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Mark Drakeford

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Mark Drakeford (born 19 September 1954) is a Welsh politician who has served as Cabinet Secretary for Finance since September 2024, having previously held the position from 2016 to 2018. He previously served as First Minister of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour from 2018 to 2024, and as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care from 2013 to 2016, and on an interim basis in 2024. He was first elected as the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Cardiff West in 2011 and is considered to be on the soft left of Labour. Drakeford was born in Carmarthen in West Wales. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Mark Drakeford is the 18,861st most popular politician (down from 16,990th in 2024), the 6,959th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,356th in 2019) and the 716th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Mark Drakeford ranks 18,861 out of 19,576. Before him are Patrick John, Eric Garcetti, Li Andersson, Huma Abedin, Lisa Paus, and Franck Riester. After him are Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Kōichirō Genba, Tomislav Tomašević, Konstantina Kouneva, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Timoci Bavadra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Mark Drakeford ranks 728. Before him are John O'Hurley, Jimmy Case, Mary Fallin, Rick McCallum, James F. Reilly, and Sammy McIlroy. After him are Honey Irani, Brad Sherman, Ranjan Gogoi, Bob McDonnell, Kevin P. Chilton, and Joshua Bolten.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mark Drakeford ranks 6,961 out of 8,785. Before him are Con O'Neill (1966), Robert Glenister (1960), Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham (1909), Angela Bailey (1962), Steven Brand (1969), and Jessica Barden (1992). After him are John Newman (1990), Alister McRae (1970), Dean Saunders (1964), Andy Nyman (1966), Barbara Murray (1929), and Paul Merson (1968).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Mark Drakeford ranks 716. Before him are Jo Cox (1974), Shabana Mahmood (1980), Ben Wallace (1970), Michael Gove (1967), Penny Mordaunt (1973), and Liam Fox (1961). After him are Geoff Hoon (1953), Angela Rayner (1980), Jacob Rees-Mogg (1969), Mo Mowlam (1949), John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness (1955), and Chris Grayling (1962).

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