"Master of Coin is just a title" - what a load of bollocks argument when everything we're talking about is essentially just a title. He was part of the small council. You point out that there are only seven Lord Paramounts in the kingdom. I'll point out that there are generally around seven names on the small council and they tend to include the King and the King's Hand.

Sorry, just can't compete with the Bronnmeister. Baelish was talking to the King. Bronn was talking to Chiggen. You tell me which guy started off with a better chance of making it to where he is now.