Secretaries of State for Wales

The post of Secretary of State for Wales was created in 1964 although ministers in the Home Office with specific responsibility for Welsh Affairs were first appointed in the 1950s. the responsibilities of the Secretaries of State for Wales were gradually increased until they were mostly transferred to the National Assembly for Wales in 1999. The Secretary of State for Wales now responsible for the overall strategic direction of the UK Government in Wales.

The Welsh Political Archive actively collects the papers of Secretaries of State for Wales. Below are links the catalogue for papers of Secretaries of State for Wales in the collection:

• James Griffiths
• Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos (Cledwyn Hughes)
• Viscount Tonypandy (George Thomas)
• Lord Thomas of Gwydir (Peter Thomas)
• Lord Morris of Aberavon (John Morris)
• Lord Crickhowell (Nicholas Edwards)
• Ron Davies
• Lord Murphy of Torfaen (Paul Murphy) (uncatalogued)
• Lord Hain (Peter Hain) (uncatalogued)

 

The papers of William Hague are held at Magdalen College, Oxford William Hague