Patrick Devedjian, a junior government minister, was even more outspoken.
Two years later, his quiet dependability made him a junior government whip.
Thanom Kittikachorn was born Aug. 11, 1911, in Tak Province, the son of a junior government official.
Or their English could be worse than they realise this can often be the case with junior government officials.
After the Labour Party won the 1997 general election, he served successively as a junior government minister for health and home affairs and as financial secretary to the Treasury.
"Sure, the Big Guy let Seif say the nurses were innocent — to see how it would play," a junior government official explained.
At 47, Mr Karamanlis will be Greece's youngest-ever prime minister; like most of his cabinet, he has never held even a junior government office.
Just 26% of the government is made up of female politicians, with 32% of cabinet positions and 24% of junior government posts held by women.
"This election has been much quieter than in the past," said Ly Rattanak, 26, a junior government official, after casting his vote.
Discounting John Major's visit to Leeds in 1997 to listen to the concerns of northern businessmen, a junior government minister casts the trip as groundbreaking.
