Vaughan Gething
Vaughan Gething is Walesβ new First Minister and the first black leader of a national government in Europe. Mark Coles charts the life of the βWelshman born in Zambiaβ.
Vaughan Gething this week became Walesβ new First Minister, and the leader of Welsh Labour. Heβs the fifth person to hold the post and the first black leader of a national government in Europe.
No stranger to breaking barriers, this employment lawyer rose apace to the top of student and trades unions alike, before election to the Welsh Senedd and ministerial office, charged with overseeing first health and then the economy.
Mark Coles looks back at how a cricket-mad schoolboy became First Minister of the land of his father - a journey from Zambia to Cardiff by way of rural Dorset - and finds out what drives him from those who know him best.
Presenter: Mark Coles
Producer: Nathan Gower
Production Team: Debbie Richford, Drew Hyndman, Julie Ball
Production Coordinator: Katie Morrison
Editor: Tom Bigwood
Sound Engineer: Graham Puddifoot
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- Sat 23 Mar 2024 19:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 24 Mar 2024 05:45ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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