Sentences with phrase «as a former governor of»

This is a testimonial of his outstanding performance as a former governor of the most populous city in Africa, Lagos State.

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That was during a follow up to a question of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush about why he's more qualified to lead than the real estate billionaire, who garners as much as 41 percent of Republican voter support in some national polls, which is nearly triple the support for Cruz and four times that for Rubio.

As former Bank of England governor Mervyn King once said, «A successful central bank should be boring.»

He also served as the deputy governor of Illinois, working for the now - incarcerated former governor Rod Blagojevich.

Jean - Pierre Landau, a Sciences Po economic professor and former Bank of France deputy governor, will lead a task force to grapple with the risks around cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, economy minister Bruno Le Maire announced Monday.

Co-founders Devin Haman and Jeff Bozz (last we saw them, they were firing a pair of hard - partying friends named Holly and Molly) will be back for a new season on E! later this year... AmieStreet.com, a music - downloading start - up that raises the price of a song as it gains popularity, hit the jackpot when users found recordings on the site by Ashley Alexandra Dupré, the woman linked with former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.

It tapped Jean - Pierre Landau, a former Bank of France deputy governor, to lead a task force on cryptocurrency risks and, as Fortune «s David Meyer writes, his stance on bitcoin is less than boosterish.

Set an example, trust your children to solve many of their own problems, and encourage risk - taking while also asserting your authority as a parent when it's sensible, advises former Navy SEAL commander (and now Missouri governor) Eric Greitens.

Schultz: If you put in a hawk such as [former Fed governor Kevin] Warsh, the possibility of a quicker pace of Fed funds rate hikes will increase.

The former mayor of Baltimore and a two - term governor of Maryland, O'Malley supports immigration reform, is pro-union, and has supported tax increases as well as increases to the minimum wage in his state.

Jilted by former partner Francesco Aquilini out of a 2004 deal to buy the Vancouver Canucks (and denied satisfaction in the courts), he now sits at the NHL governors» table as an equal.

The 8th season of the show will be hosted by former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as celebrity contestants like Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil and football star Ricky Williams compete for the chance to win $ 250,000 for their favorite charity.

The former secretary of state — and, as of Sunday, a presidential candidate for the second time — has been in the public eye since serving as the first lady of Arkansas, when her husband Bill Clinton was governor of the state.

She'll try to address it by rounding out her ticket with Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, a Harvard - educated former civil rights lawyer who's nonetheless got lunchbucket cred as the successful former governor of a Southern state.

The BoC embraced forward guidance in 2009 - 2010 and the U.S. Federal Reserve, as well as the Bank of England (now headed by former BoC Governor Marck Carney) are still using it.

US President Donald Trump has named Jerome Powell, a current Federal Reserve governor and former finance executive, as his choice to replace Janet Yellen as chair of the world's most powerful central bank — ending months of speculation about who would take charge.

A popular former governor of South Carolina, Haley adds mainstream, establishment credibility to the Trump administration and is often described as one of the most effective members of the Cabinet and a rising star in the party.

When the mild - mannered Bank of Canada senior deputy governor is promoted to the top post — as many, including former TD Bank chief economist Don Drummond, predict — he'll have no problem filling Mark Carney's big, shiny oxfords.

In what is being described as a sweeping and overarching speech, Le Maire — flanked by the flags of France and the European Union — called upon Jean - Piere Landau, a former deputy governor of the Bank of France, to undertake an investigative «mission of cryptocurrencies.»

In the run - up to the vote, influential and internationally respected publications like the New York Times, the Economist, and the World Economic Forum, as well as figures and organizations including the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and former Bank of Canada and current Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, all warned about the disastrous social and economic consequences of a Leave win.

Its board chair, Betsy Duke, is a former Fed governor, and it recently hired Sarah Dahlgren, a former New York Fed official, as its head of regulatory relations.

The list included Netanyahu; Wolfowitz; Holocaust writer Elie Wiesel; New York Governor George Patald; former New York Mayor Rudolf Guliani; U.S. Senators Arlen Specter (H., Pa.) and Barbara Mikulski (D., Md.), and leading members of the House such as Armey (R., Tex.) and Richard Gephardt (D., Mo.).

Even former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, one of the most articulate Christian political leaders, seemed uncomfortable as he fielded questions from moderator Tim Russert that hinted there is something nefarious about religious groups receiving government funds for programs that serve the public.

As a former school governor who chaired the admissions committee I echo the editorial's recollection of the plight of parish priests who have to certify the catholicity of a family.

