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4 unusual facts about Senior Minister


Adityawarman

Adityawarman was awarded the Senior Minister of Majapahit (wreddamantri) and used this authority to launch Majapahit military expansion plans and conquered east coast region in Sumatra.

J. Philip Wogaman

Philip Wogaman is former Senior Minister at Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. (1992–2002), and former Professor of Christian Ethics at Wesley Theological Seminary Washington, D.C. (1966–92), serving as dean of that institution from 1972-83.

Senior Minister

The position of Senior Minister has only been held by four persons -- Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong, who were the first and second Prime Ministers of Singapore respectively; and S. Rajaratnam and S. Jayakumar, who served as Deputy Prime Ministers.

Singaporean presidential election, 2011

Despite speculations that former Senior Minister S. Jayakumar was considering a run, he stated that he would not be running in an interview.


Speakers' Corner, Singapore

In a 1999 interview with New York Times columnist William Safire, the Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said the idea had first been suggested by the Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, but Goh felt that it was not yet the right time to set it up.


see also

American Religious Townhall

Prentice Meador — The former senior minister of the Prestoncrest Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas.

Amity, Arkansas

- Senior Minister at Collierville Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Collierville, Tennessee.

Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra

A keen composer, Yan’s composition “SALUTE” was premiered at the National Tribute Dinner for former Senior Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew.

Cabinet rank

This is best displayed during the premiership of Gordon Brown when after a reshuffle of his Cabinet Peter Mandelson, the Business Secretary was ranked the 3rd most senior minister out of 23 and outranked all Great Offices of State except the Prime Minister himself.

Chinwe Obaji

Chinwe Obaji is a higher education lecturer, teacher and education administrator who was appointed to head Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Education in June 2005 as Senior Minister, and was succeeded a year later by Obiageli Ezekwesili.

Gurushetram – 24 Hours of Anger

Other guests at the event included Senior Minister of State for Trade & Industry and Education Mr S. Iswaran and Nominated Member of Parliament Viswa Sadasivan.

James A. Forbes

(born 1935) is the Senior Minister Emeritus of the Riverside Church, an interdenominational (American Baptist and United Church of Christ) church on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City.

Khan Amirzadah Khan

Whilst addressing the students, Hayat Mohammed Khan Sherpao, senior minister of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and president of the provincial PPP, was blown up by a bomb and killed.

Larry M. James

He served as the senior minister for the Richardson East Church of Christ in Richardson, Texas for 14 years.

Living Enrichment Center

Originally founded in the Scholls, Oregon farmhouse of senior minister Mary Manin Morrissey in the mid-1970s, the church moved to a 94,500 square foot (8,800 m²) building on a forested area of 95 acres (384,000 m²) in Wilsonville in 1992.

Marvi Mazhar

Marvi Mazhar is the daughter of Pir Mazhar Ul Haq the parliamentary leader of Pakistan Peoples Party in Sindh Assembly and present Senior Minister with the Portfolio of Education in the Sindh Cabinet.

National Youth Council of Singapore

Mr Lawrence Wong, Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth & Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information, is the Chairman of the 12th Council.

Ramchandra Pant Amatya

Ramchandra Pant, however, strongly supported Tarabai at the time and worked as the Senior Minister for her son Shivaji II.

Saint Andrew's Secondary School

She is the daughter of the late Senior Minister of State for Education, Dr Tay Eng Soon, and she was also a President's Scholar.

School of the Arts, Singapore

From 1 November 2012, oversight of SOTA was taken over by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY), which is helmed by Lawrence Wong, Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, and Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information.

Star Awards 2013

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ZbCOMMA

Friday Weekly was launched on the 22 February 1991 by Senior Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew (current Minister Mentor).