Mark Drakeford is the candidate for us
AS LABOUR Assembly Members, we face a very important decision this autumn as we choose our new leader, who we’ll nominate to be First Minister of Wales at a time of unprecedented political turmoil.
We believe that Mark Drakeford is the outstanding candidate – he has the breadth of experience, a forensic grasp of detail and the personal determination needed to fulfil the role of First Minister.
Mark’s commitment to equality and social justice is at the core of his beliefs. He wants to make sure everyone in Wales has an equal chance in life and we know he will work to achieve a fairer Wales and a more just society.
Mark is a proud Welsh speaker from west Wales and has the understanding, principles and policies to serve and connect our country.
Mark has been a superb cabinet secretary covering three vital portfolios – Health and Social Services, Local Government and Finance.
As the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, he has steered through the legislation enabling Wales to raise its own taxes for the first time.
As Health Minister, he ensured Wales was the first country in the UK to lead the way on presumed consent for organ donation with the Human Transplantation (Wales) Act of 2013.
And in 2017 he steered through the repeal of pernicious UK Government legislation on trade unions.
His skill as a leader and negotiator on behalf of the people of Wales has been shown during his negotiations with the Westminster Government over Brexit and fiscal devolution.
For these reasons we will be nominating Mark Drakeford for leader and we urge everyone with a vote in the Welsh Labour leadership election to vote for him too.
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