A Deputy Minister is the senior civil servant in a government department and assists the Minister assigned responsibility for the department in day-to-day operations. The Deputy Minister is the functional head of the department in question while the Minister is the department's political master.
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A Deputy Minister is the senior civil servant in a government department and assists the...
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A Deputy Minister is the senior civil servant in a government department and assists the Minister assigned responsibility for the department in day-to-day operations. The Deputy Minister is the functional head of the department in question while the Minister is the department's political master.