Mr Alexander took charge of the review after a cabinet reshuffle in the autumn.

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Moving her out of the job in a reshuffle of cabinet roles, expected soon, would look bad when there are few Tory women in top jobs.

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Mr Tanaka had been justice minister for just over three weeks, following a cabinet reshuffle by Mr Noda aimed at revitalising his cabinet in the face of poor poll numbers.

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To a standing ovation, Mr Papandreou said he would reshuffle his cabinet before putting it to a vote of confidence by the parliament.

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The ardently reformist prime minister, Farij bin Ghanim, resigned because President Ali Abdullah Saleh would not, or could not, support his demand for a cabinet reshuffle which might undermine the position of various influential tribal families.

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Following a Cabinet reshuffle in April 2009 and the restructuring of several ministries, the Communication, Information and Culture portfolios came under the purview of the Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture.

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Mahathir said he had no immediate plans to change his cabinet, but most believe a reshuffle taking account of the voting is likely.

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The move led to accusations of a "botched" cabinet reshuffle last summer.

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Prime Minister George Papandreou, having offered to form a coalition government of national unity with the right wing opposition, and failed, has been trying to reshuffle his cabinet to regain legitimacy.

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It has been reported that Alan Johnson, who replaced Jacqui Smith as home secretary in the recent cabinet reshuffle, might be considering a U-turn on ID cards, after ordering a review of the scheme.

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