Housing has cabinet status and new ministers after reshuffle by the new first minister Mark Drakeford.
Julie James becomes minister for housing and local government and a member of the cabinet with Hannah Blythyn as deputy minister for housing and local government.
Former housing and regeneration minister Rebecca Evans gets a big promotion, replacing Mark Drakeford as finance secretary and also becoming trefnydd (leader of the house).
Julie James is AM for Swansea West and was previously leader of the house and chief whip. Before she was elected in 2011, she was a leading environmental and constitutional lawyer and worked in local government in Wales and England. Her Welsh Government profile lists her as a committed green campaigner and environmentalist.
Hannah Blythyn was elected as AM for Delyn in 2016, succeeding Sandy Mewies, and was previously minister for environment. She lists housing as a particular policy interest on her Assembly profile.
Full departmental responsibilities have not yet been announced but will be updated here when available.
Cabinet in full
First Minister – Mark Drakeford
Health Minister – Vaughan Gething
International Relations and Welsh Language Minister – Eluned Morgan
Economy and Transport Minister – Ken Skates
Housing and Local Government Minister – Julie James
Finance Minister – Rebecca Evans
Education Minister – Kirsty Williams
Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs Minister – Lesley Griffiths
Counsel General and Brexit Minister – Jeremy Miles
Deputy ministers
Chief Whip – Jane Hutt
Deputy Health Minister – Julie Morgan
Deputy Culture, Sport and Tourism Minister – Lord Elis-Thomas
Deputy Economy and Transport Minister – Lee Waters
Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister – Hannah Blythyn