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Ken Skates

Ken Skates is the 1st place candidate for the Labour Party in Fflint Wrecsam in the Senedd Cymru elections.

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Kenneth Christian Skates is a Welsh Labour politician who has served as Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales since March 2024. Skates has represented the constituency of Clwyd South in the Senedd since the election of 2011. He is an alumnus of the University of Cambridge, and worked as a journalist prior to becoming a politician. In September 2014 he became the deputy minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport. From May 2016 to December 2018 he was the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Infrastructure and Skills, and was the Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales until he stood down on 13 May 2021. He held Economy, Transport and North Wales position again between July and September 2024 when he assumed the economy portfolio.

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Ken Skates's elections

Date Election Party Results Position
2026 Fflint Wrecsam: Senedd Cymru elections Labour Party (Results due after 07 May 2026) Position not available
2021 Clwyd South: Senedd Cymru elections (Constituencies) Labour Party 10,448 votes (elected) 1st / 7 candidates
2016 Clwyd South: National Assembly for Wales elections (Constituencies) Labour Party Elected (vote count not available) Position not available
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