The second Morgan government (2003–2007) was a Labour

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. Having won 30 out of the 60 seats available in the 2003 general election and with the non-voting Presiding Officer and Deputy both coming from the opposition, the Labour party were able to form a majority government with 30 seats to the opposition's 28 with

Rhodri Morgan Hywel Rhodri Morgan (29 September 1939 – 17 May 2017) was a Welsh Labour politician who was the First Minister of Wales and the Leader of Welsh Labour from 2000 to 2009. He was also the Assembly Member for Cardiff West from 1999 to 2011 and ...

continuing as

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. This majority continued until Peter Law left Labour in 2005 to sit as an independent on the opposition benches, giving the government 29 and the opposition (excluding the Presiding Officer and Deputy) 29. Two members of the National Assembly were elected to the UK Parliament at the

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( David Davies and Peter Law) reducing the collective strength of the opposition for day-to-day business. The final budget of this Assembly term passed following an agreement with Plaid during which their 11 voting members abstained.

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Following a mid-term re-shuffle in September 2005

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was removed from her post as Health and Social Care Minister after controversy over long waiting lists and criticism from AMs to Minister for Assembly Business along with the additional responsibilities of Equalities & Children. Karen Sinclair remained as

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to the Labour party allowing her to stay in the cabinet as an observer. Further changes were the promotion of Brian Gibbons from a junior minister to Minister for Health & Social Care, along with the promotion of

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to Deputy Ministers and a few minor changes to existing members roles.

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