Sentences with phrase «as member of parliament on»

He resigned as a Member of Parliament on 9 March 1920 by becoming Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.

Freddie Blay who is seeking to become the substantive chairman of the governing party, served as a member of parliament on the ticket of the Convention People's Party (CPP) from 1997 to 2008.

[4] She was elected as Member of Parliament on 6 May 2010 securing 48.6 % of the vote, increasing the majority Hughes gained in the 2005 general election.

Not exact matches

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 value.»

On Monday, U.K. prime minister Theresa May won approval from Parliament to begin talks for the country's exit from the E.U. May plans to invoke what is known as Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon, which outlines how an E.U. member may leave the bloc — provided it gives two years» notice.

Although the Council's stance on this element of the incoming data protection regulation won't become official until member states agree on the whole thing — an event that will trigger negotiations with the European Parliament — it does represent a major step forward, as the nature of the one - stop - shop mechanism has been the major sticking point in reaching overall agreement.

«I think, given the extraordinary evidence we've heard so far today, it is absolutely astonishing that Mark Zuckerberg is not prepared to submit himself to questioning in front of a parliamentary or congressional hearing, given these are questions of fundamental importance and concern to his users, as well as to this inquiry,» Damian Collins, the member of parliament heading the UK committee, said earlier on Tuesday.

«It's certainly very hypocritical for the Conservative government to say that a member of parliament that advocates on behalf of a business in his or her constituency who advocates in favour of temporary foreign workers who meet the criteria as set out in the program, if somehow that's illegitimate for a member of parliament to advocate for a temporary foreign worker permit in his constituency,» Mr. LeBlanc explained, «then the Conservatives should ask themselves why under their watch the number of temporary foreign workers has doubled.

Mr. Sohi was elected as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Edmonton - Mill Woods on Oct. 19, 2015.

Elected three times as an Edmonton City Councillor, Amarjeet Sohi became the Member of Parliament for Edmonton Mill Woods on October 19th 2015 and was named Canada's Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.

-- Member of Parliament David Yurdiga «The federal government thinks that it is acceptable to run a $ 30 billion deficit and spending billions on foreign aid and international climate change projects, as well as on newcomer settlement programs all the while cutting over $ 100 million from the three northern territories over the course of the next five years.

The Green Party Member of European Parliament, a German citizen who looks even younger than his tender 35 years, shepherded the legislation through as vice chair for the parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and HomParliament, a German citizen who looks even younger than his tender 35 years, shepherded the legislation through as vice chair for the parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Homparliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Member of European Parliament (MEPs) attending the conference on Tuesday included the President and Vice-President of the European Parliament, as well as Christian leaders and victims of persecution.

Sir Tony announced on 1st September that he will not be seeking re-election as a member of parliament, having served as an MP since 1983 in a number of ministerial roles.

«Following the 2015 election, the chair of the all - party group, Stephen Lloyd, was not re-elected as an MP, and so, as vice-chair of the Group, I called an AGM for the group on 1stJuly, and informed all officers of the group who served in the last parliament, as well as all other MPs and members of the House of Lords, in accordance with the strict parliamentary requirements for publishing proper notice of such meetings.

He said that whatever God ordained can not be changed and entreated the people Bole - Bamboi where he started his politics as a Member of Parliament (MP) to continue to be patient and also pray for him saying; «sometimes God delays good things to come on ones way».

As for young people, anyone who thinks they aren't interested in politics should sit in, as I have done, on discussions between members of the UK Youth Parliament or the Citizenship Foundation - or even listen to school debateAs for young people, anyone who thinks they aren't interested in politics should sit in, as I have done, on discussions between members of the UK Youth Parliament or the Citizenship Foundation - or even listen to school debateas I have done, on discussions between members of the UK Youth Parliament or the Citizenship Foundation - or even listen to school debates.

On April 10, ISNA quoted Mohammadreza Pour Ebrahimi, a member of the parliament's Economic Affairs Committee, as saying: «In addition to the approved figures, $ 1.5 billion has been allocated to prop up defense of the country and this amount has been approved by this committee.»

Also touching on the issue on «Kokrokoo» was the former NPP Member of Parliament for Ahafo - Ano South, Stephen Balado Manu who advised the NDC Regional Chairman to remain neutral so far as the race for a Presidential candidate for the party is concerned.

As a member of Parliament he had the respect of politicians on all sides, and enjoyed that rare ability to command the floor of the House.

Therefore, it is our manifest intention through this petition, to call on your good office and the Leadership of Parliament to remove Mr. Kennedy Agyapong as the Ranking Member on the Parliamentary Select Committee on Communications with immediate effect since his thoughtless comments and insults are a disgrace to Parliament in general and the NPP in particular.

As a Council, we are appalled at some individuals within the ruling party, including a sitting Member of Parliament, whose tacit support and actions seems to be providing oxygen for these criminal elements to carry out these acts of impunity, having the potential of not only casting a slur on their own party leadership and government but undermining the authority of the Presidency, thus eroding the confidence and goodwill that Ghanaians have reposed in the new administration.

Granted that the use of the word «honourable» as a prefix to the names of members of parliament is even wrong as said bu the Chief Justice Madam Sophia Akuffo for which she reportedly ridiculed the two MPs, one would like know, on what basis did she reportedly asked why Madam Otiko Djaba wasn't addressed as «honourable»?

The Minister of Gender and Social Protection, Oye Lithur has called on the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong to apologise for what she describes as insulting comments against the Chairperson of Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei.

