Below you will find example sentences with "former minister". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Former Minister in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: former
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 26.4 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 8 start, 11 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "former minister" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as accompanied by former minister of local, accused the former minister of irresponsibility, chief, government and health stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with prime minister, minister benjamin, chief minister, former governor, former chief and former vice, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with former minister
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
A.H. Vishwanath, former Minister and MLC, has welcomed the State Budget presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. (17 words)
The former minister of health and social affairs ruled out becoming a minister in the next government. (17 words)
Former Minister and Congress MLA Birajit Sinha raising the issue in the house sought the minister’s statement and apology. (20 words)
Alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written a fresh letter to the Lieutenant Governor, alleging that his advocate, Anant Malik, was threatened by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former minister Satyendar Jain’s wife threatened his mother. (37 words)
The former Minister for Labour, Social Welfare and SC/ST/OBC, Anand underlined that he had resigned in the wake of “prevalent excessive corruption” in the government which led to the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (37 words)
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party and Mehbooba Mufti were in for a shocker when three MLAs, including former minister Imran Abbas Ansari, openly revolted against the former chief minister and quit the party. (34 words)
What can be more shameful than a former Minister of Pakistan coming out in support of a Chief Minister who is out on interim bail? (25 words)
Example sentences (20)
Hinds was accompanied by former Minister of Local Government, Kellawan Lall; former Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai; former Minister of Health Dr. Bheri Ramsarran and former Minister of Housing Irfaan Ali.
New Democracy shadow Foreign Minister George Koumoutsakos accused the former minister of irresponsibility and urged Foreign Minister George Katrougalos to take a direct position.
The political leader of the main opposition party – a former Minister of Finance in the last administration, aspirant to the office of prime minister and maybe minister of finance.
Pinnock also testified he recorded Heed years later as the former minister repeated his earlier comments about the former gaming minister’s approach to gaming concerns.
Nyasulu showed the court some communications between the principal secretary and the former minister which showed the PS had recommended one thing but the former minister acted differently.
He was a former Deputy Chief Minister, former Minister of Natural Resources and Labour and represented the Sixth district with distinction for many, many years.
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party and Mehbooba Mufti were in for a shocker when three MLAs, including former minister Imran Abbas Ansari, openly revolted against the former chief minister and quit the party.
They include former Senate president, David Mark; former governor, Gabriel Suswam and former Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, among others.
A.H. Vishwanath, former Minister and MLC, has welcomed the State Budget presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written a fresh letter to the Lieutenant Governor, alleging that his advocate, Anant Malik, was threatened by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former minister Satyendar Jain’s wife threatened his mother.
The position of deputy leader - currently held by former minister for women and minister for rural health Bronnie Taylor - will also be elected in Wednesday's vote.
Denying any irregularities or corruption in the Formula E race, the former minister in a letter to the chief minister demanded discussion over it.
Former Minister and Congress MLA Birajit Sinha raising the issue in the house sought the minister’s statement and apology.
Furthermore, the Minister addressed allegations made by former minister H. Vishwanath, who criticized the government’s focus on beer sales over the implementation of guarantee schemes for women.
It says the former minister’s actions fall well short of standards and conduct that are becoming of a minister and parliamentarian.
The former Minister for Labour, Social Welfare and SC/ST/OBC, Anand underlined that he had resigned in the wake of “prevalent excessive corruption” in the government which led to the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The former minister of health and social affairs ruled out becoming a minister in the next government.
What can be more shameful than a former Minister of Pakistan coming out in support of a Chief Minister who is out on interim bail?
FORMER Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (Investment) Angellah Kairuki has commended the Kagera Sugar Company Limited (KSL) for making Tanzania self-sufficient in sugar production.
In a statement here, former minister Daljit Singh Cheema requested the Chief Minister to shun politics on the agricultural ordinances in the interest of Punjabis.