government minister

Other forms: government ministers

Definitions of government minister

1. noun

   a person appointed to a high office in the government
   synonyms: minister

   examples:

   Haman

   (Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them

   Ahmed Zoki Yamani

   Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930)

   types:

   cabinet minister

   a person who is a member of the cabinet

   finance minister, minister of finance

   the minister responsible for state finances

   foreign minister, secretary of state

   a government minister for foreign relations

   Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer

   the British cabinet minister responsible for finance

   Chief Secretary

   a member of the British Cabinet

   Home Secretary, Secretary of State for the Home Department

   the British cabinet minister who is head of the Home Office

   Lord Chancellor, Lord High Chancellor

   the highest officer of the Crown who is head of the judiciary and who presides in the House of Lords

   Lord Privy Seal

   the senior cabinet minister in the British Cabinet who has no official duties

   First Lord of the Treasury, Treasury

   the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy

   type of:

   executive, executive director

   a person responsible for the administration of a business