law by the Wales Act 2014. Cabinet members and deputy ministers The government is composed of ministers and deputy ministers. The counsel general is also a member of the Cabinet. The current government is a minority by Welsh Labour. Deputy ministers Civil service The Welsh Government also includes a civil service that supports the Welsh ministers. As of March 2018, there are 5,015 full-time equivalent civil servants working across Wales. The civil service is a matter reserved to the British Parliament at Westminster: Welsh Government civil servants work within the rules and customs of His Majesty's Civil Service, but serve the devolved administration rather than the British Government. Permanent secretary The Permanent Secretary heads the civil service of the Welsh Government and chairs the Strategic Delivery and Performance Board. The Permanent Secretary is a member of His Majesty's Civil Service, and therefore takes part in the Permanent Secretaries Management Group of the Civil Service and is answerable to the most senior civil servant in Britain, the Cabinet Secretary, for his or her professional conduct. He or she remains, however, at the direction of the Welsh ministers. Sir Jon Shortridge (May 1999 to April 2008) Dame Gillian Morgan (May 2008 to August 2012) Sir Derek Jones (October 2012 to February 2017) Dame Shan Elizabeth Morgan (February 2017 to 31 October 2021) Andrew Goodall (November 2021 to date) Departments Office of the First Minister Cabinet Division Cabinet Office Co-operation Agreement Unit Permanent Secretary's Office Propriety and Ethics Directorate Chief Operating Officer's Group Finance Directorate Care Inspectorate Wales Communications Division Health Inspectorate Wales Planning & Environment Decisions Wales Commercial and Procurement Directorate HR Directorate Digital, Data & Technology Directorate Covid Recovery & Local Government Group Risk, Resilience and Community Safety Directorate Local Government Directorate North Wales Division Climate Change & Rural Affairs Group Sustainable Transport & Digital Infrastructure Directorate Climate Change, Energy & Planning Directorate Housing & Regeneration Directorate Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer Environment & Rural Affairs Direcrorate Finance and Operations Directorate Economy, Treasury & Constitution Group Welsh Treasury International Relations & Trade Directorate Regional Investment & Borders Directorate Constitution & Justice Directorate Legal Services Directorate Office of the Legislative Counsel Welsh Government Office for Science Business & Regions Directorate Culture, Sport & Tourism Directorate Finance and Operations Directorate Education, Social Justice & Welsh Language Group Social Partnership, Employability and Fair Work Directorate Education & Welsh Language Directorate Communities & Tackling