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	Minister without Portfolio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		While Minister without Portfolio is seen by some as a mere patronage appointment, it has been a role that numerous political notables have played over time, including recent Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, who filled the role in a Pearson cabinet in the 60s; John Turner also "kept a seat warm" in a Pearson cabinet.
		The title of Minister Without Portfolio has been used off and on, with its peak during Trudeau's first period in office, during which the staggering figure of 17 ministers without portfolio were appointed over an 11-year period.
		The Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1939 (Section 4) (http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZA36Y1939S4.html) allows a member of the Government of Ireland to be assigned, but not having charge of a Department of State, such a person is referred to as a "Minister without portfolio" (Irish: "Aire gan ceannas Roinne").
	www.lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Minister_without_Portfolio (526 words)

	Topical Words: Portfolio
		By an obvious extension it was soon applied to the job of the minister in charge of a department, as in “ministers were appointed to the portfolios of foreign affairs, war, commerce, justice and finance”.
		They were dubbed ministers without portfolio, which has led to a perennial parliamentary joke about such persons being spotted carrying a portfolio (one recent minister without portfolio is even said to have had “minister without portfolio” written on his portfolio).
		Such ministers without portfolio, exalted personages though they may be, have on occasion been seen as somehow lightweight, lacking in that deep engagement in matters of State expected of those with a “proper” brief.
	www.worldwidewords.org /topicalwords/tw-por1.htm (615 words)

	Mandelson, Peter
		Minister without Portfolio takes control, of the government, of the Labour party, of the press etc. (9th August 1997).
		Minister without Portfolio takes control, of the government, of the Labour party, of the press etc.......
		Peter Mandelson was embroiled in an embarrassing diplomatic row last night after the minister without portfolio returned from Brazil accused of interfering in the country's forthcoming election campaign.
	www.wesleyar.freeserve.co.uk /Labour/People/Mandelson.htm (1251 words)

	Inquiry and Analysis Series - No. 2
		In the course of the current ministerial changes, ten ministers have been added to the existing cabinet, one minister was dismissed, and four ministers were transferred to other ministries.
		The former Minister of Education, Yasser 'Amru, who was dismissed, belongs to the Al-Sa'iqa organization, which is a Palestinian faction of the Syrian Ba'ath party.
		The former Minister of Agriculture, 'Abd Al-Jawwad Saleh, who was demoted to a Minister without Portfolio, belongs to the FIDA party of the Hawatmeh faction of the DFLP.
	www.memri.org /bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=ia&ID=IA0298 (1136 words)

	The Namibian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		PRIME Minister Hage Geingob yesterday justified the creation of two ministerial positions, Minister Without Portfolio and Economic Advisor, arguing that it was common practice in "democratic governments:.
		The controversy which has surrounded the appointment of Swapo Secretary General, Hifikepunye Pohamba, as Minister Without Portfolio and former Finance and Environment Minister, Gert Hanekom, as Economic Advisor returned to the National Assembly yesterday when senior DTA parliamentarian Piet Junius requested the Prime Minister to provide their job descriptions.
		As Minister Without Portfolio he (Pohamba) is advisor and is assigned to different tasks by the head of state," Geingob said.
	www.namibian.com.na /Netstories/November98/withoutport.html (317 words)

	Small Reshuffle, Big Message - NDTV.com - News on Small Reshuffle, Big Message
		Unlike in the West, where minister without portfolio effectively means minister at large, in India, minister without portfolio means exactly that: minister without a job.
		There was no point pushing Mamata over George Fernandes, at a time when the Defence Minister has emerged as her biggest advocate in the NDA, and a regular guest star at her Brigade Ground rallies in Kolkata.
		Which is why I think the story of Mamata joining without a portfolio matters only for you and me, not for the BJP.
	www.ndtv.com /columns/showcolumns.asp?id=886 (816 words)

