Vaughan Gething

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Humphrey Vaughan ap David Gething (born 15 March 1974) is a former Welsh Labour Co-op politician who served as First Minister of Wales from March to August 2024, and served as leader of Welsh Labour from March to July 2024, making him the first black leader of any European country. He was the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Cardiff South and Penarth between 2011 and 2026. Gething was born in Zambia to a Welsh father and Zambian mother. He moved to Britain as a child and studied law at Aberystwyth University and Cardiff Law School, at Cardiff University. He trained as a solicitor with Cardiff-based firm Thompsons and subsequently specialised in employment law. Gething joined the Labour Party when he was 17 and contested Mid and West Wales for Labour in the inaugural elections to the National Assembly for Wales in 1999. He later represented Butetown electoral ward on Cardiff Council from 2004 to 2008. Gething was elected to the Senedd at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election, representing...

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