Unreferenced date December 2009 Executive A FirstMinister is the leader of a government Cabinet government cabinet . Canada In Canada , First Ministers is a collective term that refers to all Canadian firstMinister of the Crown ministers of the Crown , otherwise known as Head of Government heads of government , including the Prime Minister of Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada provincial and territorial premier s. It is used in such formulae as first ministers meetings . In Newfoundland and Labrador , the Inuit self governing region of Nunatsiavut provides for a FirstMinister responsible to the Nunatsiavut Assembly. See Premier Canada Norway The head of government of Norway was called FirstMinister Lang no f rstestatsr d between 1814 and 1873, while it was in personal union Union between Sweden and Norway with Sweden . In 1893, 12 years prior to the Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905 dissolution of the union , it was changed to Prime Minister statsminister . United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, the term FirstMinister was once used interchangeably with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Prime Minister , as in Winston Churchill Winston Churchill s famous line I did not become His Majesty s FirstMinister so that I might oversee the liquidation ... devolved governments of Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland . See FirstMinister of Scotland FirstMinister for Wales FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister Northern Ireland Other The title FirstMinister may be used to refer to the political leader of a subnational entity or a dependent territory. George Cadle Price George Price held the office of FirstMinister of Belize between 1961 and 1964, when the title was changed to Premier . In Germany , the firstminister in the federal states is known as the Minister Pr sident . See also Chief MinisterFirst Secretary Types of heads of government Category Government occupations Politics stub cy Prif Weinidog FirstMinister de Erster Minister ... more details
Infobox Political post post FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister br small C ad Aire agus leas Ch ad ... 2010 ref website http www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk Website The FirstMinister and the deputy FirstMinister ... of the Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister OFMDFM in Northern Ireland . The two ... Robinson politician Peter Robinson of the Democratic Unionist Party as FirstMinister and Martin McGuinness of Sinn F in as deputy FirstMinister. ref http www.northernireland.gov.uk index your ... Executive ref Responsibilities Politics of Northern Ireland The FirstMinister and deputy First ... www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk index about ofmdfm ministers.htm Ministers Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister ref Two junior ministers assist the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister in carrying out the work of OFMDFM. They are jointly accountable to the FirstMinister and deputy First ... Ministers Election The FirstMinister is elected by the Assembly on a joint ticket with the deputy FirstMinister. Their joint nomination has to obtain an overall majority in the Assembly along with a majority ... Unionist MLAs. The FirstMinister will be from the biggest designation in the Assembly and the deputy FirstMinister from the other designation. Designated Other MLAs also vote. This diarchy ... the deputy FirstMinister. Terminology Deputy becomes deputy The first two holders of the office now known as deputy FirstMinister , namely Seamus Mallon and Mark Durkan , were both referred to during their periods of office as Deputy FirstMinister , with a capital D. This version was also adopted ... FirstMinister in 2007, civil servants began asking the Assembly s Hansard team to replace the capital ... the fact that the position holds the same power as the position of FirstMinister, but a spokesman ... FirstMinister continues to use both versions of McGuinness title on their website, and their archive ... Minister and deputy FirstMinister . Ultimately it was decided that McGuinness should be the deputy ... more details
