hiː lˈɛft ðə kˈæbᵻnət fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə wˈɛlʃ lˈeɪbɚ lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp ᵻlˈɛkʃən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn ænd stˈʊd dˌaʊn æz ɐn ɐsˈɛmbli mˈɛmbɚɹ æt ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən ᵻlˈɛkʃən.
He left the cabinet following the Welsh Labour leadership election in 2009 and stood down as an Assembly Member at the 2011 election.