Mark Drakeford is a Welsh former politician who served as First Minister of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour from 2018 to 2024. He also served as Cabinet Secretary for Finance from 2016 to 2018 and again from 2024 to 2026, as well as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care from 2013 to 2016, and on an interim basis in 2024. He served as the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Cardiff West in 2011 until 2026, when he stood down. He is considered to be on the soft left of Labour.