Image Ofmdfm logo.png frame right Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister logo Politics of Northern Ireland The Office of the FirstMinister and deputy Now lower case d FirstMinister OFMDFM lang ga Oifig an Ch ad Aire agus an leasCh ad Aire , Ulster Scots language Ulster Scots Offis o tha Heid M nnyst r an tha Heid M nnyst r depute is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive with overall responsibility for the running of the Executive. The Ministers with overall responsibility for the department are the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister . The department was originally known as the Office of the FirstMinister and Deputy FirstMinister lang ga Oifig an Ch ad Aire agus an LeasCh ad Aire , Ulster Scots language Ulster Scots Offis o tha Heid M nnyst r an tha Heid M nnyst r Depute , with the same capitalisation used in the department s logo. Following a change in policy in 2007 see FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister Terminology FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister , the word deputy is now spelt with a lower case d, but the older version of the name is retained in the logo. Ministers The incumbent FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister are Peter Robinson politician Peter Robinson Democratic Unionist Party and Martin McGuinness Sinn F in respectively. ref name Northern Ireland Executive http www.northernireland.gov.uk ... for the Northern Ireland Executive co chaired by the FirstMinister and Deputy FirstMinister liaison ... and The Departments Northern Ireland Order 1999 . The FirstMinister and Deputy FirstMinisterfirst ... Reflist See also Committee for the Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister Northern ... Junior Minister Northern Ireland Junior Ministers are Robin Newton DUP and Gerry Kelly Sinn F in . ref ... under Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair . The process was known as devolution ... del Nord de Erster Minister und Stellvertretender Erster Minister von Nordirland nl Lijst van premiers ... more details
Deputy FirstMinister can refer to Deputy FirstMinister of Northern Ireland Deputy FirstMinister of Scotland Deputy FirstMinister for Wales Disambig de Deputy FirstMinister ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2007 FirstMinister s Questions is the name given to the weekly questioning of the leaders of devolved administrations in the United Kingdom. FirstMinister s Questions works in a similar way to Prime Minister s Questions in the British House of Commons House of Commons . Northern Ireland In Northern Ireland Questions to the Office of the FirstMinister and Deputy FirstMinister or simply FirstMinister s Questions is taken jointly by the FirstMinister and Deputy First Minster. This dyarchy is to enable the leaders of the main unionist and nationalist parties to work together in the Office of the FirstMinister and Deputy FirstMinister . Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly are allowed half an hour to put questions to the ministers. The questions are tabled in advance by the Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly MLAs . Scotland FirstMinister s Questions is the name given to Question Time in the Scottish Parliament , in the course of which the Scotland Scottish FirstMinister of Scotland FirstMinister spends half an hour on each Thursday that the parliament is in session answering questions from Member of the Scottish Parliament Members of the Scottish Parliament MSPs . There are additional sessions during the Parliamentary week at which other minister government minister s are called upon to answer subject specific and general questions. Wales In Wales the National Assembly for Wales holds FirstMinister s Questions . Members of the National Assembly for Wales Assembly Members have up to thirty minutes to question the Welsh FirstMinister for Wales FirstMinister on issues regarding the responsibilities of the Office of the FirstMinister and the Welsh Assembly Government Assembly Government as a whole. Remove comment tags when references are added. References Reflist See also Northern Ireland Executive Scottish Government Welsh Assembly Government External links http www.niassembly.gov.uk Northern Ireland Assembly http www.scottish.parliament.uk ... more details
The Office of the FirstMinister is a Ministry government department portfolio within the Scottish Government . ref http www.scotland.gov.uk About 14944 Scottish Cabinet ref The office is responsible for the running of the government. Executive agencies The Historic Scotland and National Archives of Scotland Executive agencies of the Scottish Government Executive agencies come under the Office s remit. ref http www.scotland.gov.uk Resource Doc 923 0052945.pdf Scottish Government Senior Management Structure Bot generated title ref Ministers FirstMinister of Scotland FirstMinister &mdash Alex Salmond Minister for Culture and External Affairs &mdash Fiona Hyslop politician Fiona Hyslop Minister for Parliamentary Business &mdash Bruce Crawford Notes Reflist External links http www.scotland.gov.uk About govtmay307 Scottish Government category Scottish Government ... more details
