In 2008, Ms Maathai was tear-gassed during a protest against the Kenyan president's plan to increase the number of ministers in the cabinet.
Observers say he also balanced out more centre-right ministers in the cabinet -- among them Reforms Minister Umberto Bossi, who has been sceptical of greater European integration.
In fact, there are three cabinet ministers in the central government from the Tamil community, all of whom were elected.
While London's Tech City was announced by the prime minister in person and featured cabinet ministers and the Mayor of London, Berlin's was a far more modest launch, featuring entrepreneurs.
That was the month President Abdurrahman Wahid sacked two ministers from his cabinet, ushering in the current period of political conflict and uncertainty.
Ministers began leaving the cabinet in protest, leaving him with little alternative but to quit.
Both men were cabinet ministers in the Conservative federal government of Brian Mulroney, and espouse similar social and economic policies.
But the BBC has learnt plotters against Mr Brown felt six Cabinet ministers may back them in the "right circumstances".
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"The last time Britain held a referendum on the EU in 1975, Harold Wilson took the unusual step of suspending collective cabinet responsibility in order to allow his ministers to support either side in the campaign, " he reflects.
The MQM, which withdrew two ministers from the federal cabinet last week, was the second largest party in the coalition.
Some view Mr Laar, who is fluent in several Western European languages, heads the Cabinet, and in whose meetings absent ministers could participate via the internet, as an ideal symbol of Estonia's integration with the West.
Five MPs who are ministers in the government will also resign from the cabinet.
The current version has emerged after a group of cabinet ministers held three meetings in September and October to finalize the provisions.
Backbenchers hope for promotion, ministers hope to stay in office (though perhaps in a better job), and a few cabinet ministers suffer the indignity of being tipped for the drop from the moment they're appointed.
The number of ministers in President Lula's cabinet now stands at a world-class 35.
He has announced a new cabinet that keeps the main ministers in their jobs.
Two UK Cabinet Ministers flanking the Welsh Finance Minister in the Welsh Government's Cathays Park HQ.
Among the accused are several of Yadav's cronies in the Bihar government, three former cabinet ministers and a host of top-ranking officials.
Mr Guttenberg, a baron, was one of the most popular ministers in Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet and tipped by some as a future German leader.
Mr Abdul Jalil, a grandfatherly figure, is widely respected, but ministers in the council's executive committee, a proto-cabinet which has now relocated from Benghazi, are less immune from criticism.
Talks began in the afternoon when a delegation of cabinet ministers and government members entered the bullet-proof container where he has been holed up since Tuesday with thousands of his supporters gathered alongside.
In the meantime, Netanyahu and his senior cabinet ministers and advisers must devote themselves to battling Iran.
You may be wondering why Welsh Secretary David Jones was not among the cabinet ministers attending this morning's cabinet meeting in Downing Street.
To some that lack of accountability was reflected in the fact two members of Jamaat have served as Cabinet ministers.
His comments come after three cabinet ministers arrived in Kabul for talks with political leaders and the US commander of international forces.
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Mr Miliband replied that the abuse of police officers was a "real issue" and he accused cabinet ministers of supporting Mr Mitchell in public, but telling the media something different in private.
Ministers and once-trusted friends had scrambled to get out of the cabinet in recent weeks, apparently to position themselves better for positions in the new one.
But at this the cabinet expressed bewilderment, and some ministers are refusing to take part in the new government that Mr Banny, who was asked to stay on by President Laurent Gbagbo, hopes to name soon.
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Cabinet ministers in Cardiff Bay will be bracing themselves for an indication of the scale of further cuts that will impact the amount they will receive from the treasury, although the details for future spending will depend on this autumn's Comprehensive Spending Review.
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