Sentences with phrase «appointed head of the government»

Former ALP national secretary Karl Bitar has been appointed head of the government affairs branch of casino operator Crown Limited.

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Instead, the WA Government has appointed former WA Department of Treasury official Anne Nolan to head up the implementation team.

The head of the Liberal government has appointed four cabinet members to the nation's Senate in an effort to push the legalization bill forward.

The Alberta Government has appointed three wise men to help: Former Governor of The Bank of Canada David Dodge to develop an infrastructure plan, University of Alberta economist Andrew Leach to lead the Climate Change Panel, and ATB CEO Dave Mowat to head up the Royalty Review panel.

A trial of «traffic - light» food labels was recommended by a respected former Labor health minister, Neal Blewett, officially appointed to head an inquiry into the matter after years of government prevarication.

Today, far more leaders are appointed through contested elections, not least thanks to the adoption of the Harare Principles by the Commonwealth Heads of Government in 1990 when John Major was prime minister.

Accepting the automatic appointment of the European Commission President through the European Parliament would in fact limit the prerogatives of the heads of state and government, preventing them from appointing the least charismatic candidate for the EU's top job.

However in 2010 the Orbán government created a Media Council headed by Annamária Szalai, a former member and MP of Fidesz and directly appointed by the Prime Minister.

Was it not because of his passion and philanthropy in addressing the plight of downtrodden and displaced people that President Buhari appointed Danjuma to head the government's Presidential Committee on North - East Initiative (PCNI)?

Bent on getting many of his tribesmen, cronies and family into his already oversize government, MrAkufo - Addo, sources in government disclosed to TheaL - hAJJ, was persuaded to appoint an above - the - age retired Civil Servant as head of the nation's exchequer even though he was «disqualified» from occupying that position.

YouGov's latest poll found that 72 % of the public believe it is wrong for any government to appoint supporters to head Quangos like Ofsted.

«My criticism was anchored on Section 171 (1) of the Constitution, which has empowered the President to appoint any person to hold or act in the office of the head of any extra-ministerial department of the Federal Government.

The president of the European Commission is appointed by the heads of government of all 27 EU member states.

A new Commissioner of Police would lead a Tompkins County Department of Police and be appointed along with other government department heads.

Efa disclosed that although he was appointed a village head by the Akwa Ibom State Government, the Republic of Cameroon has equally given him certificate as a village head.

Dale recently had a tilt against the appointment of several ex-Labour Cabinet Ministers, and Douglas Carswell wrote a tongue - in - cheek blog post headed «Government appoints MP adviser».

The usual gaggle of self - styled good - government groups is calling on Gov. Paterson to appoint David Grandeau, former head of the state Lobbying Commission, as chairman of the Public Integrity Commission...

In February, the government appointed a panel headed by Dick Warburton, the former chair of global fuel giant Caltex, to review the renewable energy target.

• The Local Government Pension Scheme may be in deficit and a school's share of this deficit is passed over and will be required to be repaid • Owning the buildings and lands — bringing both freedoms and legal liabilities • The governing body will need to be reviewed and new additions potentially appointed with one third being members of staff including the head teacher.

Stephen Dinham taught in government secondary schools in NSW before being appointed in 1989 to the University of Western Sydney where he held a number of positions including Head of the Department of Curriculum Studies, Associate Dean (Postgraduate) and Associate Professor.

He «retired» in 2002 as chief inspector of schools, but since then has led a government review into exam marking; headed the private trust responsible for education in Hackney; and, barely six months ago, was appointed as the chair of a panel to help improve schools in Basildon.

India has a British - style parliamentary system in which the leader of the political party with the highest share of the vote in the lower house of parliament is appointed as prime minister by the president (the President of India is a mostly ceremonial role; the prime minister is the head of government).

A body of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister to head the executive departments of the government and to act as official advisers.

By ANDREW NIKIFORUK THE TYEE Tuesday, April 02, 2013 Read this blog post on the originating site The Alberta government has appointed the founding president of the Canada's most powerful oil and gas group as well as an active energy lobbyist to head its new energy regulator.

Even when self - confessed climate sceptic Dick Warburton was appointed to head the review panel of the RET, Hunt reiterated the government's support for this long - standing initiative.

The individual appointed by the BC government to head the review of professional reliance is Mark Haddock, who, when at the University of Victoria, wrote one of the most comprehensive reviews of professional reliance in BC.

It apologized to Aboriginal groups for the nightmarish, state - led practice of residential schools; it contributed $ 500,000 to the ICC to enable the OTP to investigate atrocities in Darfur; under the Liberal Government, Canada decided not to join the «Coalition of the Willing» in Iraq; Canadian forces played an effective and leading role in the intervention in Libya; and, more recently, Canada rightly withdrew from the UN World Terrorism, I mean Tourism, Office after it appointed Zimbabwe's tyrant, Robert Mugabe, as its head.

Max Hill QC, head of Red Lion Chambers, has been appointed as the government's new Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation.

In October 2014, the Government of Ontario appointed Tony Dean (former Secretary of Cabinet and head of the Ontario Public Service) to review a number of issues related to the regulation of the skilled trades in Ontario.

The legislative process of the EU may be generally simplified in this way: the European Commission, i.e. a body of supposedly independent experts appointed by the European Council (see, the 28, soon 27, heads of State or government of its Member States) and approved by the European Parliament (the only institutions directly elected by EU citizens), has the initiative to table legislation.

The response includes the appointing «Government Champions» (heads of Queensland government departments), who each have responsibility for developing effective relationships with particular communities inGovernment Champions» (heads of Queensland government departments), who each have responsibility for developing effective relationships with particular communities ingovernment departments), who each have responsibility for developing effective relationships with particular communities in the Cape.

The Federal Government initially appointed former Northern Territory Chief Justice Brian Martin to head the Royal Commission, however he resigned within days following criticism of a lack of consultation with NT Indigenous groups and conflict of interest concerns about his past role.)