Infobox Political post post FirstMinister body Scotland insignia Scottish Government logo.png insigniasize ... years. The FirstMinister is by convention the leader of the victorious party. No term limits are imposed ... Home www.scotland.gov.uk PoliticsScotland The FirstMinister of Scotland lang gd Pr omh Mhinistear ... Government . The FirstMinister chairs the List of Scottish Government ministerial teams ... functions of the FirstMinister include promoting and representing Scotland, in an official ... and the Scottish Government. ref name role The FirstMinister is a Member of the Scottish Parliament ... as well as the Scottish law officers, are appointed by the FirstMinister. As head of the Scottish Government, the FirstMinister is directly accountable to the Scottish Parliament for his or her ... is the current FirstMinister of Scotland. ref name Salmond cite web url http www.scotland.gov.uk About Scottish Cabinet FirstMinister title FirstMinister publisher Scottish Government accessdate 2007 08 10 ref He was elected as the Parliament s nominee for FirstMinister on 16 May 2007 and was sworn ... of a post of FirstMinister to be head of the devolved Scottish Government. The term FirstMinister is analogous to the use of Premier or Governor to denote the heads of government in administrative ... ref Prior to devolution the comparable functions of the FirstMinister were exercised by the Secretary ... of office for a FirstMinister. The FirstMinister is a Member of the Scottish Parliament and like ... of FirstMinister falls vacant, the Sovereign is responsible for appointing the new incumbent the appointment is formalised at a meeting between the Sovereign and the FirstMinister designate. In accordance ... Parliament to serve as FirstMinister. ref name powers Given the nature of the mixed member ... Parliament, a FirstMinister must be nominated within a period of 28 days. ref name powers Under the terms of the Scotland Act, if the Parliament fails to nominate a FirstMinister, within this time ... more details
PoliticsScotland The Deputy FirstMinister of Scotland lang gd Leas Phr omh Mhinistear na h Alba lang sco Heid Meinister Depute o Scotland is the deputy to the FirstMinister of Scotland FirstMinister of Scotland . The post is not recognised in statute in comparison with the post of FirstMinister which is established by the Scotland Act 1998 , and its holder is simply an ordinary member of the Scottish Government . The post has nonetheless existed since the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive now Scottish Government in 1999. The Additional Member System used to elect Members of the Scottish Parliament makes it difficult for a single party to have an absolute majority. Between 1999 and 2007, the Scottish Executive was formed by a Labour Party UK Labour and Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrat Lib Lab pact coalition . The FirstMinister was appointed from the majority coalition partner Labour and the Deputy FirstMinister from the minority partner Liberal Democrats . Although the Scottish National Party SNP formed a Government of the 3rd Scottish Parliament single party minority administration following the Scottish Parliament election, 2007 2007 election , the post was not abolished despite there being no need to recognise the status of a second party leader ... 2007 05 16 publisher BBC News ref During the illness of the firstFirstMinister, Donald Dewar , the Deputy FirstMinister took over the running of the Executive as Acting FirstMinister . The spelling used in the titles of all Deputy First Ministers so far has not been in line with traditional Scottish usage, which uses the form Depute in preference to Deputy . List of Deputy First Ministers border ... for Justice Minister for Justice 1999 2003 br Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism Minister ... Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Scottish ... First Ministers of Scotland pl Zast pcy Pierwszego Ministra Szkocji sco Depute First Meenister o Scotland ... more details
