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parliamentary secretary

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) a Member of Parliament appointed, usually as a junior minister, to assist a Minister of the Crown with departmental responsibilities

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Toronto MP Julie Dabrusin joins cabinet for the first time as environment minister after having served as parliamentary secretary for the file since 2021.

From BBC May 13, 2025

“Because it will no longer be the case that we can take on any amount of debt in Europe,” said Toncar, a parliamentary secretary and close aide of Finance Minister Christian Lindner.

From Reuters Jan. 14, 2022

Among other moves, François-Philippe Champagne, parliamentary secretary to the finance minister, was named trade minister.

From Washington Post Jan. 10, 2017

“There’s no doubt obesity is the biggest challenge” for this generation and the next, said Chris Fearne, the parliamentary secretary for health in Malta and a cabinet member in the Labor government.

From New York Times Dec. 21, 2015

They parted, and Denis dined in Norfolk Street with a parliamentary secretary, and Peter supped in Brook Street with the other boarders.

From The Lee Shore by Macaulay, Rose, Dame

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