Eluned Morgan has been officially confirmed as Wales' new first minister.
The former health secretary, became leader of Welsh Labour last month, is Wales' first female first minister.
She succeeds Vaughan Gething who resigned last month after just a few months in the job.
Commenting on the official confirmation of Eluned Morgan MS as Wales’ new first minister, NUS Cymru President Deio Owen said:
“I would first like to congratulate Eluned Morgan on her historic appointment as Wales’ first female first minister.
“The last few months of government scandal and in-fighting have been an unhelpful distraction from the major challenges facing the country.
“I hope new leadership will help draw a line under this and the Welsh Government can get back to tackling our urgent educational and social challenges.
“Students and apprentices are navigating an increasingly exploitative and broken private rental system, universities are staring into a financial blackhole, and mental health services are failing – we need a government focused on resolving these problems.
“I look forward to working with the first minister and her government to deliver the Wales that students and apprentices deserve.”
Wrth sôn am gadarnhad swyddogol Eluned Morgan AS fel prif weinidog newydd Cymru, dywedodd Llywydd UCM Cymru Deio Owen:
"Hoffwn longyfarch Eluned Morgan ar ei phenodiad hanesyddol fel Prif Weinidog menywaidd cyntaf Cymru.
"Mae’r misoedd diwethaf o sgandalau a ffraeo mewnol wedi tynnu’r sylw i ffwrdd o’r problemau addysgiadol a chymdeithasol brys sydd yn wynebu’r wlad.
"Dwi’n gobeithio bydd arweinyddiaeth newydd yn llwyddo i gael llechen lân ac fe all y Llywodraeth fynd ati i ddatrys y problemau addysgiadol a chymdeithasol rydym yn wynebu.
"Mae myfyrwyr a phrentisiaethau yn llywio eu ffordd drwy system rhentu annheg ac ecsbloetiol, Prifysgolion yn rhedeg allan o arian, a gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl sydd ar eu gliniau – mae angen llywodraeth sydd yn ffocysu ar ddatrys yr heriau hyn.
"Dwi’n edrych ymlaen at weithio hefo’r Prif Weinidog a’i llywodraeth i greu’r Cymru mae myfyrwyr a phrentisiaethau yn eu haeddu."