Infobox Political post border parliamentary minister not prime post FirstMinister of Wales br Prif Weinidog ... about cabinet cabinetm carwynjones?lang en Website Politics of Wales The FirstMinister of Wales lang ..., which was established in 1999. The FirstMinister is responsible for the exercise of functions ... that the Welsh term for FirstMinister , Prif Weinidog , also translates as Prime Minister , so a different title was chosen to avoid confusion with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . A change ... 2006 allowed for the post to be officially known as the FirstMinister and also made the FirstMinister ... in May 2007, however, the FirstMinister is appointed by the Monarch of the United Kingdom monarch and represents ... it still does not yet make its own Acts of Parliament. cn date February 2011 The FirstMinister appoints ... of the FirstMinister, 25 May 2007 , the Welsh Ministers exercise functions in their own right ... Ministers with their consent by an Order in Council approved by Parliament. The FirstMinister ... See also Deputy FirstMinister for Wales Welsh Assembly Government External links http www.assemblywales.org ... of the United Kingdom, Europe and Wales abroad and staffing. The official office of the FirstMinister is in T Hywel , previously known as Crickhowell House, and the Senedd in Cardiff Bay ... When initially set up under the Government of Wales Act 1998 , the post was known as First ... functions are conferred on the National Assembly for Wales and then separately delegated to the FirstMinister and to other Cabinet Ministers and staff as appropriate. Until the Government of Wales ... shift as for the first time in centuries the head of government in Wales is appointed by the Crown ..., Europe and Wales Abroad. Staffing Civil Service List of First Secretaries class wikitable colspan ... 60px 9 February 2000 16 October 2000 Welsh Labour Party Labour Labour List of First Ministers class ... UK heads of governments Category Politics of Wales Category Government of Wales Category First ... more details
Infobox Political post border parliamentary minister not prime insignia insigniacaption post Deputy FirstMinister for Wales br Dirprwy Brif Weinidog Cymru image Ieuan Wyn Jones.jpg incumbent Ieuan Wyn Jones incumbentsince 11 July 2007 style residence appointer Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom termlength governor British Monarchy Sovereign inaugural Michael German Mike German formation 16 October 2000 website http wales.gov.uk about cabinet cabinetm ieuanwynjones?lang en Website Politics of Wales The Deputy FirstMinister for Wales lang cy Dirprwy Brif Weinidog Cymru is the deputy leader of the Welsh Assembly Government , the devolved administration for Wales . The post was created October 2000 when Michael German Mike German of the Welsh Liberal Democrats was appointed Deputy FirstMinister as part of a coalition government with Welsh Labour . Since the office was created, the holder has been the leader party of the junior partner in coalition with Welsh Labour. The current holder is Ieuan Wyn Jones of Plaid Cymru who is also the Minister for the Economy and Transport . Ieuan Wyn Jones assumed the office as part of the One Wales agreement between Pleid Cymru and Welsh Labour. List of Deputy First Ministers class wikitable colspan 2 Name Picture In office Political party Government Other office held style background color Welsh Liberal Democrats meta color Mike German, Baron German Michael German Image Michael German.jpg 60px 16 October 2000 8 May 2003 br small Acting Jenny Randerson 6 July 2001 13 June 2002 Welsh Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats Labour Liberal Democrat Coalition Minister for the Economy and Transport Minister for Economic Development colspan ... One Wales Labour Plaid Cymru Coalition Minister for the Economy and Transport See also FirstMinister for Wales WalesFirstMinister UK heads of governments Category Politics of Wales Category Government of Wales Category First Ministers of Wales Category Welsh Assembly Government cy Dirprwy ... more details
orphan date March 2010 Infobox nrhp name FirstMinister s House nrhp type image caption location Gardner, Massachusetts lat degrees 42 lat minutes 34 lat seconds 26 lat direction N long degrees 71 long minutes 59 long seconds 0 long direction W locmapin Massachusetts area built 1792 architect Osgood,Rev. Dr. Jonathan architecture Georgian added November 14, 1979 governing body Private refnum 79000372 ref name nris NRISref 2008a ref FirstMinister s House is an historic house at 186 Elm Street in Gardner, Massachusetts . The house was built in 1792 and served as the church parsonage for Rev. Jonathan Osgood, pastor of Gardner s First Congregational church and also a physician. ref http www.fccgardner.org ref Suffragist and abolitionist, Lucy Stone frequently visited the house because it was home to her sister, Sarah Lawrence. A granite marker commemorating this fact was placed outside of the home. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. References Reflist National Register of Historic Places Category United Church of Christ churches in Massachusetts Category Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Category Houses in Worcester County, Massachusetts WorcesterMA NRHP stub ... more details
