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Number of cabinet ministers with university degrees and other qualifications

WGRH made this Official Information request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

The request was partially successful.

From: WGRH

Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,

Under the OIA I request:
a) a breakdown of all cabinet ministers (in & out of cabinet), and ALL their qualifications achieved at university or polytechnics, or other education institutes.
b) in addition to a) the institute that the cabinet minister studied at
c) of all the lawyers in Cabinet, a list of the names of those with LLB/law qualifications, as well as those still holding a practicing certificate.
d) in addition to c) a list of all cabinet ministers who are QCs, and if they hold a public practice in addition to their ministerial duties. This can also apply to c).
e) of all the medical doctors in cabinet, a list of the names of those with MBChB/medication qualifications, as well as those still holding a practicing certificate.
f) if anyone meeting e) is a doctor, but not holding a practicing certificate, and is still being call "Dr" as a honorific title, the rational why they are being called "Dr" when clearly they are not a "Dr" anymore as they are not practicing.
g) the number and names of cabinet ministers who had had business qualifications (BCom and alike) awarded on them, and is in a finance/economic portfolio, as well as the number and names of cabinet ministers who have this responsibility, and don't have business qualifications.
h) The number & names of cabinet ministers who have Masters & PhD degrees.
i) any advice, recommendations, correspondence requested/sought/received in relation to ministers being appointed by the prime minister based on skills and qualifications that said minister can/could provide.

Yours sincerely,

Dr WGR (Robert) Harrison

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Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Dear Dr WGR (Robert) Harrison

Thank you for your email of 24 November 2016 (copied below). This email is to acknowledge the receipt of your request by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) and to confirm that we are treating your request as a request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 and will get back to you as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any case within the 20 working day deadline set by that Act.

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From: WGRH [mailto:[FOI #5011 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 24 November 2016 7:43 p.m.
To: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Number of cabinet ministers with university degrees and other qualifications

Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,

Under the OIA I request:
a) a breakdown of all cabinet ministers (in & out of cabinet), and ALL their qualifications achieved at university or polytechnics, or other education institutes.
b) in addition to a) the institute that the cabinet minister studied at
c) of all the lawyers in Cabinet, a list of the names of those with LLB/law qualifications, as well as those still holding a practicing certificate.
d) in addition to c) a list of all cabinet ministers who are QCs, and if they hold a public practice in addition to their ministerial duties. This can also apply to c).
e) of all the medical doctors in cabinet, a list of the names of those with MBChB/medication qualifications, as well as those still holding a practicing certificate.
f) if anyone meeting e) is a doctor, but not holding a practicing certificate, and is still being call "Dr" as a honorific title, the rational why they are being called "Dr" when clearly they are not a "Dr" anymore as they are not practicing.
g) the number and names of cabinet ministers who had had business qualifications (BCom and alike) awarded on them, and is in a finance/economic portfolio, as well as the number and names of cabinet ministers who have this responsibility, and don't have business qualifications.
h) The number & names of cabinet ministers who have Masters & PhD degrees.
i) any advice, recommendations, correspondence requested/sought/received in relation to ministers being appointed by the prime minister based on skills and qualifications that said minister can/could provide.

Yours sincerely,

Dr WGR (Robert) Harrison

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From: Anna Fleming [DPMC]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

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Dear Dr Harrison

Please find attached a letter from Michael Webster, Secretary of the Cabinet.

Kind regards

Anna Fleming
Cabinet Office

-----Original Message-----
From: WGRH [mailto:[FOI #5011 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 24 November 2016 7:43 p.m.
To: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Number of cabinet ministers with university degrees and other qualifications

Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,

Under the OIA I request:
a) a breakdown of all cabinet ministers (in & out of cabinet), and ALL their qualifications achieved at university or polytechnics, or other education institutes.
b) in addition to a) the institute that the cabinet minister studied at
c) of all the lawyers in Cabinet, a list of the names of those with LLB/law qualifications, as well as those still holding a practicing certificate.
d) in addition to c) a list of all cabinet ministers who are QCs, and if they hold a public practice in addition to their ministerial duties. This can also apply to c).
e) of all the medical doctors in cabinet, a list of the names of those with MBChB/medication qualifications, as well as those still holding a practicing certificate.
f) if anyone meeting e) is a doctor, but not holding a practicing certificate, and is still being call "Dr" as a honorific title, the rational why they are being called "Dr" when clearly they are not a "Dr" anymore as they are not practicing.
g) the number and names of cabinet ministers who had had business qualifications (BCom and alike) awarded on them, and is in a finance/economic portfolio, as well as the number and names of cabinet ministers who have this responsibility, and don't have business qualifications.
h) The number & names of cabinet ministers who have Masters & PhD degrees.
i) any advice, recommendations, correspondence requested/sought/received in relation to ministers being appointed by the prime minister based on skills and qualifications that said minister can/could provide.

Yours sincerely,

Dr WGR (Robert) Harrison

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