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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

But he said he has experience as parliamentary secretary on the justice file.

From Reuters ● Jul. 31, 2023

Johnson’s personal parliamentary secretary, James Duddridge, told Sky News on Wednesday night that the prime minister was in a “buoyant mood and will fight on.”

From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2022

In a statement on Twitter, Nick Staikos, the MP for Bentleigh and a parliamentary secretary to the treasurer, said he was saddened Mikakos’ career “has ended this way”.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 26, 2020

In the course of a long reign a king would acquire the same advantage which a permanent under-secretary has over his superior, the parliamentary secretary.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History by Sir John Alexander Hammerton

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