People of the Senedd

Ken Skates MS

Ken Skates MS

Senedd Constituency Member

Welsh Labour

Welsh Labour Group

Clwyd South

Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport

Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport

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My Senedd Activities

The national transport finance plan, which was updated in December, is a live document and contains an ambitious programme of integrated transport interventions for south-east Wales.

Plenary | 10/01/2018

Absolutely, and I'd reiterate that the WelshGovernment is committed to taking action on the living wage and will continue to promote adoption of the living wage across the Welsh economy....

Plenary | 10/01/2018

Yes. The living wage can provide benefits to the economy, to businesses and to individuals. We're taking action to promote the benefits of adopting the real living wage to employers. I th...

Plenary | 10/01/2018

We're continuing,I think, a positive trend in house building in Wales, despite the latest quarterly figures that showed, as the Member indicated, a 12 per cent decrease in completed dwell...

Plenary | 10/01/2018

The construction sector makes a critically important contribution to the Welsh economy, sustaining as it does something in the region of 13,000 businesses and employing around 112,000 ind...

Plenary | 10/01/2018

I'd like to thank the Member for this question. When I saw it submitted I was at first perplexed and then realised, actually, this is a piece of work that needs to be considered more deep...

Plenary | 10/01/2018

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Detailed information: Ken Skates MS

Biography

Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport

Key interests and achievements

In his free time, Ken enjoys running, swimming, hiking and curling as well as having an interest in gardening, art and architectural design. His political interests include skills training, tourism, environmental protection, mental health, sport and fitness and social inclusion.

Personal history

Ken Skates was born in 1976 in Wrexham, educated at Mold Alun School and went on to study Social and Political Science at Cambridge University.

Professional background

Ken was previously a journalist at the Wrexham Leader newspaper, and BBC Wales in Wrexham. He was PA to Mark Tami MP.

Political history

In 2008, he was elected a community councillor. Ken’s policy interests include manufacturing, mental health, sport and leisure, eliminating poverty and political economy.

Ken was appointed to the Welsh Government as Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology in 2011. He was then appointed Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism in 2014 and promoted to Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure in May 2016.

Membership

Terms of office

  1. 06/05/2011 - 05/04/2016
  2. 06/05/2016 - 28/04/2021
  3. 08/05/2021 -

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