Wales has elected its first Black leader, and Vaughan Gething's historic win means none of the U.K. governments are led by a White man.

Since 2021, he had been the country's economy minister. Gething's election means three of the U.K.'s four countries — England, Wales and Scotland — now have non-white leaders.

LONDON (AP) — Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday, and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government. Gething, the son of a ...

Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday, meaning he will become the first Black leader of the semi-autonomous government in Wales.

LONDON (AP) — The first minister of Wales, Vaughan Gething, lost a no-confidence vote in the Welsh parliament on Wednesday, less than three months after he made history as the first Black leader ...

Vaughan Gething’s election as the next leader of Wales marks a milestone: For the first time, none of the U.K.’s four main governments is led by a white man.