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Rt Hon Humphrey Vaughan Gething was born in Zambia to a Zambian mother and Welsh father. He moved to Britain as a child and studied Law and trained as a solicitor, specialising in employment law.

He joined the Labour Party when he was just 17 years old and contested Mid and West Wales for Labour in the inaugural elections to the National Assembly for Wales in 1999. He was elected to the Senedd at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election, and was re-elected in 2016, subsequently appointed Minister for Health and Social Services. He served as Minister for Health during the Covid pandemic in 2020 and 2021.

He subsequently served as Minister for the Economy from 2021 and 2024 and became First Minister of Wales in 2024.

Following the departure from the Senedd after the 2026 election, he joined the board of N3XUS as a Non-Executive Director. The appointment marked his return to the private sector, where he provides strategic advice on sustainability, digital infrastructure, AI governance, green finance, and international public-private partnerships.

He has demonstratable expertise in devolution across the UK, risk assessment, committee governance, and legal frameworks, leveraging prior roles in leading economic, health, and industrial initiatives with the Welsh Government.

In his previous leadership roles, he contributed to international trade promotion, developed national innovation strategy, and guided health and social care reforms. He is a skilled convener with a focus on strategic investment and policy development, including advanced manufacturing and energy sectors.

Rt Hon Vaughan Gething | Past Clients

– Addressed the 60th anniversary commemoration of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama.

– Delivered a keynote at the Fujifilm Healthcare Forum 2025, contributing to national discussion on healthcare innovation transformation and the future of health services in the UK.

– Chaired a panel discussion at the Fujifilm Healthcare Forum 2026 with life sciences entrepreneurs, genomics England, and practising NHS clinical leaders focussed on improving outcomes and patient experience.

– Chaired the life sciences panel at the Wales International Investment Summit in 2025 helping to showcase opportunities in life sciences, health innovation, research, investment, and high-value economic growth.

– Delivered a short lecture series at King’s College London 2026, organised with the King’s Centre for British Democracy. He reflected on his political journey, ministerial office, public service, and the realities of leadership in democratic life.

 

His former law career coupled with his ministerial experience meant Vaughan could speak with authority and conviction on a wide range of issues but was also capable of tailoring his messages and his language to make sure they registered with the audience he was speaking to whether that was colleagues from across political parties in Wales, Trade Unions , senior Clinical staff or patients and carers. He has the ability to be both insightful and relevant to audiences that were multi disciplinary and diverse. I think Vaughan would be perfect for a new role in speaking engagements of whatever kind. He is both warm and sincere and also knowledgeable and influential in his style and delivery. Alan Brace OBE

 

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