	Articles - Minister without Portfolio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The title of Minister without Portfolio has been used off and on; however, in recent times the title has fallen out of favour, and the last minister without portfolio, Gilles Lamontagne, was promoted to postmaster general in 1978.
		The practice has continued under the guise of ministers of state without responsibilites in the ministers' title, with Don Boudria being the last person to hold such a position (while concurrently serving as house leader).
		The Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1939 (Section 4) allows a member of the Government of Ireland to be assigned, but not having charge of a Department of State, such a person is referred to as a "Minister without portfolio" (Irish: "Aire gan ceannas Roinne").
	www.gaple.com /articles/Minister_without_Portfolio (596 words)

	Dr. Sandor Wekerle
		Minister of Agriculture: Béla Mezsssy (20 August 1917 to 25 January 1918); Sándor Wekerle (25 January 1918 to 11 February 1918); Count Béla Serényi (11 February 1918 to 31 October 1918)
		Minister Without Portfolio for Croatia-Slavonia and Dalmatia: Károly Unkelh Susser
		Minister Without Portfolio for Food: János Graf Hadik (23 August 1917 to 17 January 1918); Ferenc Nagy (17 January 1918 to 25 January 1918: acting Minister); Lajos Herzog von Windischgraetz (25 January 1918 to 25 October 1918); Ferenc Nagy (25 October 1918 to 31 October 1918): acting Minister)
	www.geocities.com /veldes1/wekerle.html (1228 words)

	The Avalon Project : Judgment : Schacht
		Schacht served as Commissioner of Currency land President of the Reichsbank from 1923 to 1930; was reappointed President of the bank on 17th March, 1933; Minister of Economics in August, 1934; and Plenipotentiary General for War Economy in May, 1935.
		As Minister of Economics and as Plenipotentiary General for War Economy he was active in organising the German economy for war.
		On 22nd January, 1943, Hitler dismissed Schacht as Reich Minister without Portfolio because of his " whole attitude during the present fateful fight of the German nation." On 23rd July, 1944, Schacht was arrested by the Gestapo and confined in a concentration camp until the end of the war.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/imt/proc/judschac.htm (1298 words)

	Tony Blair's Cabinets - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tony Blair is currently serving his third successive term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
		John Reid becomes Transport Minister, which is no longer a cabinet position (although Dr Reid will continue attending cabinet meetings).
		John Prescott's Office of the Deputy Prime Minister assumes the Local Government and the Regions portfolio.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tony_Blair's_Cabinets (1316 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 27 Jul 1998 (pt 23)
		To ask the Minister without Portfolio what is the current budget for each of the zones in the Millennium Experience.
		To ask the Minister without Portfolio what contingency plans have been made to maintain the supply of power to the Millennium Dome in the event of a collapse of the power supply system.
		To ask the Minister without Portfolio, pursuant to his answer of 17 March 1998, Official Report, column 602, what special technical measures are being taken, at what extra cost, to ensure the proposed air-conditioning system for the Millennium Dome does not leak HFCs into the environment in excess of 1 per cent.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199798/cmhansrd/vo980727/text/80727w23.htm (1271 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Frontpage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Munda, who was accompanied by revenue minister Madhu Singh of Samata Party at the press conference, said there was no need to consult the NDA partners as Samresh Singh was not removed from the cabinet.
		The chief minister also said he would soon call on the Prime Minister and request him to establish an IIT and a 1,000-mw nuclear power station in Jharkhand.
		Madhu Singh said it was the chief minister’s prerogative to allot departments to ministers.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040119/asp/frontpage/story_2801831.asp (490 words)

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		Minister Dimitrov suggested that a joint commission, including members of the Bulgarian minority, examines the reasons why their just demands cannot be met.
		The Yugoslav Minister said it was unacceptable to refer to the area by this name because Yugoslavia regarded this as interference in its internal affairs.
		She reportedly stressed during the talks that regardless of the border and ethnic problems in the Balkans, the transboundary projects should be implemented because they are in the interest of the whole European community.
	www.b-info.com /places/Macedonia/republic/news/95-07/jul26.mak (4523 words)

