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... that, since 2007, the UK government has appointed part-time ministers for each of the nine English regions, to act as "regional champions"?
... that, since 2007, the <a href="./Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" id="mwFqQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Government of the United Kingdom">UK government</a> has appointed part-time <b id="mwFqU"><a href="./Regional_minister" id="mwFqY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Regional minister">ministers</a></b> for each of the nine <a class="mw-redirect" href="./English_regions" id="mwFqc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="English regions">English regions</a>, to act as "regional champions"?