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Minister without Portfolio

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A Minister without Portfolio is a government minister with no specific responsibilities.

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1 Ministers without Portfolio in the United Kingdom
2 Ministers without Portfolio in Taiwan
3 See also:

Ministers without Portfolio in the United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, it is a Cabinet position, and is often used to get people such as the Chairman of the Conservative Party or the Chair of the Labour Party into Cabinet meetings.

Ministers without Portfolio in Taiwan

In the
Executive Yuan of the Republic of China there are several such ministers (政務委員) at one time:

See also: