Vaughan Gething Makes History as First Black Leader of Wales
• Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest and will become the first Black leader of the semi-autonomous Welsh government
• Gething, 50, will replace incumbent Mark Drakeford as first minister of Wales after Drakeford announced his departure in December 2022
• Gething will be the first Black leader of any European country
• He emphasized Welsh solutions for Welsh issues and opportunities being "in his blood" as someone who grew up with devolution
• British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak both congratulated Gething and committed to working together