Usage of "first minister"

Russian

Portuguese

Catalan

Spanish

Most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system.

Russian

Spanish

Catalan

Leader of the Welsh Government.

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Usage of first minister in English

The first minister is expected to make a statement himself later today. 
 The Guardian 

The first minister added: We are asking everyone to stay at home. 
 BBC 

His intervention produced a clear shift in stance from the first minister. 
 The Guardian 

Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's first female first minister, described the vote as indefensible. 
 The Guardian 

Carwyn Jones, the Welsh first minister, accepted on Tuesday there were problems. 
 The Guardian 

Deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon after casting her vote in the referendum. 
 The Guardian 

Mr Jack McConnell will be formally installed as Scotland's first minister today. 
 The Irish Times 

Nicola Sturgeon will be officially sworn in as Scotland's first minister today. 
 The Irish Times 

It would also elect a first minister, to chair the convenors' committee. 
 The Guardian 

He insisted the revelations would not undermine his role as first minister. 
 BBC 

Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's first minister, commands both the party and the country. 
 The Guardian 

He compares this to the conduct of Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon. 
 The Guardian 

The King, reluctantly and ungraciously, consented to accept Rockingham as first minister. 
 Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3 

I therefore politely ask the first minister to change this regulation, he said. 
 The Guardian 

Scotland's pro-EU first minister said she wanted to open negotiations directly with Brussels. 
 Reuters 

The first minister and economy minister will visit the firm later. 
 BBC 

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Meanings of first minister in English