minister

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Minister may refer to:

• Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric
• Minister (Catholic Church)
• Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department)
• Minister without portfolio, a member of government with the rank of a normal minister but who doesn't head a ministry
• Shadow minister, a member of a Shadow Cabinet of the opposition
• Minister (Austria)
• Minister (diplomacy), the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador
• Ministerialis, a member of a noble class in the Holy Roman Empire
• The Minister, a 2011 French-Belgian film directed by Pierre Schöller