First Minister
Britishnoun
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the chief minister of the Northern Ireland Assembly
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the chief minister of the Scottish Government
Example Sentences
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First Minister John Swinney, who served as Sturgeon's deputy in government throughout much of Murrell's offending, said he was "gutted and utterly devastated" following the latest court hearing.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has promised to find a solution to congestion along the M4 motorway and said it should be "roads-based".
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The King, 77, last year met Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Deputy First Minister, Emma Little-Pengelly during a visit in March which included a trip to the city centre for some whiskey-tasting.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has revealed his ministerial team in Wales' first ever Plaid Cymru government.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
That the First Minister and favourite allowed his intimate friend to fall is a proof of the weakness of the highest authority, which moreover ought itself to have attacked abuses of this kind.
From A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) by Ranke, Leopold von
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