parliamentary private secretary

noun

1. (in Britain) a backbencher in Parliament who assists a minister, esp in liaison with backbenchers PPS

Example Sentences

Mr Heappey became the armed forces minister in 2020 and previously served as parliamentary private secretary to the prime minister under Boris Johnson.

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Ms Stevenson, a parliamentary private secretary in the Department for Business and Trade, also confirmed she had offered her resignation after voting for the rebel amendments.

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Jane Stevenson, a parliamentary private secretary in the Department for Business and Trade, also confirmed she had offered her resignation after voting for the rebel amendments.

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Mr Bristow, who will continue to sit as an MP, served as Parliamentary private secretary to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan.

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Mr Bristow, who is the Conservative MP for Peterborough, was a Parliamentary Private Secretary - the lowest rung of the ministerial ladder - to Michelle Donelan, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.

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