not Vote” will count as an absence, except in the case of the Llywydd and Deputy Llywydd. Proxy votes count as being in attendance.
As a Government Minister, Committee Attendance only counts times they’ve attended a committee to give evidence.
Vote attendance counts this MS’s presence at “Voting Time” following plenary sessions. “Did Not Vote” will count as an absence, except in the case of the Llywydd and Deputy Llywydd. Proxy votes count as being in attendance.
Committee attendance counts the Member’s presence at committee meetings, but this doesn’t include substitute appearances or when they are invited to attend a committee they are not a full member of.
Financial Information
Last Updated: 24/07/2026
Current Basic Salary
£79,817
Current Additional Salary
£94,783
TOTAL Current Salary
£174,600
Allowances (2026/27)
£0
TOTAL Allowances (to date)
£0
Foreign Travel Expenses
£0
TOTAL Estimated Cost (2026-27)
£174,600
Figures are before tax and other deductions such as pension contributions. Member salaries and allowances are set by the Independent Remuneration Board. Information is correct as of the 2026-27 financial year. More information is available here.
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Siaradwyr Cymraeg
Issues
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As First Minister, Rhun ap Iorwerth has ultimate political responsibility for all devolved Issues, so only those affecting his constituency – directly or indirectly – are listed below.
Issues (MEMBER NAME) has responsibility for as a Minister
Issues affecting Rhun ap Iorwerth's constituency
What issues do they care about?
This will list issues the member has raised frequently (at least eight times) at the Senedd. As it’s too early into the term, there’s nothing to see yet.
Issues (Member Name) has raised eight or more times
Cross-Party Group (CPG) Membership
Ministers are not usually members of cross-party groups, but may be invited to take part.
Voting Record
Vote discipline is the percentage of votes this member has voted in line with the rest of their party.
| Date | Motion Number | Subject | Tabled As | Binding Vote? | Their Vote | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/09/26 | NDM9294 | As amended | No | Did Not Vote | REJECTED (PO) | |
| 16/09/26 | NDM9294 | Amendment – Health visitors play important role in children’s health | No | Did Not Vote | AGREED | |
| 16/09/26 | NDM9294 | Amendment – Plaid Cymru hasn’t honoured open letter commitment | No | Did Not Vote | REJECTED (PO) | |
| 16/09/26 | NDM9294 | Amendment - Calls on health board & Unite to resolve dispuite | No | Did Not Vote | REJECTED (PO) | |
| 16/09/26 | NDM9294 | Amendment – Dispute pre-dates government | No | Did Not Vote | AGREED | |
| 16/09/26 | NDM9294 | Welsh Government should end Cwm Taf health visitor dispute | No | Did Not Vote | REJECTED | |
| 16/09/26 | NDM9293 | As amended | No | Did Not Vote | AGREED | |
| 16/09/26 | NDM9293 | Amendment – Launch a Wales-specific grooming inquiry | No | Did Not Vote | REJECTED | |
| 16/09/26 | NDM9293 | Amendment – Government commits to consider any findings | No | Did Not Vote | AGREED | |
| 16/09/26 | NDM9293 | Ensure Wales is included in UK grooming gang inquiry | No | Did Not Vote | REJECTED | |
| 15/07/26 | NDM9287 | As amended | No | For | AGREED | |
| 15/07/26 | NDM9287 | Amendment – Keep glass in Welsh deposit return scheme | No | For | AGREED | |
| 15/07/26 | NDM9287 | Remove glass from Welsh deposit return scheme | No | Against | REJECTED | |
| 15/07/26 | NDM9288 | Don’t rule out culls to address Bovine TB | No | For | AGREED | |
| 15/07/26 | NDM9247 | Support measures to address youth unemployment | No | For | AGREED | |
| 14/07/26 | NDM9261 | First Supplementary Budget 2026-27 | Yes | For | REJECTED | |
| 14/07/26 | NDM9286 | Steel Nationalisation Bill (UK) | Yes | For | AGREED | |
| 08/07/26 | NDM9284 | Amendment – Support tourist levy; keep 182-rule under review | No | Did Not Vote | AGREED | |
| 08/07/26 | NDM9284 | Scrap the tourist levy and review 182-day holiday let rule | No | Did Not Vote | REJECTED | |
| 08/07/26 | NDM9244 | Call for action to reduce eyecare waiting times | No | Did Not Vote | AGREED | |
| 07/07/26 | NDM9282 | Amendment – Wales receives 25% more per head than UK | Yes | Against | REJECTED | |
| 07/07/26 | NDM9282 | Amendment – Oppose funding reform | Yes | Against | REJECTED | |
| 07/07/26 | NDM9282 | Amendment – Lobby Scottish Government for support | Yes | Against | REJECTED | |
| 07/07/26 | NDM9282 | Support Barnett Formula reform/fair funding for Wales | Yes | For | REJECTED | |
| 01/07/26 | NDM9277 | Supplementary budget should be spent entirely on ALN | No | Against | AGREED | |
| 01/07/26 | NDM9278 | As amended | No | For | AGREED | |
| 01/07/26 | NDM9278 | Amendment – Nation of Santuary supports Ukrainian refugees | No | For | AGREED | |
| 01/07/26 | NDM9278 | Scrap the Nation of Sanctuary Programme | No | Against | REJECTED | |
| 24/06/26 | NDM9259 | Amendment – Scrap Natural Resources Wales | No | Did Not Vote | REJECTED | |
| 24/06/26 | NDM9259 | Amendment – Better enforcement & more resources | No | Did Not Vote | REJECTED | |
| 24/06/26 | NDM9259 | Amendment – Devolve water powers | No | Did Not Vote | REJECTED | |
| 24/06/26 | NDM9259 | Support a Welsh Rivers Act | No | Did Not Vote | REJECTED | |
| 24/06/26 | NDM9257 | As amended | No | Did Not Vote | AGREED | |
| 24/06/26 | NDM9257 | Amendment – Prioritise new Heath & Wrexham hospitals | No | Did Not Vote | REJECTED | |
| 24/06/26 | NDM9257 | Amendment – Address maintenance backlog | No | Did Not Vote | AGREED | |
| 24/06/26 | NDM9257 | Amendment – Prioritise patient safety | No | Did Not Vote | AGREED | |
| 24/06/26 | NDM9257 | Amendment – Support community-based services | No | Did Not Vote | REJECTED | |
| 24/06/26 | NDM9257 | Oppose hospital closures and downgrades | No | Did Not Vote | REJECTED | |
| 17/06/26 | NDM9250 | Support a Statutory Lobbyist Register | No | For | AGREED | |
| 17/06/26 | NDM9249 | As amended | No | For | AGREED | |
| 17/06/26 | NDM9249 | Amendment – Regrets Reform’s isolationism | No | For | AGREED | |
| 17/06/26 | NDM9249 | End all Welsh Government International Spending | No | Against | REJECTED | |
| 10/06/26 | NDM9243 | Bring forward plans for school pay body | No | Abstain | AGREED | |
| 10/06/26 | NDM9240 | As amended | No | For | AGREED | |
| 10/06/26 | NDM9240 | Amendment – Importance of childcare | No | For | AGREED | |
| 10/06/26 | NDM9240 | Amendment – Criticise Reform for no childcare policy | No | For | AGREED | |
| 10/06/26 | NDM9240 | Timetable & costings for free childcare offer | No | Against | REJECTED | |
| 12/05/26 | None | Nomination for First Minister: Rhun ap Iorwerth | Yes | Rhun ap Iorwerth | AGREED |
