Michael administration

Michael administration
Michael administration
; 1st devolved administration of Wales
1999–2000
Date formed	12 May 1999
Date dissolved	9 February 2000
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
First Secretary	Alun Michael
Member party	Labour;
Status in legislature	Minority
Opposition party	Plaid Cymru;
Opposition leader	Dafydd Wigley
History
Election	1999 election
Legislature term	1st National Assembly for Wales
Successor	Interim Rhodri Morgan administration

Cabinet

Office		Term	Party
First Secretary	Alun Michael	1999–2000^[3]	Labour
Secretary for Agriculture and the Rural Economy	Christine Gwyther	1999–2000	Labour
Secretary for Economic Development and European Affairs	Rhodri Morgan^[4]	1999–2000	Labour
Secretary for Education	Rosemary Butler	1999–2000	Labour
Secretary for Education and Training (Post-16)	Tom Middlehurst	1999–2000	Labour
Secretary for Finance	Edwina Hart	1999–2000	Labour
Secretary for Health & Social Services	Jane Hutt	1999–2000	Labour
Secretary for Local Government and Regeneration	Peter Law	1999–2000	Labour
Office holders given special provisions to attend Cabinet
Chief Whip	Andrew Davies	1999–2000	Labour

↑ "First Assembly". National Assembly for Wales. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
↑ "No place in Welsh Cabinet for Ron Davies". The Guardian. 12 May 1999. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
↑ "Alun Michael". Institute for Government. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
↑ "Rt Hon Rhodri Morgan : Development & Alumni Relations, Aberystwyth University". www.aber.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2025.