Wales will get its first Black leader after Vaughan Gething wins a Welsh Labour Party contest
Vaughan Gething has won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government
By JILL LAWLESS
Published - Mar 16, 2024, 04:30 PM ET
Last Updated - Mar 16, 2024, 04:30 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday, and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government.
Gething, the son of a Welsh father and a Zambian mother, will be the first Black leader of a government in the U.K. — and, according to him, of any European country.
“Today, we turn a page in the book of our nation’s history. A history we write together,” Gething said in his victory speech. “Not just because I have the honor of becoming the first Black leader in any European country — but because the generational dial has jumped too.
“I want us to use this moment as a starting point, for a more confident march into the future," he added.
