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Meanings of first minister in English

Russian
премьер-министр
Portuguese
primeiro-ministro
Catalan
primera ministra
Spanish
primera ministra
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Most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system.

премьер-министр
Russian
первый министр уэльса
Spanish
secretario principal de gales
Catalan
primer ministre de gal·les

Leader of the Welsh Government.

Related terms
первый министр уэльса
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Examples for "first minister of wales"
Examples for "first minister of wales"
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He was first minister of Wales from 2009 to 2018
The Guardian
2
He praised Carwyn Jones, the Labour first minister of Wales, who warned that Cardiff would probably try to block Salmond's plans for a currency union.
The Guardian
1
An aide jotted down the two main points made by the first secretary:
One minute to midnight: kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the b...
2
He eventually rose to become first secretary and party boss in his state.
The Guardian
3
Gabriel Archer is a lawyer, and first secretary or recorder of the colony.
Pioneers of the Old South: A Chronicle of English Colonial Begin...
4
With the Chilean Ambassador was his wife and the first secretary.
The Irish Times
5
My colleague, the first secretary, was a far more interesting person.
Little Novels
Usage of first minister in English
1
The first minister is expected to make a statement himself later today.
The Guardian
2
The first minister added: We are asking everyone to stay at home.
BBC
3
His intervention produced a clear shift in stance from the first minister.
The Guardian
4
Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's first female first minister, described the vote as indefensible.
The Guardian
5
Carwyn Jones, the Welsh first minister, accepted on Tuesday there were problems.
The Guardian
6
Deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon after casting her vote in the referendum.
The Guardian
7
Mr Jack McConnell will be formally installed as Scotland's first minister today.
The Irish Times
8
Nicola Sturgeon will be officially sworn in as Scotland's first minister today.
The Irish Times
9
It would also elect a first minister, to chair the convenors' committee.
The Guardian
10
He insisted the revelations would not undermine his role as first minister.
BBC
11
Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's first minister, commands both the party and the country.
The Guardian
12
He compares this to the conduct of Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon.
The Guardian
13
The King, reluctantly and ungraciously, consented to accept Rockingham as first minister.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3
14
I therefore politely ask the first minister to change this regulation, he said.
The Guardian
15
Scotland's pro-EU first minister said she wanted to open negotiations directly with Brussels.
Reuters
16
The first minister and economy minister will visit the firm later.
BBC
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