deputy minister

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Canada) the senior civil servant in a government department

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dep′uty min′ister

Canadian. a top-ranking civil servant in a government department.

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While at the hospital, the Deputy Minister was told about a vacant nearby building that the provincial government officials wanted to be converted into, in a higher learning institution, so the local learners don't have to go to faraway places for higher learning education.

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Mongolian Deputy Minister of Defense T.Dulamdorj welcomed him and held a meeting.

Russian Deputy Minister of Defense arrives Mongolia

At the end of the meeting, Russian Deputy Minister Alexander Fomin handed over an honorary award of the Russian Armed Forces to Ya.Erdenebileg, officer of the Defense Ministry's department of foreign cooperation for his contribution to the bilateral defense relations.

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Deputy Minister stated that he regretted the Easter Sunday attacks and accordingly all Muslim Ministers resigned from portfolios.

Deputy Minister of Ports and Shipping re-assumes duties

The deputy minister noted that compared to January-May 2018, this figure increased by 2.6 percent.

Deputy minister: Azerbaijan-China trade turnover reaches $1.1B in 5 months

The Iranian deputy minister arrived in the capital to attend Q4 talks on Afghan Refugees repatriation.

Iranian deputy minister calls on Shehryar Afridi

"During the deputy minister's visit that lasts from June 18 to 21, he is scheduled to have several high-level meetings with Egyptian officials to discuss ways of boosting bilateral relations with a particular focus on economic and investment cooperation," the ambassador told Daily News Egypt.

Korean MoFA's Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs to visit Egypt on Tuesday

According to the 'Wogbejeke' singer he was approached to serve in the administration of the State as a Deputy Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture but he declined.

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Deputy Minister Brkic informed Sztaray about the process of formation of government on all levels in BiH after the General Elections.

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His Highness deputized Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, deputy minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs, to attend the trophy-giving ceremony.

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Joseph Kakunda, Deputy Minister of State in the President's Office Regional Administration and Local Government (RALG), was promoted to the minister for Trade, Industry and Investment, replacing Mr Mwijage."The president has also appointed Mr Constantine Kanyasu to be the new deputy minister for Natural Resources and Tourism replacing Mr Hasunga," the statement said.