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It gives me pleasure to make this statement regarding the appointment of the second Welsh Language Commissioner (“the Commissioner”). The Commissioner holds office for a period of seven years; the term of the current Commissioner, Meri Huws, comes to an end on 31 March 2019\. I am pleased to announce my decision to offer the position to Aled Roberts.     


The selection panel comprised of Rhian Huws Williams as chair and senior independent panel member; Bethan Sayed AC, who was nominated by the National Assembly’s Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee;  Chris Burns, nominated by the Welsh Ministers as a person with relevant experience; and Bethan Webb, Deputy Director of the Welsh Language Division within Welsh Government. The post was advertised during the summer of 2018 and I am pleased to say that the panel were encouraged by the number and the standard of the applications submitted. 


After considering the selection panel’s recommendations, I am confident that Aled has the skills, the experiences, and the credibility to be Welsh Language Commissioner and to play a leading role in the public discussion on the Welsh language during the challenging years ahead.  The Commissioner’s main role is to promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language, and this appointment will therefore be key to realising the Welsh Government’s ambitions in the *Cymraeg 2050* Strategy. 


Aled is a lawyer, a former local authority leader, a school governor, and of course a former well respected Assembly Member.  A number of you will remember Aled from his time in the National Assembly and will recall that he was an enthusiastic advocate for the Welsh language.   More recently Aled has led the work of conducting a review of the system for planning Welsh medium education. He has worked diligently with local authorities to improve their Welsh in Education Strategic Plans.  I am grateful to him for this work. Aled has agreed to step down from this role so that he can be appointed as Welsh Language Commissioner. 


Finally, I wish to take this opportunity to thank Meri Huws for what she has achieved during her term as Welsh Language Commissioner.  Meri has taken to the role with conviction to ensure more rights for Welsh speakers and has put firm foundations in place for the second Commissioner. 


 







Translation:


 
Mae’n bleser gennyf wneud y datganiad hwn ynghylch penodi ail Gomisiynydd y Gymraeg (“y Comisiynydd”). Saith mlynedd yw hyd swydd y Comisiynydd; mae cyfnod y Comisiynydd presennol, Meri Huws, yn dod i ben ar 31 Mawrth 2019\. Rwy’n falch i gyhoeddi fy mhenderfyniad i gynnig y swydd i Aled Roberts.


Roedd y panel dethol yn cynnwys Rhian Huws Williams fel cadeirydd ac uwch aelod annibynnol; Bethan Sayed AC, a enwebwyd gan Bwyllgor Diwylliant, y Gymraeg a Chyfathrebu y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol;  Chris Burns, fel un ag enwebwyd gan Weinidogion Cymru am fod ganddo brofiad perthnasol; a Bethan Webb, Dirprwy Gyfarwyddwr Isadran y Gymraeg Llywodraeth Cymru. Hysbysebwyd y swydd dros yr haf 2018 ac mae’n dda gen i ddweud bod y panel wedi’u plesio gyda nifer a safon y ceisiadau a ddaeth i law.   


Ar ôl ystyried argymhellion y panel dethol, rwy’n ffyddiog bod gan Aled y sgiliau, y profiadau, a’r hygrededd i fod yn Gomisiynydd y Gymraeg ac i fod yn flaengar yn y drafodaeth gyhoeddus am y Gymraeg yn ystod y blynyddoedd heriol sydd i ddod. Prif nod y Comisiynydd yw hybu a hwyluso defnyddio’r Gymraeg, ac yn hynny o beth bydd y penodiad hwn yn allweddol o safbwynt gwireddu gweledigaeth Llywodraeth Cymru yn Strategaeth *Cymraeg 2050*.


Mae Aled yn gyfreithiwr, yn gyn\-arweinydd llywodraeth leol, yn llywodraethwr ysgol ac wrth gwrs yn gyn\-Aelod Cynulliad uchel ei barch. Fe fydd nifer ohonoch chi’n cofio Aled o’i amser fel Aelod o’r Cynulliad ac yn cofio ei fod yn eiriolwr brwd dros y Gymraeg. Yn fwy diweddar mae Aled wedi arwain y gwaith o gynnal arolwg o'r system ar gyfer cynllunio addysg Gymraeg gan weithio’n ddyfal gydag Awdurdodau Lleol i wella’u Cynlluniau ar gyfer Addysg Gymraeg. Rwy’n ddiolchgar iawn iddo am y gwaith hwn. Mae Aled wedi cytuno rhoi’r gorau i’r rôl hon er mwyn medru cael ei benodi fel Comisiynydd y Gymraeg.  


Hoffwn gymryd y cyfle hwn yn ogystal i ddiolch i Meri Huws am yr hyn mae hi wedi cyflawni yn ystod ei thymor fel Comisiynydd y Gymraeg. Mae Meri wedi mynd ati gydag arddeliad i sicrhau mwy o hawliau i siaradwyr Cymraeg ac wedi rhoi sylfaen cryf yn ei le ar gyfer yr ail Gomisiynydd.