Wales will get its first Black leader after Vaughan Gething wins a Welsh Labour Party contest
9 months, 1 week ago

Wales will get its first Black leader after Vaughan Gething wins a Welsh Labour Party contest

Associated Press  

LONDON — Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday, and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government. Gething, the son of a Welsh father and a Zambian mother, will be the first Black leader of a government in the U.K. — and, according to him, of any European country. Gething, who is currently Welsh economy minister, narrowly beat Education Minister Jeremy Miles in a race to replace First Minister Mark Drakeford. Once he is confirmed on Wednesday by the Welsh parliament, the Senedd, where Labour is the largest party, Gething will become the fifth first minister since Wales’ national legislature was established in 1999.

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Welsh leader Vaughan Gething says he will resign over campaign donation scandal
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Welsh leader Vaughan Gething says he will resign over campaign donation scandal

The Independent  

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Welsh leader Vaughan Gething resigns after allies desert him over campaign donation scandal
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Welsh leader Vaughan Gething resigns after allies desert him over campaign donation scandal

Associated Press  

LONDON — The leader of Wales’ government, First Minister Vaughan Gething, said Tuesday he will resign after several members of his government quit over a campaign donation scandal. Gething said that “I have this morning taken the difficult decision to begin the process of stepping down as leader of the Welsh Labour Party and, as a result, First Minister.” The …

Vaughan Gething announces resignation as Wales's first minister
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Vaughan Gething announces resignation as Wales's first minister

China Daily  

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and First Minister of Wales Vaughan Gething walk through the Senedd as part of a two-day tour of the four nations of the United Kingdom in Cardiff, Britain on July 8. LONDON -- Vaughan Gething announced on Tuesday that he is quitting as Wales' first minister. "I have this morning taken the difficult decision to …

The first Black leader of Wales loses a no-confidence vote but says he won’t resign
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The first Black leader of Wales loses a no-confidence vote but says he won’t resign

Associated Press  

LONDON — The first minister of Wales, Vaughan Gething, lost a no-confidence vote in the Welsh parliament on Wednesday, less than three months after he made history as the first Black leader of a government in the U.K. Gething’s Labour Party holds 30 of the 60 Senedd seats, and two Labour lawmakers were out sick on Wednesday, ensuring the no-confidence …

UK has its first Black government leader as Vaughan Gething is elected first minister of Wales
9 months ago

UK has its first Black government leader as Vaughan Gething is elected first minister of Wales

Associated Press  

LONDON — Vaughan Gething was elected first minister of Wales on Wednesday, becoming the first Black leader of a government in the U.K. Gething was elected government leader by members of the Welsh parliament in Cardiff, four days after winning the contest to be leader of Wales’ governing Labour Party. Gething, the son of a Welsh father and a Zambian …

U.K. has its first Black government leader as Vaughan Gething is elected first minister of Wales
9 months ago

U.K. has its first Black government leader as Vaughan Gething is elected first minister of Wales

LA Times  

Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labor Party leadership contest and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semiautonomous government. Vaughan Gething was elected first minister of Wales on Wednesday, becoming the first Black leader of a government in the U.K. Gething was elected government leader by members of the Welsh parliament in Cardiff, four days after winning …

Black leader’s ascension as Wales first minister marks milestone for U.K.
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Black leader’s ascension as Wales first minister marks milestone for U.K.

LA Times  

Vaughan Gething’s election as leader of Wales marks a milestone: For the first time, none of the U.K.’s four main governments is led by a white man. Gething, son of a Welsh father and a Zambian mother, said his election March 16 as the first Black leader of the governing Welsh Labor Party marked a moment when “we turn the …

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