Secretary of State for Wales

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United Kingdom Secretary of State for Wales
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent Jo Stevens since 5 July 2024
Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
Style	Welsh Secretary (informal) The Right Honourable (within the UK and Commonwealth)
Type	Minister of the Crown
Status	Secretary of State
Member of	Cabinet Privy Council
Reports to	The Prime Minister
Seat	Westminster
Nominator	The Prime Minister
Appointer	The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	28 October 1951 (as Minister of Welsh Affairs) 18 October 1964: (as Secretary of State for Wales)
First holder	David Maxwell Fyfe (as Minister of Welsh Affairs)
Salary	£159,038 per annum (2022)[1] (including £86,584 MP salary)[2]
Website	Official website

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The secretary of state for Wales (Welsh: ysgrifennydd gwladol Cymru), also referred to as the Welsh secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Wales Office. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.

The officeholder works alongside the other Wales Office ministers. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow secretary of state for Wales. The position is currently held by Jo Stevens having been appointed by Keir Starmer in July 2024.