	TAP: Vol 14, Iss. 5. Minister Without Portfolio. John B. Judis. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As the Bush administration was desperately searching for allies, Jackson helped draw up a declaration from the foreign ministers of the "Vilnius Ten," the 10 Eastern European countries that are up for NATO membership.
		Jackson's particular contribution was to tell the Vilnius Ten foreign ministers that signing the declaration would help win U.S. approval of their membership in NATO.
		This article may not be resold, reprinted, or redistributed for compensation of any kind without prior written permission from the author.
	www.prospect.org /print/V14/5/judis-j.html (1485 words)

	[Insert Title Here] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		During the weekend I spoke with most of the ministers, except for those who were overseas, and I made it clear to them the gravity of the decision," PM Sharon said at the start of Sunday morning's Cabinet session.
		Sharon also told ministers that he had spoken with Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz on Saturday night and had accepted his recommendations to add "certain appendixes" to the hostage swap deal which would support extra efforts to find information on missing IAF navigator Ron Arad.
		Minister of National Infrastructure Yosef Paritzky said that what changed his mind from initially voting "no" was [Shin Bet chief Avi] Dichter's position that the deal would not have much of an effect on the Palestinian street.
	www.mia.org.il /archive/031109jpe.html (1308 words)

	Daily Excelsior... Editorial
		Then onwards it is life without portfolio when none recognises his entity as something or anything...
		But without portfolio is no less than a shuttlecock or football.
		Supporting the Defence minister, DRDO chief Abdul Kalam stated that private sectors involvement in defence design and production would increase from 10 per cent to 30 per cent and guide India towards its target of 70 per cent self reliance in military hardware by the year 2005.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /98dec13/edit.htm (5186 words)

	GN Online: Mamata back in cabinet, but jobless
		However, since Banerjee has not been allocated any ministry and is now designated as a cabinet minister without portfolio, yesterday's exercise is seen as the last expansion, not the last reshuffle since Vajpayee will have to find a suitable ministry for Banerjee soon.
		Banerjee's minister without portfolio status has revealed that all may not be well inside the ruling National Democratic Alliance.
		Banerjee who had stepped down as the Railways minister in March 2001 demanding resignation of Defence Minister George Fernandes in the wake of Tehelka defence bribery expose, and even pulled her party out of the NDA, refused to accept the insignificant Coal ministry when she called on Vajpayee on Sunday evening.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=97131 (712 words)

	Judgment: The Defendants: Schacht
		Schacht served as Commissioner of Currency and President of the Reichsbank from 1923 to 1930, was reappointed President of the Bank on 17th March, 1933, Minister of Economics in August, 1934, and Plenipotentiary General for War Economy in May, 1935.
		As Minister of Economics and as Plenipotentiary General for War Economy he was active in organizing the German economy for war.
		On 22nd January, 1943, Hitler dismissed Schacht as Reichsminister without Portfolio, because of his "whole attitude during the present fateful fight of the German Nation." On 23rd July, 1944, Schacht was arrested by the Gestapo and confined in a concentration camp until the end of the war.
	www.vex.net /~nizkor/hweb/imt/tgmwc/judgment/j-defendants-schacht.html (1308 words)

	Government press briefing with the Minister without Portfolio
		In a government press briefing, Minister without Portfolio John Reid answered questions from journalists on a number of issues including Iraq, Cabinet, the asylum system and the death of DC Oake.
		Well, as far as the discussions were concerned, without going into details, it covered I suppose most of the issues you would expect such a discussion to cover: the prospects, the conditions.
		Indeed any Minister who is in that position has an obligation to give it the gravest consideration and therefore when questions are raised, in a democratic society, inside or outside the political parties, inside or outside the Government, that is a legitimate part of the process of us deciding on our action.
	www.number-10.gov.uk /output/Page1330.asp (4126 words)