Politics of Northern Ireland The Committee for the Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister was established to advise and assist the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister , on matters within their responsibilities as Ministers. The committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation. The Assembly approved a motion on June 12, 2007 to change the name of the committee from Committee of the Centre to Committee for the Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister. ref http www.niassembly.gov.uk centre 2007mandate centrehome 07.htm Northern Ireland Assembly ref Membership 11 Martina Anderson Sinn F in Tom Elliott Ulster Unionist Party Dolores Kelly Social Democratic and Labour Party Danny Kennedy Chairperson Northern Ireland Chairperson UUP Naomi Long Deputy Chairperson Northern Ireland Deputy Chairperson Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Alliance Barry McElduff Sinn F in Francie Molloy Sinn F in Stephen Moutray Democratic Unionist Party Jim Shannon DUP Jimmy Spratt DUP Jim Wells politician Jim Wells DUP References Reflist See also Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinisterFirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister External links http www.niassembly.gov.uk centre 2007mandate centrehome 07.htm Committee for the Office of the FirstMinister and deputy FirstMinister Northern Ireland Assembly OFMDFM Category Northern Ireland Assembly ... more details
Politics of Russia A First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation , commonly referred to as the First Deputy Prime Minister , is a member of the Government of Russia Russian Government . ref Cite Russian law ru entity ru type ru number 110 ru date 12 1993 ru title 6. ru url en type Article en number 110 en date 12 December 1993 en title Chapter 6. The Government of the Russian Federation en url http www.constitution.ru en 10003000 07.htm ref The First Deputy is to be proposed by the Prime Minister of Russia Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation , commonly known as the Prime Minister, and approved by the President of the Russian Federation nation s President . ref Cite Russian law ru entity ru type ru number 112 ru date 12 1993 ru title 6. ru url en type Article en number 112 en date 12 December 1993 en title Chapter 6. The Government of the Russian Federation en url http www.constitution.ru en 10003000 07.htm ref The office is the successor to the posts of First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union and the First Deputy Premier of the Russian SFSR List of first deputies class wikitable width 70 scope col colspan 2 width 25 Name br birth death scope col width 40 Tenure scope col width 40 Prime Minister rowspan 1 scope row style font weight normal Gennady Burbulis rowspan 1 rowspan 1 26 December 1991 14 April 1992 rowspan 1 Boris Yeltsin rowspan 1 scope row style font weight normal Yegor Gaydar rowspan 1 File YegorGaidar.jpg 100px rowspan 1 2 March 1992 15 December 1992 rowspan 1 Boris Yeltsin rowspan 1 scope row style font weight normal Vladimir Shumeyko rowspan 1 rowspan 1 2 June 1992 20 January 1994 rowspan 1 Viktor Chernomyrdin rowspan 1 scope row style font weight normal Yegor Gaydar rowspan 1 File YegorGaidar.jpg 100px rowspan 1 17 March 1993 20 January 1994 rowspan 1 Viktor Chernomyrdin rowspan 1 scope row style font weight normal ... more details
Infobox television show name First Person Singular Pearson The Memoirs of a Prime Minister image show name 2 caption genre biography format creator developer writer Munroe Scott director creative director presenter starring judges voices narrated theme music composer opentheme endtheme composer country CAN language English language English channel CBC Television first run first aired 27 May 1973 last aired 19 August 1973 num seasons 1 num episodes 13 status list episodes executive producer producer Cameron Graham editor location cinematography camera runtime 30 minutes company distributor picture format audio format preceded by followed by One Canadian The Political Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker related website production website Use dmy dates date September 2010 First Person Singular Pearson The Memoirs of a Prime Minister was a Television in Canada Canadian biographical television miniseries which aired on CBC Television from 1973 to 1975. Premise Bernard Ostry interviewed and former Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson in this series. Episodes featured this interview footage