Mabon ap Gwynfor — Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care

Mabon ap Gwynfor — Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care 
 Last updated: 27 May 2026
 Role: Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care (since 13 May 2026)
 Constituency: Gwynedd Maldwyn (previously Dwyfor Meirionnydd 2021-2026) 
 
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 Full name 
 Rhodri Mabon ap Gwynfor 
 
 
 Current office 
 Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care, Plaid Cymru MS since 2021 
 
 
 
 Background & Career 
 
 Aberystwyth Town Councillor 2004 
 Stood for Parliament/Senedd several times 2005-2016 
 Denbighshire County Councillor 2017-2021 
 National Chair CND Cymru 2023 
 
 
 Political Career 
 
 Elected MS 2021 (7,096 majority) 
 Plaid Chief Whip June 2023-May 2026 
 Appointed Health Secretary 13 May 2026 
 
 
 Key Statements & Quotes 
 
 On NHS waiting lists: said he will ensure two-year waits "are eliminated by the END OF OUR TERM" — criticised as backpedalling on Rhun's promise of "within a FEW MONTHS" 
 
 
 Twitter/X Discussion 
 
 Source: Nitter search, 27 May 2026 
 
 
 Plaid Cymru official account: "Meet your new Minister for Health! Mabon ap Gwynfor. It's our priority to cut waiting lists, and build an NHS that's fit for the future." 
 Criticism: "Another U-TURN by this HOPELESS Plaid Cymru government! Mabon ap Gwynfor told ITV Cymru Wales that he will ensure two-year waits 'are eliminated by the END OF OUR TERM'! What happened to Rhun's 'within a FEW MONTHS'???" 
 
 
 Reddit Discussion 
 
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 Sources 
 
 GOV.WALES press release 
 BBC News 
 Senedd website 
 ITV Cymru Wales 
 Nitter (X/Twitter search, 27 May 2026)