Dawn Bowden

Dawn Alison Louise Bowden is a Welsh Labour Party politician and trade unionist who most recently served as Minister for Children and Social Care from 2024 to 2026. She previously served as Chief Whip of the Welsh Government from 2021 to 2023 and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport from 2021 to 2024. Bowden was the final Member of the Senedd (MS) for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney from 2016 to 2026 before it was split between the new constituencies of Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr and Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni.