ADJ
- prime
- chief, principal
- Queen Elizabeth's chief minister, Lord Burghley
- deputy
- junior, senior
- cabinet, departmental, EU, Foreign Office, government, Home Office
- defence, education, environment, finance, foreign, health, interior, transport, etc.
- relevant, responsible
- Local authorities should submit schemes to the relevant minister for approval
- former, outgoing
VERB + MINISTER
- appoint (sb), appoint sb as, nominate (sb), nominate sb as
- elect (sb), elect sb as
- dismiss (sb as)
- serve as
- He served briefly as prime minister from 1920 to 1921
- lobby, persuade, urge
- lobbying the Transport Minister over the issue
- advise, consult, instruct
- accuse, criticize
MINISTER + VERB
- resign, retire
- be accountable to sb, be responsible for sth
- Ministers are accountable to Parliament. the minister responsible for the health service
- announce sth, unveil sth
- agree (to) sth, approve sth, decide sth, endorse sth
- intervene (in sth)
- The foreign minister intervened with disastrous results
PREP
- ~ for
- the new minister for the Arts
- ~ of
- A new minister of defence had been appointed
ADJ
- church
- Baptist, Congregational, Methodist, Nonconformist, Presbyterian
VERB + MINISTER
- ordain (sb), ordain sb as
- He was ordained minister of a small rural congregation