NEWS STORY : Mark Drakeford Resigns as Welsh First Minister
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Mark Drakeford has resigned as the Welsh First Minister, with a new party leader expected to be elected before Easter 2024. Drakeford said in a statement:
“When I stood for the leadership, I said that, if elected, I would serve for five years. Exactly five years have passed since I was confirmed as first minister in 2018.”
Drakeford has been a member of the Senedd for Cardiff West since 2011 and he served as the Cabinet Secretary for Finance before becoming the First Minister in December 2018.
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