Deputy minister is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under aparliamentary system. A deputy minister is positioned in some way ‘under’ a minister, who is a full member of Cabinet, in charge of a particular standing policy portfolio, and typically oversees an associated civil service department. Depending on the jurisdiction, a "Deputy minister" may be a Cabinet minister who regularly acts as and for a more senior cabinet minister (rare except in the case of "Deputy Prime Minister"), a juniorminister assigned to assist acabinet minister, an elected member of the governing party or coalition assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister ‘from the back benches’ (i.e., not part of theCabinet,Government orMinistry) or a non-elected head of a civil service department taking political direction from a Cabinet minister.

• Bangladesh: A Deputy minister is junior to a Minister of a Department of State (portfolio minister) and of similar standing to a Parliamentary Secretary.^[1]
• Canada: TheDeputy minister is the seniorcivil servant in a government department and takes political direction from an appointedminister of the Crown.^[2]
• Japan: ADeputy Minister assists the work of theCabinet of Japan.^[3]
• Malaysia: A Deputy minister is not a member of theCabinet and also called half minister. It is secondary to and ranked below ministers. Deputy ministers deputise for ministers. A ministry usually has one or two deputy ministers.
• Netherlands: AState Secretary is the title of a junior member of theCabinet of the Netherlands.
• Poland: The ministries are staffed by secretaries of state and undersecretaries of state, commonly referred to as deputy ministers. Their task is to assist the Minister and replace him if necessary. Main article:Secretary of state (Poland) [pl]
• South Africa: A Deputy Minister is secondary to cabinet ministers. TheOfficial Opposition Shadow Cabinet also has deputy shadow ministers.
• Sri Lanka: ADeputy ministers are junior ministers ranking below that ofcabinet minister andState Minister. It is similar to the pre-1972 post ofParliamentary Secretary.
• Tanzania: TheDeputy ministers are junior ministers, and are usually not members of the government's cabinet.
• Timor-Leste: TheGovernment, which comprises thePrime Minister, Ministers and Secretaries of State, may include one or more Deputy Prime Ministers and Deputy Ministers.^[4]

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