臣 - retainer, subject

minister of state; cabinet minister (in Japan)

cabinet minister

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier

loyal retainer; loyal subject

Minister of Health and Welfare

courtier

Minister of Posts and Telecommunications

crafty courtier; traitor

rear vassal; daimyo's retainer

Minister for Digital Transformation

a crowd or large number of one's retainers or subjects

status of a subject