Minister of State

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Minister of State was a high ranking position in the Bajoran Provisional Government that served under the First Minister.

In 2369, the Bajoran Minister of State was Kaval. After Aamin Marritza was arrested aboard Deep Space 9, and evidence of his presence at Gallitep was discovered, Kaval contacted Benjamin Sisko. He congratulated Sisko for imprisoning Marritza, telling him he had performed a "special service" for Bajor. He refused to listen to Sisko's argument that Starfleet did not have grounds for holding the Cardassian, bluntly stating that "we will have him."

Kaval later put Kira Nerys in charge of the investigation and interrogation of Marritza. (DS9: "Duet")

It is probable that the Minister of State is roughly equivalent to the United States Secretary of State and deals with "foreign affairs."