NewsWorldWales appoints Vaughan Gething as chief minister, Europe's first black head of government

Wales appoints Vaughan Gething as chief minister, Europe’s first black head of government

Wales appoints Vaughan Gething as chief minister, Europe’s first black head of government

The new leader, who joined Labor aged 17, describes himself as “a Welshman born in Zambia”

Official portrait of Vaughan Gething wikimedia


Vaughan Gething’s rise as Chief Minister of Wales on Wednesday marks a historic milestone as he becomes Europe’s first black head of government. This 50-year-old politician will formalize his position after winning by a narrow margin in a vote of the…

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