combined with historic photographs and other film footage of Pearson. ref name CCF cite web url http www.broadcasting history.ca programming television programming popup.php?id 390 first John last Corcelli date April 2002 title First Person Singular Pearson The Memoirs of a Prime Minister publisher Canadian Communications Foundation accessdate 7 May 2010 ref Scheduling This half hour series was broadcast on Sundays at 10 00 p.m. Eastern from 27 May to 19 August 1973. It was rebroadcast Wednesdays at 10 30 p.m. from 23 October 1974 to 15 January 1975. Episodes The series was divided ... CBC Fab.html first Blaine last Allan title First Person Singular Pearson The Memoirs of a Prime Minister publisher Queen s University year 1996 accessdate 7 May 2010 DEFAULTSORT First Person Singular Pearson The Memoirs Of A Prime Minister Category CBC network shows Category 1973 Canadian television ... more details
Minister can mean several things Minister Christianity , a Christian who ministers in some way Minister diplomacy , the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador Minister government , a politician who heads a Ministry government department ministry government department Shadow minister, a member of a Shadow Cabinet of the Opposition parliamentary opposition See also Ministry disambiguation Yes Minister Wiktionary disambig ca Ministre desambiguaci cy Gweinidog da Minister flertydig gl Ministro ... more details
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The First may refer to The First musical , a 1981 Broadway musical The First 48 , an American crime program, 2004 present. The First Evil , a fictional character from the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer See also Das Erste , a German TV channel First disambiguation disambig ... more details
Notability date March 2011 First is Denise Ho s debut album. Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name first. EP Version 1 Type EP Longtype Artist Denise Ho Released March 28, 2001 Recorded Genre Cantopop Length Label Capital Artists Limited Producer Reviews Last album This album first. EP Next album Hocc EP first. EP Version 1 Family of Honor Do I Have Any Problem Thousands of Me Rascal The Same or Not Different from the Others Nervous Pain Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name first. AVEP Version 2 Type studio Longtype Artist Denise Ho Released April 2001 Recorded Genre Cantopop Length Label Capital Artists Limited Producer Reviews Last album This album first. EP Next album Hocc EP first. AVEP Version 2 Computer File, Cannot be Played MV Thousands of Me Music Video the making of Hey Hey the making of MV Family of Honor Music Video Family of Honor Do I Have Any Problem Thousands of Me Rascal The Same or Not Different from the Others Nervous Pain See also http home.netvigator.com saukwan88 first.htm HOCC WEB first. Category Denise Ho albums Category 2001 EPs Category Debut EPs HongKong album stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The title Senior Minister was also a title used in Canada, before Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Deputy Prime Minister was introduced in 1977. Senior Minister Simplified Chinese , previously called before Aug 12 2004 is a political office in the Politics of Singapore political system of Singapore taken by a prime minister or senior cabinet minister when he or she retires from that office, but still has something to offer the government based on his or her long experience. This, however, implies a reliance on a dominant party system , and several opposition critics find this as evidence for contempt for the political opposition in Singapore. The current Senior Ministers of Singapore are Goh Chok Tong , the second Prime Minister of Singapore and S Jayakumar , former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore . This office has been held by Goh since August 12, 2004, and was formerly held by Lee Kuan Yew , the first Prime Minister of Singapore , from November 28, 1990, through August 12, 2004. Upon the appointment of Goh Chok Tong as Senior Minister, a new ministerial role in the form of Minister Mentor was created and assigned to Lee Kuan Yew. On 26 March 2009, Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong announce that the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore S Jayakumar will relinquish his post as the DPM and appointed Senior Minister in the Prime Minister Office. List of Senior Ministers of Singapore class wikitable Senior Minister Start of Term End of Term Sinnathamby Rajaratnam S. Rajaratnam 1985 1988 Lee Kuan Yew 28 November 1990 12 August 2004 Goh Chok Tong 12 August 2004 In office S Jayakumar 1 April 2009 In office See also Prime Minister of Singapore People s Action Party Minister Mentor Category Government ministers of Singapore id Menteri Senior ms Menteri Kanan ... more details
