The Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health () is a minister of the Welsh Government, accountable to the cabinet and the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care. The current officeholder is Nerys Evans since May 2026. The standalone role was first established in the Ap Iorwerth government with responsibilities previously lying with the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health.
Deputy minister NamePictureEntered officeLeft officePolitical partyGovernmentNotesDeputy Minister for Public and Preventative HealthNerys Evans13 May 2026IncumbentPlaid Cymruap Iorwerth government
Responsibilities The post's responsibilities are: Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. Crown copyright.
Cross-government lead on Preventative Health Public Health Emergency prevention, preparedness and response for health including pandemic preparedness Health protection Health improvement Addiction services Health impact of problem gambling Tobacco and vaping Substance misuse Food Standards Agency in Wales, including food safety Physical activity and active recreation in Wales Health improvement and wellbeing services Obesity
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Ministry
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