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Rt Hon Rhun ap Iorwerth MS, First Minister of Wales

First published:
20 October 2026
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I have today accepted the resignation of the Welsh Language Commissioner, Efa Gruffudd Jones for personal reasons. I thank her for all her work since her appointment in 2023. 

A full public appointments process will now be undertaken for a new Commissioner. In the meantime, Ms Gruffudd Jones appointed Lowri Williams as Deputy Welsh Language Commissioner, who will therefore exercise the functions of the Commissioner until the appointment process concludes.