I think he gets a passing mark as Foreign Minister.
彼は外務大臣としてはまず及第といえる。
The Prime Minister has won his services as Minister for Justice.
首相は三顧の礼をもって彼を法務大臣に迎えた。
He is the minister responsible for the environment.
彼が環境担当の大臣です。
They met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs yesterday.
彼らは昨日外務大臣に会った。
The new minister took over the job on Monday.
新大臣は月曜日に職務の引継をした。
Mr Suzuki, who is a former Prime Minister, will be chairman of the committee.
元総理大臣の鈴木氏が、委員会の議長になるだろう。
The minister appointed one of his cronies to a key position.
その大臣は気心の知れた仲間を重要な地位につけました。
He had the ambition to be prime minister.
彼には総理大臣になりたいという野心があった。
The talented finance minister's ingenuity has helped his bankrupt nation to get out of the red.
有能な大蔵大臣の創意になる処置は、行き詰まった国の財政から赤字をなくすのに役立った。
The lord held absolute power over his subjects.
その君主は臣民に対して絶対の支配権を持っていた。
The minister contradicted his own statement.
その大臣は自分の言ったことを否定した。
Kouchner, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, advocated the G14 group.
フランスのクシュネル外務大臣はG14体制を提唱した。
It is true that Aristotle distinguishes the tyrant from the king by the fact that the former governs in his own interest, and the latter only for the good of his subjects; but it would follow from Aristotle's distinction that, from the very beginning of t