Senior politician (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">senior politician</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(eg cabinet minister)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for minister that I've seen before include "Member of the clergy or of the Front Bench" , "Servant of state or church" , "One of the clergy" , "Senior politician" , "Cabinet member" .)
(Other definitions for grandee that I've seen before include "European lord" , "Angered over Spanish noble" , "Enraged (anag) - Spanish nobleman" , "Person of eminence" , "A Spanish or Portuguese noble" .)