deputy minister.
person who assists minister in management of ministerial financial and human resources and can act on behalf of the minister
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Deputy minister is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. A deputy minister is positioned in some way "under" a minister, who is a full member of Cabinet, in charge of a particular standing policy portfolio, and typically oversees an associated civil service department. Depending on the jurisdiction, a "Deputy minister" may be a Cabinet minister who regularly acts as and for a more senior cabinet minister, a junior minister assigned to assist a cabinet minister, an elected member of the governing party or coalition assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister "from the back benches" or a non-elected head of a civil service department taking political direction from a Cabinet minister.Bangladesh: A Deputy minister is junior to a Minister of a Department of State and of similar standing to a Parliamentary Secretary.
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