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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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Along with his role as member of parliament, Mr Fergus, 54, served as parliamentary secretary to the Treasury Board president and to the health minister.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2023

"We have amended the criminal law, and decided that the chemical castration clause will be taken out," Maleeka Bukhari, parliamentary secretary on law, told a news conference in Islamabad.

From Reuters • Nov. 19, 2021

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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