# Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice (Wales)

The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice (Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol) is a member of the Cabinet in the Welsh Government. The current officeholder is Jane Hutt since July 2024.

## Ministers

| Name | Name | Entered office | Left office | Other offices held | Political party | Government |
| Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration |||||||||
| | Edwina Hart | 9 May 2003 | 31 May 2007 | | Labour | Second Rhodri Morgan government |
| Minister for Social Justice and Public Service Delivery |||||||||
| | Andrew Davies | 31 May 2007 | 19 July 2007 | | Labour | Third Rhodri Morgan government |
| Minister for Social Justice and Local Government |||||||||
| | Brian Gibbons | 19 July 2007 | 10 December 2009 | Minister for Local Government | Labour | Fourth Rhodri Morgan government |
| | Carl Sargeant | 10 December 2009 | May 2011 | Minister for Local Government | Labour | First Jones government |
| Minister for Social Justice |||||||||
| | Jane Hutt | 13 May 2021 | 21 March 2024 | Chief Whip (2023–2024) | Labour | Second Drakeford government |
| Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice |||||||||
| | Lesley Griffiths | 21 March 2024 | 16 July 2024 | | Labour | Gething government |
| | Jane Hutt | 17 July 2024 | 11 September 2024 | Chief Whip Trefnydd of the Senedd | Labour | Gething government |
| | Jane Hutt | 17 July 2024 | 11 September 2024 | Chief Whip Trefnydd of the Senedd | Labour | Eluned Morgan government |
| Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice |||||||||
| | Jane Hutt | 11 September 2024 | Incumbent | Chief Whip Trefnydd of the Senedd | Labour | Eluned Morgan government |

## Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the post are:
* Co-ordinating cross-cutting measures than can tackle poverty and promote prosperity
* Co-ordinating Child Poverty mitigation measures
* Digital Inclusion
* Oversee lottery funding distribution in Wales
* Inclusive financial systems, such as credit unions
* Reforming the Welfare system
* Fuel Poverty
* Fire and Rescue Services, which includes community fire safety
* Community safety
* Leading policy relating to the Armed forces in Wales and Veterans
* The "Wales and Africa Programme"
* EU settlement scheme
* Human rights and equality in Wales
* Issue co-ordination relating to asylum seekers, refugees, Gypsies, Roma, Travellers, and community cohesion.
* Tackling domestic abuse, sexual and gender-based violence, and modern slavery.
* Volunteering and the Voluntary sector
* Youth Justice, and "Female Offending blueprints"
* Wales Resilience Forum chair
* Intergovernmental relations with police and crime commissioners, Criminal Justice agencies, and the UK Government regarding the Prisons and the Probation Service.
* Relations with the Welsh commissioners for Older People's, Children's, and Future Generations.
* Services on advice and advocacy
* Leading responsibility on the monitoring of the Royal Mail and Post Office matters in Wales.
* Public appointments policy, and its implementation
* Nation-wide implementation of the framework for the Well-being of Future Generations, including a National Stakeholder Fora, and overseeing the relationship with public bodies concerning the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
* Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill, and the Shadow Partnership Council
* Living wage
* Fair Work
* Liaison as part of the 2021 Welsh Labour–Plaid Cymru agreement
The office-holder also organised some of the Welsh Government's support to Ukraine following that country's invasion by Russia, as well as welcoming those who arrived in Wales from Ukraine. The holder also was supporting and preparing for the devolution of more powers from the UK Government, such as youth justice, probation and policing.
As a Welsh Minister, the holder is to have an annual salary of £105,701 for 2020–2021.