Charles III Heir Apparent William, Prince of Wales First Minister (list) Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS (L) Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies MS (L) Counsel General-designate – Elisabeth Jones Chief Whip and Trefnydd – Jane Hutt MS (L) Permanent Secretary Sixth Senedd Llywydd (Presiding Officer) Elin Jones MS (PC) Leader of the Opposition Darren Millar MS (C) Shadow Cabinet Prime Minister Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP (L) Secretary of State for Wales Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP (L) Principal councils (leader list) Corporate Joint Committees Local twinning see also: Regional terms and Regional economy United Kingdom Parliament elections European Parliament elections (1979–2020) Local elections Police and crime commissioner elections Referendums A Corporate Joint Committee (CJC; Welsh: Cyd-bwyllgorau Corfforedig) is a type of local government institution introduced in Wales by the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.
It contained provisions to reduce the voting age from 18 to 16 for local elections in Wales and to extend the franchise to include eligible foreign nationals.
[3] Four Corporate Joint Committees covering all of Wales, were established by statutory instruments in April 2021.
[4][1] Each committee is made up the leaders of the principal councils within its areas and chairs of national park authorities.
[6] Corporate Joint Committees have powers relating to economic well-being, strategic planning and the development of regional transport policies.