Example sentences of "[verb] over as minister " in BNC.

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1 Some supporters of her National Opposition Coalition , known as U N O cheered dutifully , others booed her announcement that although she would take over as Minister of Defence , General Ortega was staying on .
2 Each contributed in different ways to the Watkinson counter-reformation that began soon after he took over as Minister of Defence in October 1959 .
3 Oscar SantamarĂ­a left his post as Justice Minister on Jan. 24 and took over as Minister for the Presidency on Jan. 28 .
4 The new Minister of Finance and Economic Development was Ahmed Abubakar , hitherto director-general in the Finance Ministry , while the former National Planning Commission chair and Minister for Special Duties Chu Okongwu took over as Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources .
5 At the Justice Ministry Abdullah Tulbah took over as minister from Khalid Ansari .
6 Kari Nordheim Larsen took over as Minister of Development Co-operation from Grete Faremo , who became Minister of Justice and Police .
7 Berndt Seite , who had taken over as Minister President in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania in March [ see p. 38822 ] , was already under considerable pressure because of the severely depressed state of Rostock 's sole major industry , shipbuilding .
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