[ix] And even if there is close parliamentary scrutiny, and as is likely, and if the government remains in charge of deciding what happens if parliament rejects the «final» outcome of their negotiations, parliament is unlikely to take back sovereignty on the issue and decide to remain a member of the EU (as Johnson himself acknowledges in the title of his Guardian article: «Ken Clarke is wrong.

This evening at about 6 pm on Friday 15th December 2017, I listened to Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh Member of Parliament for Juaboso express his displeasure and unhappiness on citifm evening news segment dubbed «Eyewitnessnews «about a certain conduct which many Ghanaians described as a «unpleasant posture» put up by no less a person than the Chief Justice herself Madam Sophia Akuffo in an open sometime this week.

Back in 1968, the Conservative right wing Member of Parliament Enoch Powell made an infamous speech in which he described the race policies of the then government as «throwing a match on to gunpowder».

A performance appraisal survey on members of parliaments (MPs) has adjudged MP for Bolgatanga Central, Hon Isaac Adongo, as the best performing minority MP for 2017.

Their consensus on Remain (supported by the PM, 80 per cent of Cabinet members, and 75 per cent of members of parliament) was quite at odds with the feelings of voters outside select areas such as London.

a constituency candidate for a component party of that party (being a component party that is not listed on the part of the ballot paper that relates to the party vote but is, in accordance with the details held by the Electoral Commission under any of the provisions of sections 127 (3A) and 128A, a component party of that party) has his or her name endorsed on a writ under section 185 as a person declared to be elected as a member of Parliament.

Alexander, who grew up in Renfrewshire, was chosen to contest the by - election and he was duly elected to serve as the Member of Parliament for Paisley South on 6 November 1997.

the number of persons who stood as constituency candidates for a party that is, in accordance with the details held by the Electoral Commission under any of the provisions of sections 127 (3A) and 128A, a component party of that party and whose names were endorsed on a writ pursuant to section 185 as having been elected as members of Parliament.

come into office as the member of Parliament for that electoral district on the day after the day of the return of that writ; and

Known as 2016 NDC MP Exit Group, the 49 - member group is composed of current NDC Members of Parliament who could not make it at the Party's primaries and NDC MPs who would not be contesting at the parliamentary polls on December 7.

Then as the Ranking Member of the Communications Committee of Parliament and the Communications Director of the Party, Bagbin, as the Minority Leader, proposed to his dear friend, brother and idol to accept to be moved to the Ranking Position on the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Should it be left to Members of Parliament as to when, in what form and on what subject a convention should be established?

The genesis of the bribery scandal stemmed from a Minority member of the Committee, Mahama Ayariga, who alleged that Mr. Agyarko, attempted to bribe the ten minority members on parliament's Appointments Committee with GHc3000 each to ensure the approval of his nomination as the Energy Minister.

«Speaking in the chamber is only one of the ways members hold the government to account and this research ignores members» contributions including amending legislation, asking the government written questions and serving on select committees — more than 320 members served on committees in the last session of parliament — as well as parliamentary work away from the chamber.

In Parliament, Field was made a member of the Opposition frontbench by the then Labour leader Michael Foot as a spokesman on education in 1980, but was dropped a year later.

That's why, as MPs start the second reading of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill on 6 September, I am tabling an amendment that would rewrite the referendum question to allow people to choose from a wider range of voting systems, including properly proportional options such as the additional member system (used in elections for the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and Greater London Assembly) and the single transferable vote (used in Northern Ireland).

The Member of Parliament for Keta in Volta Region, Richard Quashigah, has described as infantile and immature the recent violent attacks allegedly carried out by members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

On Wednesday, the president took the first step in seeing through his promise by naming Member of Parliament for Okere, Dan Botwe, as minister designate for a newly created Ministry of Regional Re-organisation.

On 8 May 2015, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Croydon South, and with a majority of over 17,000; the highest achieved in the constituency for over 20 years.

Indeed, once you exclude those Lib Dem MPs who are or were at some point members of the «payroll vote», either as ministers or parliamentary private secretaries — and thus expected to remain loyal to the government, there is now not a single Lib Dem MP who has been on the backbenches throughout the parliament and who has remained loyal to the party whip.

On Thursday, Members of Parliament joined the condemnation of the killing describing the act as barbaric and horrible.

Speaker Scholes continued in the Chair for the remainder of the sitting under the new Government, 24 and remained as «deemed» Presiding Officer, under the Presiding Officers Act, until Speaker Snedden, who was a member of the governing coalition parties, was elected when the next Parliament met on 17 February 1976.25

The publication, which was in connection with a report that the NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Domeabra - Obom had called on electorates in the constituency to vote against President John Dramani Mahama in the forthcoming General elections for neglecting them, but to vote for her as Member of Parliament (MP), were not borne out of facts.

«I am grateful to the Almighty God and the people of Ghana for the opportunity to have served in the highest office of President; I have enjoyed the fulfilling career and since I emerged on the political scene in Ghana in 1996, I served as Member of Parliament for three terms, I served as deputy minister, as a minister, a Vice President and ultimately the President of my country,» he narrated.

When members of parliament, and even Cabinet ministers, publicly condemn individual citizens for exercising their right to litigate in our courts, and trash the judges who properly hear those cases as «defying the will of the people», the separation of powers teeters on the brink.

Knowing how grave it is to bear false witness against a neighbor, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, has vowed not to change his stance on the alleged bribery scandal that hit the Appointments Committee as he prepares to face a five - member committee approved by ParliMember of Parliament for North Tongu, has vowed not to change his stance on the alleged bribery scandal that hit the Appointments Committee as he prepares to face a five - member committee approved by Parlimember committee approved by Parliament.