parliamentary secretary
Britishnoun
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"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
Turning to politics after the War, he served as parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture under Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden before moving to a similar position in the Ministry of Defence.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2018
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
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 Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
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