Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Welsh: Is-ysgrifennydd Gwladol Seneddol Cymru), often referred to simply as the Welsh Office Minister, is a junior ministerial post (of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State rank) in the Government of the United Kingdom, supporting the Secretary of State for Wales.On 17 October 1964 The post was further upgraded to Secretary of State for Wales, which was a cabinet level role, being assisted by a junior minister.Between 1964 and the establishment of devolution in 1999 there were regularly two junior ministers within the Welsh Office, often but not always consisting of a Minister of State and a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, with each assigned specific roles (health, education etc.).A second[2] (and unpaid) Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State role was created in 2012 during the Coalition Government with one minister serving in the Commons and one in the Lords.For a list of ministers of Welsh affairs see: Ministers of Welsh Affairs (1951–1964) Colour key Labour Conservative Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 25 July 2022 – 8 September 2022 Colour key Conservative Liberal Democrats Also served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (2015–16) and for Housing,Communities and Local Government (from 2016) Also served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland And Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government