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The Welsh Office (now the Wales Office), Gwydyr House, Whitehall, London

The Welsh Office (Swyddfa Gymreig) was a department in the Government of the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Wales. See also the Council of Wales and the Marches for the council governing Wales between 1473 and 1689 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Welsh Office was established in April of 1964 to execute government policy in Wales and was headed by the Secretary of State for Wales (a post of which had been created the previous October). The Secretary of State for Wales (Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru is the head of the Wales Office within the United Kingdom cabinet. The Welsh Office took over the responsibilities related to housing, local government and town and country planning, etc. for Wales which had previously the responsibilities of several other government departments.

Following the referendum on Welsh devolution in 1997, the Welsh Office was formally disbanded on 1 July 1999 and the majority of its powers were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita Devolution is the statutory granting of powers from the central government of a State to government at subnational level Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. The National Assembly for Wales (Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. The cabinet position of Secretary of State for Wales was retained at the head of a newly formed Wales Office. The Secretary of State for Wales (Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru is the head of the Wales Office within the United Kingdom cabinet. The Wales Office / Swyddfa Cymru is a United Kingdom government department.

Permanent Secretary

Sir Goronwy Daniel KCVO (1964 to 1969)
Sir Idwal Pugh KCB (1969 to 1971)
Sir Hywel Evans KCB (1971 to 1980)
Sir Trevor Hughes KCB (1980 to 1985)
Sir Richard Lloyd KCB (1985 to 1993)
Sir Michael Scholar KCB (1993 to 1996)
Rachel Lomax (1996 to 1999)
Sir Jon Shortridge KCB (May to July 1999)

Sir Goronwy Hopkin Daniel KCVO ( March 21 1914 &ndash January 17 2003) was a Welsh academic and civil servant The Royal Victorian Order (RVO is a Dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Commonwealth realms Created by Queen Victoria The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George Sir Michael Charles Scholar KCB (born 3 January 1942) is President of St John's College Oxford. The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George Janis Rachel Lomax (born 15 July 1945) is a British economist and government official who has served as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England Sir Jon Shortridge KCB (born 1947) became Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Office in March 1999 and of the National Assembly for Wales The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George

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