An information minister also called minister of information is a position in the government s of some ... . Sometimes the position is given to a separate Minister of Culture. Information ministries Minister of Information may refer to flag Afghanistan http www.moic.gov.af pages biography.php Minister of Information and Culture flag Australia Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Australia flag Bahrain http www.moci.gov.bh en Minister of Culture and Information flag Bangladesh http www.moi.gov.bd Minister of Information flag Cambodia http www.information.gov.kh Minister ... staging index.html Minister of Information flag Ethiopia http www.moinfo.gov.et Minister of Information flag Fiji Minister of Information Fiji Minister of Information flag Nazi Germany Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda a historical ... flag Indonesia United Indonesia Cabinet Minister of Communication and Informatics flag Iraq List of Iraqi Information Ministers Information Minister a historical position during the presidency of Saddam Hussein flag Jamaica http www.jis.gov.jm information index.asp Minister of Information, Culture ... www.information.go.ke Minister of Information and Communications flag South Korea Ministry of Information and Communication South Korea Minister of Information and Communications flag Laos http www.culturalprofiles.org.uk laos Units 1.html Minister of Information and Culture flag Lebanon http www.ministryinfo.gov.lb Minister of Information flag Liberia http www.micat.gov.lr index.php Minister of Information flag Malawi http www.malawi.gov.mw information1 index.info.htm Minister of Information, Communication and Tourism flag Malaysia http www.kpkk.gov.my index.php?lang en Minister of Information, Communications and Culture flag Namibia Cabinet of Namibia Minister of Information and Communication Technology flag Nepal http www.moic.gov.np Minister of Information and Communications flag Nigeria ... more details
Minister Mentor Simplified Chinese is a Singapore Cabinet government cabinet position created in 2004 as part of a leadership transition. The first and current Minister Mentor of Singapore is Lee Kuan Yew . The newly appointed Prime Minister of Singapore Prime Minister , Lee Hsien Loong son of Lee Kuan Yew and successor to Goh Chok Tong , announced Lee Kuan Yew s new title together with the naming of his Cabinet on August 12, 2004. Before being appointed as Minister Mentor, Lee Kuan Yew held the post of Senior Minister 1990&ndash 2004 in the Cabinet of then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. class wikitable Minister Mentor Start of Term End of Term Lee Kuan Yew 12 August 2004 In office External links http www.channelnewsasia.com analysis 2004 0811 ministermentor.htm An analysis of Lee Kuan Yew s role as Singapore s Minister Mentor Category Government ministers of Singapore politics stub singapore stub de Minister Mentor ms Menteri Mentor zh ... more details
is cemented by holding the official title of Deputy Prime Minister Deputy Premier Deputy FirstMinister ...notability date November 2008 original research date November 2008 tone date November 2008 A Minister of Everything , sometimes also called Minister for Everything, refers to a Minister who wields great ... p cdhowe.htm ref , Canada, Liberal Party of Canada , at various times served as Minister of Railways and Canals, Minister of Transport, Minister of Munitions and Supply, Minister of Reconstruction, Minister ... 93 3A5 3C1407 3ATFLOWM 3E2.0.CO 3B2 U ref , Hawaiian Kingdom Prime Minister, also served as minister of foreign affairs and minister of war. John Prescott ref http www.guardian.co.uk politics 1997 may 06 labour.uk ref , United Kingdom, Labour Party UK Labour Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State ... and Sustainable Growth. Wendy Alexander , Scotland, Scottish Labour Party , Minister of Communities, and Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning. Hazel Blears ref http www.timesonline.co.uk ... Party Chair, Minister without Portfolio, and Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government ... Party of Canada , Deputy Prime Minister, served at various times as Minister of Transport, President of the Treasury Board, Minister of Agriculture, Government House Leader, and Minister of Finance ... sun.php ref Ontario, Ontario Liberal Party , Deputy Premier, served as Minister of Health and then Minister ... ref Canada, Liberal Party of Canada , served as Minister