Gething will be the first Black leader of a government in the U.K. - and, by some definitions, of any European country.
Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday, and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales' semi-autonomous government.Gething, who is currently Welsh economy minister, narrowly beat Education Minister Jeremy Miles in a race to replace First Minister Mark Drakeford. Drakeford announced late last year he would step down once a replacement was chosen.Gething, 50, won 51.7% of the votes cast by members of the party and affiliated trade unions, and Miles 48.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has Indian heritage, while Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf's was born to a Pakistani family in Britain.Northern Ireland is led jointly by Michelle O'Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly, meaning that for the first time there are no white male heads of government in the U.K.Wales, which has a population of about 3 million, is one of four countries that make up the United Kingdom, along with England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Wales will get its first Black leader after Vaughan Gething wins a Welsh Labour Party contestVaughan Gething has won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government. Gething, who is currently Welsh economy minister, beat Education Minister Jeremy Miles in a race to replace First Minister Mark Drakeford.
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Wales will get its first Black leader after Vaughan Gething wins a Welsh Labour Party contestVaughan Gething has won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government.
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Wales will get its first Black leader after Vaughan Gething wins a Welsh Labour Party contestVaughan Gething has won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government.
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Vaughan Gething to become Welsh first minister and Europe’s first Black leaderVaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday, meaning he will become the first Black leader of the semi-autonomous government in Wales.
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Gething admits missing WhatsApps 'embarrassing'Vaughan Gething says he regrets that his old WhatsApp messages are not available to the inquiry.
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Gales tendrá primer líder de raza negra tras victoria de Gething en contienda de Partido LaboristaVaughan Gething ganó el sábado la contienda por el liderazgo del Partido Laborista de Gales y está a punto de convertirse en el primer líder de raza negra del gobierno semiautónomo de Gales.
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