Adam Price MS Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy

• National Development Agency
• Support and advice to assist the establishment, growth or development of business (including export support and inward Investment)
• International Trade policy and promotion, including coordination of matters relating to the UK/EU Trade
• Economic strategy and policy
• Living wages
• Freeports
• Borders policy
• Creative Wales
• Business Wales
• Entrepreneurship, enterprise and business information
• Development Bank of Wales
• Community Bank
• Foundational Economy
• Social Enterprise, social economy, co-operative economy
• City / Growth Deals and Structural Funds / Future Regional Investment (working with Cabinet Minister for Finance and Cabinet Minister for Local Gov)
• Acquisition, management and disposal of Welsh Government-owned property assets relating to economic development
• Regulatory Framework for responsible business practices, growth and competitiveness
• National Infrastructure Commission
• Driving economic benefit from major events
• Youth and Adult employability policy and delivery
• Retail
• Tourism
• Hospitality Sector Strategy
• Energy policy and strategy including small-medium scale energy production, domestic energy, renewables, energy efficiency, transmission and distribution
• Inter-government links on reserved energy powers
• Ynni Cymru
• Digital connectivity infrastructure, including Public Sector Broadband Aggregation, fast broadband and mobile
• Cross Government Digital and Data Policy & Strategy, including AI
• Digital Inclusion
• Arms-length oversight of Cardiff Airport
• Research and Innovation, including research and development, knowledge transfer and commercialisation; maximising research and innovation income, and Research Centres of Excellence
• Science: development of science policy, including liaison with the Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales

Key interests and achievements

Price was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the internationally-renowned Harvard University where he studied a Masters in Public Administration. He went on to become a Fellow at the Centre for International Development at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

In 2014 he won the Bronze Medal at the New York Film and Television Festival for his documentary on the 1984/1985 Miners Strike. In 2015 his 4-part series was recognised with 2 BAFTA Cymru Awards.

Personal history

He was born in Carmarthen into a miner’s family and was educated at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman and then Cardiff University where he graduated with a BSc (Econ).

Professional background

Price is a former Managing Director of Newidiem, a UK policy and economics consultancy, and former Executive Director of the Welsh economic development and cultural change agency, Menter a Busnes.

Before being elected to the National Assembly, Price worked as a Senior Programme Manager for a UK Innovation Foundation Nesta.

Political history

Price is a former Member of Parliament, representing the Carmarthen East and Dinefwr constituency between 2001 and 2010.

A vociferous opponent of the Iraq War and Tony Blair’s role in the outbreak of war, Adam led an attempt, alongside other Plaid Cymru and SNP members, to impeach Tony Blair. Price was ejected from the House of Common’s chamber on 17 March 2005 for refusing to retract his statement accusing Tony Blair of having “misled” Parliament.

Price initiated a 3-hour debate on an enquiry into the Iraq War, resulting in the establishment of the Chilcot Enquiry.

During his time at the Commons he served on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee and was Plaid Cymru’s spokesperson for Treasury, Business, Innovation and Skills.

Price was voted the only Welsh MP to retain public support in the Western Mail’s online poll of MPs’ during the expenses scandal of 2009. He was named as the 2007 BBC AM.PM Communicator of the Year, and won the 2005 ITV Welsh Political Awards Campaigning Politician of the Year.

Price was leader of Plaid Cymru from 2018 to 2023.

On 13 May 2026 Adam Price was appointed Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy.