deputy minister

British

noun

(in Canada) the senior civil servant in a government department

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On Monday, she sacked his wife, Camilla Fabri, who served as deputy minister for international communication.

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"We have some good people that can go out mining and blasting and drilling and all that kind of stuff," explained Deputy Minister of Minerals Resources, Jorgen T Hammeken-Holm.

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Deputy minister Hammeken-Holm said it was "more or less a guess" for now.

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The NCAG, headed by former Palestinian Authority deputy minister Ali Shaath, is expected to enter the Gaza Strip once the Rafah crossing reopens.

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Gaza native and former Palestinian Authority deputy minister Ali Shaath was earlier tapped to head the governing committee.

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