Sentences with phrase «minister at the cabinet»

The government needs a mental health minister at Cabinet level, an influential economist will argue later.

The best news is that Jon Trickett has been appointed as Shadow Minister at the Cabinet Office, attending shadow cabinet (but not voting).

Theresa May will meet her ministers at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday for the first time since Amber Rudd quit.

Parliamentary time used to be a precious asset, contested between ministers at cabinet almost as bitterly as the public spending round.

But to my mind the worst mistake was not having a minister at Cabinet level responsible for science and technology for most of those 14 years.

Not exact matches

In its letter last night to Mr Cameron, Republic said: «The fact that... Charles has privileged access to Cabinet papers is a further cause for concern as it means he is able to lobby ministers in secret at every stage of policy development process.

At a semi-private speech in Montreal this spring, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said that as a member of Parliament and a Cabinet minister, he felt Canadians were «counting on you to ensure their home keeps its valueMinister Bill Morneau said that as a member of Parliament and a Cabinet minister, he felt Canadians were «counting on you to ensure their home keeps its valueminister, he felt Canadians were «counting on you to ensure their home keeps its value.»

Freeland, a former journalist who would have been used to obfuscation in her old job, has become rather good at it in her new life as a cabinet minister.

In Canada, the report notes, unlike in the U.S., there have been strong efforts to emphasize diversity at the highest levels of government and society, most notably that of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who appointed 15 men and 15 women to cabinet positions.

Bennett's repeated requests that the army focus on the tunnels were rebuffed at the cabinet meetings, as were the urgings of Liberman, the then - foreign minister, for the army to completely conquer the Gaza Strip.

While the cabinet members felt at the time that they were seriously involved in the war effort, the unnamed former minister, in retrospect, said he realized how little power and influence they actually wielded.

Those three and, more recently, Ya'alon's successor, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, have taken aim at Bennett for «playing politics» with national security discussions, all but accusing him outright of leaking information about cabinet meetings.

All the while, Morneau's fellow cabinet minister, Karina Gould, tried to maintain calm even as time was wrapping up with several people still lined up at microphones, anxious to give the finance minister a piece of their minds.

Cabinet ministers have been at odds over policy, including citizenship laws, the national vote on same - sex marriage and competition reform, as well as being left out of the decision loop on a series of «captain's picks» by the prime minister.

He was the Prime Minister's Security Adviser at No10 from 2007 - 10, with a particular focus on Islamist terrorism, and was responsible in the Cabinet Office for the coordination and funding of the UK agencies, MI5, GCHQ and SIS.

The new cabinet, scheduled to be unveiled at 11 a.m. Monday at Rideau Hall, will also include «new faces and younger members, along with experienced hands,» one senior Conservative source said, with more female cabinet ministers in particular.

It would probably have been made at the Cabinet level, pursuant to a Memorandum to Cabinet signed my the Minister accompanied by a Discussion Paper prepared by Statistics Canada.

Ahead of the morning meeting, part of a three - day cabinet retreat and strategy session in New Brunswick, Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi said the government is also looking at the shared funding formula to see if provinces would also end up paying less, which would leave the federal government on the hook to pay more.

After Kinder Morgan made its announcement, he called an emergency cabinet meeting, at which he asked Finance Minister Bill Morneau to come up with a plan.

Among the many well - known Canadians scheduled as «participants» were Stephen Harper's Conservative cabinet ministers Stockwell Day (who at first denied attending) and the then - defence minister Gordon O'Connor, deputy ministers (Defence) Ward Elcock, Peter Harder (Foreign Affairs), Associate Deputy Minister William Elliott (Public Security), Liberal continentalist Anne McLellan, Canada's former deputy prime minister and a defender of the oil patch, the Alberta minister of energy, Greg Melchin, General Rick Hillier, Canada's chief of defence staff, former Conservative cabinet minister Perrin Beatty, now president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the infamous continentalist Thomas d'Aquino, head of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Rear Admiral Roger Girouard, Majminister Gordon O'Connor, deputy ministers (Defence) Ward Elcock, Peter Harder (Foreign Affairs), Associate Deputy Minister William Elliott (Public Security), Liberal continentalist Anne McLellan, Canada's former deputy prime minister and a defender of the oil patch, the Alberta minister of energy, Greg Melchin, General Rick Hillier, Canada's chief of defence staff, former Conservative cabinet minister Perrin Beatty, now president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the infamous continentalist Thomas d'Aquino, head of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Rear Admiral Roger Girouard, MajMinister William Elliott (Public Security), Liberal continentalist Anne McLellan, Canada's former deputy prime minister and a defender of the oil patch, the Alberta minister of energy, Greg Melchin, General Rick Hillier, Canada's chief of defence staff, former Conservative cabinet minister Perrin Beatty, now president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the infamous continentalist Thomas d'Aquino, head of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Rear Admiral Roger Girouard, Majminister and a defender of the oil patch, the Alberta minister of energy, Greg Melchin, General Rick Hillier, Canada's chief of defence staff, former Conservative cabinet minister Perrin Beatty, now president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the infamous continentalist Thomas d'Aquino, head of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Rear Admiral Roger Girouard, Majminister of energy, Greg Melchin, General Rick Hillier, Canada's chief of defence staff, former Conservative cabinet minister Perrin Beatty, now president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the infamous continentalist Thomas d'Aquino, head of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Rear Admiral Roger Girouard, Majminister Perrin Beatty, now president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the infamous continentalist Thomas d'Aquino, head of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Rear Admiral Roger Girouard, Maj. - Gen.

