1.   The QMA governorship was upgraded to full ministerial rank.

2.   The other eight PFKG Cabinet members were appointed as advisers at the Presidential Office with full ministerial rank.

3.   It is unclear what will happen next to Sankoh, who still holds ministerial rank in the coalition government that was cobbled together as part of the peace agreement.

4.   It was not clear whether his appointment, which was announced Wednesday by the Kremlin, would mean that he would once again have ministerial rank in the government.

5.   Critchley openly confessed his disappointment at never achieving ministerial rank.

6.   He openly expressed his disappointment at never achieving ministerial rank.

7.   Like Soedradjad, he will carry a ministerial rank.

8.   The prince formerly was a royal court advisor with ministerial rank.

9.   Gryzunov, who has had ministerial rank since late last year directed a temporary government information centre during the first weeks of the Russian military intervention in Chechnya.

10.   Chaisiri served as a senior aide with ministerial rank to former premier Chatichai Choonhavan.