South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee

The South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee (Cyd-bwyllgor Corfforedig De-ddwyrain Cymru) is the Corporate Joint Committee for South East Wales that was established in April 2021 by statutory instruments made under the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021. It is an indirectly elected body made up of leaders of principal councils and national park authorities in the region.

Powers
Corporate Joint Committees have powers relating to economic well-being, strategic planning and the development of regional transport policies. They are corporate bodies which can employ staff, hold assets and have dedicated budgets.

Principal areas
The South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee covers the ten principal areas of Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Newport, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Bridgend. The CJC's area is coterminous with that of the Cardiff Capital Region.

Members
South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee is an indirectly elected body made up of the leaders of the principal councils and national park authorities in the region. By law, CJCs must appoint a chief executive, a finance officer and a monitoring officer.

As of May 2023, the membership of the committee is as follows:

Leadership
Anthony Hunt, leader of Torfaen County Borough Council is chair of the South East Wales CJC.