• Mark Drakeford ‘intensely relaxed’ at reports of lifetime ban from North Wales pubs. Fay Jones MP: Mark Drakeford has held Wales in a chokehold.
  • Mark Drakeford was appointed Wales' First Minister in 2018 when he replaced Carwyn Jones.
  • Following a career as a probation officer and youth justice worker, Mark Drakeford’s first elected role was a Labour Councillor on South Glamorgan County Council.
  • Mark Drakeford’s headship of the devolved Welsh administration from 2019 has, at least stylistically, always been an exercise in studied reserve.
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  • Drakeford's Senedd rant after school holiday reforms dropped: An angry Mark Drakeford criticised Wales’ education secretary for shelving plans to shorten the ...
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  • Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford today announced his resignation after five years in office.
  • Mark Drakeford is a former First Minister of Wales and ex-leader of the Welsh Labour Party. He is the sitting Member of the Senedd for Cardiff West.
  • Mark Drakeford (born 19 September 1954) is a Welsh politician who served as First Minister of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour from 2018 to 2024.