WORLD NEWS – Vaughan Gething elected Wales’ first minister, first Black head of government in Europe’s history

Mariah Cain, Staff Writer

Vaughan Gething was elected as Wales’ first minister making him the first Black head of government in Europe’s history. Gething, 50, is a Zambian-born lawyer, but he was raised in England.

“Today, we turn a page in the book of our nation’s history — a history we write together,” said Gething. “Not just because I have the honor of becoming the first Black leader in any European country, but because a generational dial has jumped too.”