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Drakeford became Leader of Welsh Labour in December 2018, and was elected as First Minister of Wales by way of a vote in the Senedd that same month.

Drakeford became Leader of Welsh Labour in December 2018, and was elected as First Minister of Wales by way of a vote in the Senedd that same month.

=== 2020s ===

=== 2020s ===

During the [[Chinese Communist Party pandemic]], Drakeford introduced blatantly [[authoritarian]] policies and was described as a "tin-pot [[dictator]]".<ref name="tinpotdictator" /> Such policies included banning the sale of non-essential goods in supermarkets in October 2020,<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54662795</ref> helicopters guarding the Anglo-Welsh border earlier that year,<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1286590/uk-lockdown-Wales-question-police-cost-npas-helicopter-patrolling-welsh-border</ref> and the introduction of vaccine passports for various venues in September 2021.

During the [[Chinese Communist Party pandemic]], Drakeford bought PPE from [[China]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/ITVWales/status/1256185807465074691 First Minister Mark Drakeford announces 500,000 pieces of PPE are being delivered to Wales from China this afternoon.]</ref> and introduced blatantly [[authoritarian]] policies and was described as a "tin-pot [[dictator]]".<ref name="tinpotdictator" /> Such policies included banning the sale of non-essential goods in supermarkets in October 2020,<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54662795</ref> helicopters guarding the Anglo-Welsh border earlier that year,<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1286590/uk-lockdown-Wales-question-police-cost-npas-helicopter-patrolling-welsh-border</ref> and the introduction of vaccine passports for various venues in September 2021.

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