Ken Skates
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Ken Skates AM |
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| Member of the Welsh Assembly for Clwyd South |
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Assumed office 6 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Karen Sinclair |
| Majority | 3,016 (13.6%) |
| Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure | |
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Assumed office 19 May 2016 |
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| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| Preceded by | Edwina Hart |
| Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism | |
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In office 12 September 2014 – 19 May 2016 |
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| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| Preceded by | John Griffiths |
| Succeeded by | Post re-organised |
| Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology | |
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In office June 2013 – September 2014 |
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| First Minister | Carwyn Jones |
| Preceded by | Jeff Cuthbert |
| Succeeded by | Julie James |
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| Born | 1976 Wrexham, Wales |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Political party | Welsh Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Website | Official website |
Ken Skates AM is a Welsh Labour politician, who has represented the constituency of Clwyd South since the National Assembly for Wales election of 2011. He is an alma mater of the University of Cambridge, and worked as a journalist prior to becoming a politician. In September 2014 he became the deputy minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport. Since May 2016 he has been the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure in the Welsh Government.
Skates was born in Wrexham, Wales, and attended Ysgol y Waun in Gwernaffield and the Alun School, Mold, where he studied A-levels in physics, maths, English and politics. After achieving four A grades he went to Cambridge University to study social and political science, specialising in European regional policy and economics.
After graduating, Skates took a gap-period in the United States, before joining the The Leader (Wrexham) newspaper. He studied for his NVQ in journalism at Yale College, Wrexham, and then went freelance working for the Daily Express.
Whilst working as a freelance journalist, Skates began working as office manager for Mark Tami, Welsh Labour MP for Alyn and Deeside. Skates was the lead Labour candidate for the North Wales regional seat in 2007 but wasn't elected. In 2011 he stood and was elected with 42% of the vote in Clwyd South, and was successfully re-elected in 2016.
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