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.
甚至为了这项工作专设了一个职位：北部乌干达国家安抚部长。
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.
新加坡的传奇人物，李光耀，在1990年从总理退休以后继续对整个国家施以影响，甚至在政府中保留了一个高级部长的职务。
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.
一位美方高官员确认以色列总理奥姆特、巴基斯坦总统阿巴斯和美国国务卿赖斯将举行三方会谈。
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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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