Welsh Leader’s Rise Leaves No UK Government Led by a White Man
- Vaughan Gething, 50, set to become Europe’s first Black leader
- ‘New trend of ethnic diversity right at the top of government’
Source: Bloomberg
This article is for subscribers only.
Vaughan Gething’s ascension to become first minister of Wales this week will mark a milestone in British history: For the first time, none of the UK’s four main governments will be led by a White man.
In fact, Zambian-born economy minister’s installation as the leader of the devolved government in Cardiff will represent the first time that any European nation has had a Black leader. Gething’s appointment will be formally ratified Wednesday with a vote in the Senedd, following his victory in an election to lead the governing party, Welsh Labour.