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A Minister without Portfolio is a government minister with no specific responsibilities.
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.
- Lord Hankey (1939?)
- Brian Mawhinney (1995-1997)
- Peter Mandelson (1997-1998)
- Charles Clarke (2001-2002)
- John Reid (2002-2003)
- Ian McCartney (2003-)
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:- Chang Yu-hui
- Chen Ching-huang
- Hu Chien-biao
- Huang Jung-tsun
- Lin Neng-pai
- Tsay Ching-yen
