Jayne Bryant is a Welsh Labour Party politician serving as Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government since July 2024.

She attended St Julian's Comprehensive School and completed her studies at Keele University, graduating with a degree in History and Politics.

[2] She contested the Wales European Parliament constituency as the second-place candidate on the Labour list in 2014, but was not elected.

[5] In 2017 she was one of the founders of the Purple Plaques scheme of public markers for remarkable women who lived in Wales.

[9] After Gething stood down on 17 July 2024, Bryant was promoted to the role of Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, replacing Julie James, who had stood down to call for Gething's resignation.