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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 parliament he preserved an active interest in education, being a member of the newly created consultative committee of the Board of Education in 1900, and in 1902 he became parliamentary secretary.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

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