The Minister of Foreign Affairs is an appointment in the

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who is responsible for overseeing the international diplomacy of the

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. The post was first created in 1947 as Minister of External Affairs and Defence, in 1978 the

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separated into two ministries, the

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and the

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. Prior to the separation of the post the Minister of External Affairs and Defence was held by the

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since 1947, with a '' Parliamentary Secretary for Defence and External Affairs'' who was an elected parliamentarian and was the ''de facto''

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List of Foreign Ministers

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List of Foreign Ministers

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