«Our National Pensioners and Senior Citizens Federation told us that every time they had their lobby in Ottawa, Conservative Cabinet Ministers and Tory Members of Parliament refused to meet with them, whereas in previous governments at least the Minister in charge of seniors would meet with the seniors» delegation.

The orders - in - council, the official notifications of decisions recommended by the federal cabinet, are numbered 2015 - 1264 and 2015 - 1265 and set out that, pursuant to subsection 7 (1) of the Official Residences Act, two individuals were appointed last week as special assistants at the Prime Minister's residence.

According to the reports, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán asked people at the cabinet meeting whether the government members were using Uber.

Several federal cabinet ministers made the announcement Tuesday evening at a Bombardier facility in Montreal.

In December 2010, Charles» hard work and dedication earned him a seat at the Cabinet table when he was appointed Minister of Labour.

While Tory stalwarts such as Dave Hancock, Doug Horner, Thomas Lukaszuk, and Doug Griffiths are almost certainly in line to keep a spot at the cabinet table, the retirement and defeat of a number of Tory MLAs and cabinet minister may have opened spots for new faces at the table.

Amber Rudd and Sajid Javid the two get Cabinet roles after operating with the Chancellor at the Treasury & # 13 & # 13 & # 13 & #thirteen & # 13 Picture: Reuters & #thirteen & # 13 George Osborne has strengthened his part in govt even more with the appointment of two of his previous junior ministers to Cupboard...

The rally featured Neal Bernard «The Roughneck» Hancock removing his shoes and throwing them at the doors of the Legislature, former federal cabinet minister Chris Alexander appearing to nod as protesters chanted «lock her up» in reference to Premier Rachel Notley, and climate change denying, anti-gay and anti-immigration messages on signs and pamphlets.

While the trip to the London Olympics has sticker shock, it is small potatoes in comparison to the Government of Alberta's $ 14 million splash at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, where Premier Ed Stelmach and cabinet ministers hosted Olympic attendees on a $ 499 per ticket luxury train to Whistler and showered them with gifts that included iPod Touchs and White Cowboy Hats.

He has a long career in government and has served as deputy secretary to the cabinet at the Privy Council Office, associate deputy minister and then acting deputy minister at Public Safety Canada, associate assistant deputy minister of energy policy and assistant deputy minister of international trade and finance.

A list of 13 MPs facing harassment allegations has been circulating at Westminster, according to The Daily Telegraph and the Prime Minister ordered a Cabinet Office inquiry into whether Mr Garnier breached the ministerial code.

Minister for Faith and Communities Baroness Warsi told Premier's News Hour she thinks the women appointed to cabinet have earned their new positions, she said: «Liz Truss, who've I've known for many years Nicky Morgan, Esther McVey; phenomenally talented women who quite rightly should be in cabinet, and it was right that they've built up their experience over the last few years since being elected and now they're going to serve at the top table.»

(Left to right) Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Health Simon Harris brief the media on the government's plans for a referendum on Ireland's restrictive abortion laws, following a specially convened cabinet meeting at Government Buildings in Dublin.

Children's Minister Katherine Zappone said: «As an independent woman sitting at the cabinet table I believe we have reached a significant moment and I am full of emotion at this time.

The Australian reports today that cabinet ministers are at odds over potential changes to the competition laws.

The MOA signing precedes the July 12 approval of the Union Cabinet, which is chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, for the establishment of the IRRI South Asia Regional Center (ISARC) at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Is it really necessary for quarterbacks to be maimed at the rate of Ugandan cabinet ministers?

This logic is the same as saying «hey this horribly incompetent Prime Minister and his cabinet are here for an other year so you might as well support him and cheer at his parade.»

Will the Tories follow Scottish Labour and bring up at least one Cabinet minister per week to help the campaign?

Arthur Wellesley - 1st Duke of Wellington1841 - 1846Renowned for his post as Commander of the Allied Army and for defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, Wellington was Prime Minister of Great Britain twice and later served simultaneously as Minister without Portfolio and Leader of the House of Lords in Robert Peel's second cabinet.

Former Cabinet minister and adviser to Osborne Lord Forsyth called the decision to freeze the threshold at # 325,000 «unfair» and «very disappointing», especially considering the chancellor pledged to raise it to # 1 million before the election — in a move which scared Gordon Brown off holding a snap election.

15:16 - Hunt is still 1/2 at Ladbrokes on being the next Cabinet minister to leave government.

The Cabinet Manual states that «[t] he point at which the restrictions on financial and other commitments should come to an end depends on circumstances, but may often be either when a new Prime Minister is appointed by the Sovereign or where a government's ability to command the confidence of the Commons has been tested in the House of Commons» (§ 2.30).

Even the mostcynical and partisan cabinet ministers, diplomats, MPs and lobbyists have beenreduced to staring childlike and agog at the spectacle of the world's mostpowerful democracy selecting its next commander - in - chief.

Rather, the soundbite was employed once again as May gathered her cabinet ministers at her official country residence Chequers.

With the 2016 general elections just five months away, this paper can authoritatively report that, among those nursing ambition to step into the shoes of President Mahama include; cabinet and regional ministers, deputy ministers, high ranking government officials at the seat of government and some party gurus in the legislature.

Direct access to influential Cabinet ministers could be of huge financial value to a lobbyist, with some «connections» valued at # 112,000, according to a report published today.

Fellow cabinet minister Justine Greening also expressed her disappointment at the decision to back a third runway at Heathrow.

Boris Johnson will spend Christmas at Chevening this year after shaking off competition from his fellow eurosceptic Cabinet ministers.

To suggest, at that stage, that she would one day be the Cabinet minister tasked with looking after Britain's countryside would have been incredible.