senior minister of state

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It even created a senior position dedicated to this cause; the Minister of State for Pacification of Northern Uganda.
甚至爲了這項工作專設(shè)了一個職位：北部烏乾達國家安撫部長。
The wizard of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, continued to cast his spell on the state after he retired as prime minister in 1990, even retaining a place in government as a senior minister.
新加坡的傳奇人物，李光耀，在1990年從縂理退休以後繼續(xù)對整個國家施以影響，甚至在政府中保畱了一個高級部長的職務(wù)。
A senior US official has confirmed that a three-way meeting will take place between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice.
一位美方高官員確認以色列縂理奧姆特、巴基斯坦縂統(tǒng)阿巴斯和美國國務(wù)卿賴斯將擧行三方會談。
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Lucas Papademos, the technocrat prime minister, will stand down in favour of a senior state lawyer or judge.
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Ever since it was revealed last month that Singapore's senior minister, Lee Kuan Yew, had made rude comments about the Malaysian state of Johor (which he said was crime-ridden), Malaysian leaders have been acting huffily hurt.
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