(in the UK) a government minister who is not a member of the cabinet.
he refused to accept responsibility, sending out junior ministers to explain the fiasco
Example sentencesExamples
Unlike cabinet ministers, junior ministers (with the exeption of the chief whip) do not have state cars with garda drivers.
The appointment of Cabinet ministers, junior ministers, senior staff to committees etc allows the party leadership huge powers of patronage.
Apart from senior and junior ministers, other top government officials from various ministries will attend.
The opposition minister is also on the committee along with his/her junior ministers.
Two female junior ministers spoke in defence of censorship.
But today, this paper offers cautious congratulations to junior minister Steve Webb on his plans for pensions reform.
The Junior Minister at the Department of Enterprise said he would press the issue with the Cabinet, but the decision will ultimately rest with Mr McCreevy.
In 2008, Lewis - then a junior Minister at the Department of Health - made an unhelpful intervention on tax policy.
His preference to work with the bureaucracy and junior ministers was honed during 12 years as chief minister of Gujarat.
Legislation limits the number of junior ministers to 17.
Definition of junior minister in US English:
junior minister
noun
(in the UK) a government minister who is not a member of the cabinet.
he refused to accept responsibility, sending out junior ministers to explain the fiasco
Example sentencesExamples
The appointment of Cabinet ministers, junior ministers, senior staff to committees etc allows the party leadership huge powers of patronage.
But today, this paper offers cautious congratulations to junior minister Steve Webb on his plans for pensions reform.
His preference to work with the bureaucracy and junior ministers was honed during 12 years as chief minister of Gujarat.
Two female junior ministers spoke in defence of censorship.
The Junior Minister at the Department of Enterprise said he would press the issue with the Cabinet, but the decision will ultimately rest with Mr McCreevy.
The opposition minister is also on the committee along with his/her junior ministers.
Apart from senior and junior ministers, other top government officials from various ministries will attend.
In 2008, Lewis - then a junior Minister at the Department of Health - made an unhelpful intervention on tax policy.
Unlike cabinet ministers, junior ministers (with the exeption of the chief whip) do not have state cars with garda drivers.
Legislation limits the number of junior ministers to 17.