	Articles - David Lloyd George (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		When the Liberal government fell as a result of the Shell Crisis of 1915 and was replaced with a coalition government dominated by Liberals still under the Premiership of Asquith, Lloyd George became the first Minister of Munitions in 1915 and then war secretary in 1916.
		He progressed to replace Asquith as prime minister of a new wartime coalition government between the Liberals and the Conservatives.
		However, he died shortly afterwards without ever taking up his seat in the House of Lords at the age of 82.
	www.worldhammock.com /articles/Lloyd_George (1876 words)

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		Role Profile: Yossi Beilin Name: Dr. Yossi Beilin, MK Title: Israel's Minister in the PrimeMinister's Office, or Minister without Portfolio in the Prime Minister's Office (Labour Party) Born: In Tel Aviv, 1948 Quotes: "Those negotiations which culminated eventually here on the White House lawn on September 13--those negotiations are going to succeed.
		From 1990-1992 I was a member of the Knesset Defense and Foreign affairs Committee and I served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1992-1995.
		I was appointed Minister of Economics and Social Development in July, 1995 and I was appointed to my current position of Minister without Portfolio in the Prime Minister's Office last November, under very unfortunate circumstances.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~rtanter/W96PS353S1/Beilin.Yossi (821 words)

	Trials of German Major War Criminals: Volume 13
		I received my salary from the Reichsbank, which was due to me by contract, but a ministerial salary was not paid to me. I believe that as Minister I received certain allowances to cover expenses, I can't say at the moment; but I did not receive a salary as a Minister.
		As I have stated repeatedly yesterday and also during my direct examination, I was always referred to in foreign broadcasts as a man who was an opponent of this system, and all my numerous friends and acquaintances in foreign countries knew that I was against this system and worked against it.
		Now, meanwhile, while you were remaining as Minister without Portfolio, because you thought it might be dangerous to resign, you were encouraging the Generals in the army to commit treason against the head of the State, were you not?
	www.vex.net /~nizkor/hweb/imt/tgmwc/tgmwc-13/tgmwc-13-120-05.shtml (2333 words)

	David Lloyd George - SmartyBrain Encyclopedia and Dictionary
		David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, OM (January 17, 1863–March 26, 1945) was a British statesman and the last Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
		In this role, he was largely responsible for the introduction of old age pensions in Britain and began what is now referred to as the Welfare State.
		He then progressed to replace Herbert Asquith as prime minister of a new wartime coalition government between the Liberals and the Conservatives.
	smartybrain.com /index.php/Lloyd_George (1518 words)

	israelinsider: politics: Center Party joins national unity government
		Center Party Chairman Dan Meridor will serve as a minister without portfolio and will be a member of both the security and "kitchen" cabinets.
		The party is burdened with a huge financial debt, is still stinging from the conviction of former chairman Yitzhak Mordechai on sexual harassment charges, and according to the latest polls will probably not exist after the next elections.
		The previous law limiting the number of government ministers was cancelled at the request of Barak when he formed his cabinet of 24 ministers in 1999.
	www.israelinsider.com /channels/politics/articles/pol_0042.htm (859 words)

	CNN.com - Sharon's new government leans right, seeks 'path of peace' - Feb. 28, 2003
		Saying no to two key Palestinian demands for peace, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon presented his newest coalition government to the Israeli Knesset Thursday, saying the patchwork Cabinet is "the best possible government" for the future of the Jewish state.
		Sharon's right-leaning government includes Likud rival and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, moved from his former role as foreign minister to finance minister, a post he had turned down earlier this week.
		As finance minister, Netanyahu will face the daunting task of improving Israel's recession-hit economy, which Sharon said would be aided by a government-backed push to increase immigration and a restructuring of some of the tax structures.
	cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/02/28/israel.government (886 words)

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