of Industry, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance, and Deputy Prime Minister. Dean Barrow , ref http www.sanpedrosun.net old 08 074.html ref Belize, United Democratic Party Belize United Democratic Party , Prime Minister of Belize, also Attorney General, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of National Security. Shimon Peres ... Labour Party and Kadima , has at times served as President of Israel, Prime Minister, Transportation Minister, Religious Services Minister, Internal Affairs Minister, Immigrant Absorption Minister ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2010 Politics of Israel A Minister in the Prime Minister s Office lang he , Sar BeMisrad Rosh HaMemshala is a minister and member of the Cabinet of Israel cabinet appointed by the Prime Minister of Israel for the purpose of being involved in various matters on behalf of the Prime Minister. List of current and former ministrations Religious Services Minister of Israel Religious Services after the ministry was closed in 2003, authorities were transferred to the National Authority for Religious Services . However, it was re established in 2008, with a minister appointed Strategic Affairs today the Strategic Affairs Minister of Israel Strategic Affairs Ministry Regional Development in the past it was the Development of the Negev and Galilee Minister of Israel Development of the Negev and Galilee Ministry Arab Sector affairs Intelligence Community today the Intelligence Services Minister of Israel Intelligence Services Ministry Jerusalem Affairs until 1992 authorities were under Jerusalem Affairs Minister of Israel Jerusalem Affairs Ministry Israel Broadcasting Authority Improvement of Government Services Minister of Israel Improvement of Government Services Authorities have currently been delegated to Minister and Cabinet of Israel Cabinet Member Michael Eitan , a Minister without portfolio It is important to note that all the ministrations aforementioned, which are under the Prime Minister Office responsibilities, are also being delegated to Minister without portfolio Ministers without portfolio , who are not part of the Prime Minister s office. See also Office of the Prime Minister Israel Israeli ministers Category Government of Israel Category Lists of government ministers of Israel he ... more details
Minister of Commerce may refer to Minister of Commerce and Industry France Minister of Commerce and Industry India Minister of Commerce Northern Ireland Minister of Commerce People s Republic of China Minister for Labour, Commerce and Industries Tonga Disambig ... more details
, thereby creating a type of minister whose only effective authority is as an associate minister. The first ...Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system . In some countries a minister of state is a junior Minister government minister , who is assigned to assist a specific Cabinet government cabinet minister. In other countries a minister of state is a holder of a more senior position, such as a cabinet minister or even a head of government ..., but may serve under a senior Minister who is so responsible, with the junior Minister administering a particular area of policy. For example the Minister for Sport is responsible for sport within the Department of Health and Ageing, which is in turn administered by the Minister for Health and Ageing. In Brazil , Minister of State lang pt Ministro de Estado is the title borne by all members of the Cabinet of Brazil Federal Cabinet . In Kenya , a Minister of State generically refers to a more senior Minister by virtue of the revenue power, or security implications of their Ministry. For instance ... and Office of the Prime Minister are titled as Ministries of State for . Actual examples include Ministry ... and Ministry of State for Public Service. France Under the French Fifth Republic Fifth Republic , Minister of State Ministre d tat in French is an honorific title bestowed during his nomination on a Minister. Ministres d tat, in the protocol, rank after the Prime Minister of France Prime Minister ... d tat is not to be confused with a Secretary of State Secr taire d tat , a Junior minister assisting a Minister and who may only attend cabinet meeting if the topic discussed touches his responsibilities ... , there is only one Ministre d tat, Minister of Foreign Affairs France Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Alain Juppe . In Japan , Minister of State is the title borne by all members of the Cabinet of Japan Japanese Cabinet . In Luxembourg , Minister of State lang fr Ministre d tat lang de ... more details
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