Last night President - elect Trump selected former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as the next Secretary for the United States Department of Agriculture.

Right now Hornsby is playing very well, and evidence of his success is scattered around the attic of his Williamsburg home: six gold records; eight platinum (for sales abroad as well as in the U.S.); two Grammys (the latest this year for Best Bluegrass Recording, with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band); a plaque for appearing on Saturday Night Live; and a framed letter from former Virginia governor Gerald Baliles congratulating Hornsby on his first Grammy.

Talk about ethics reform in the new legislative session has been largely muted this year, even as a year filled with corruption trials involving prominent New York figures is underway, including the ongoing trial this week of Joe Percoco, a former close aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Also joining Morelle were a number of high - profile local Democrats whose names have been in the conversation as the congresswoman's potential successors, including Monroe County Clerk Adam Bello, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, former Lieutenant Governor Bob Duffy and Assemblyman Harry Bronson.

«This arrangement failed because the former Speaker could not announce or read the governor's vacation letter at the plenary as a result of her removal.»

As far as I know, the governor isn't doing anything to assist any of the other candidates running in the three other Assembly specials taking place around the state tomorrow or the contest down in Brooklyn to fill the seat of former Sen. Carl KrugeAs far as I know, the governor isn't doing anything to assist any of the other candidates running in the three other Assembly specials taking place around the state tomorrow or the contest down in Brooklyn to fill the seat of former Sen. Carl Krugeas I know, the governor isn't doing anything to assist any of the other candidates running in the three other Assembly specials taking place around the state tomorrow or the contest down in Brooklyn to fill the seat of former Sen. Carl Kruger.

The comments came as Gareth Davies, former governor of Pentonville prison, branded the book ban «barbarous».

Duffy, a former mayor of Rochester, said his job as the chairman of the governor's regional economic councils was that of a «convener» who nonetheless was able to establish contacts with the state's business community.

A guy who invested in downtown buffalo when everyone else gave up on the inner city while his opponent was carefully reinventing himself as a calm, aloof, controlled and experienced outsider, who just happened to have a former governor (a crappy one at that), married a Kennedy for her name and got cuckolded in the process, wasted billions on bad sub-prime mortgages and canal money, ran against Carl McCall earning the everlasting respect of the African - Americans in NYS, and now sounds suspiciously like Elliot Spitzer.

He says he considered including former Bank of England governor Mervyn King, who is said to have also played a key role in warning the three political parties that the markets needed stability as soon as possible.

In a letter to the Times today, former Pentonville prison governor Gareth Davies described the «deliberate deprivation» of books as «barbarous».

And a # 1.65 m townhouse in Kensington is shown as belonging to a BVI company whose sole shareholder is Folorunsho Coker, former head of the number plate production authority of the state of Lagos and currently business adviser to the governor of Lagos.

From his roles in the Patricia Etteh saga culminating in the now notorious and ignoble image of Dino in his torn attire on the floor of the House; to his alleged threat to beat up a woman, a fellow senator and wife of former Lagos State Governor, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to the controversial paternity issue with a known Nollywood actress; to his ostentatious display of personal wealth such as his expensive automobiles, to his certificate scandal and many more, what is it that Dino represents that should be the envy of the right - thinking?

While describing it as a political witch - hunt, The state Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, who spoke while briefing journalists in Benin, the state capital, said that the state government's move was a clear sign of political desperation and persecution of the former governor, rather than addressing the numerous challenges facing the state.

The controversial conventions of the Peoples Democratic Party holding in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and Abuja have produced a new caretaker committee headed by former Kaduna Governor Senator Ahmed Makarfi with Senator Ben Obi as his Interim Secretary.

The latest TV spot from Eliot Spitzer's city comptroller campaign from ad man Jimmy Siegel makes good use of its first few moments as the former governor admits that he royally messed up.

Sheriff's removal although was not unconnected to the pressure been mounted on the PDP governors led caucus by the concerned PDP stakeholders as led by a former Minister of Information, Professor Jerry Gana.

Maloney, a former top aide in the Spitzer and Paterson administrations, played a role in the aftermath of the Troopergate scandal (he was the former governor's internal counsel), which Cuomo investigated in his former role as state attorney general.

In addition, he governor - elect has tapped Paul Francis, former budget director and director of State Operations for the Spitzer administration, to serve as director of Agency Redesign and Efficiency.

The former governor's show, which debuted as «Parker Spitzer,» went through a revamp after the February departure of his onetime co-host, Kathleen Parker.

A former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, on Friday extolled the virtues of Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State just as he commended him for delivering good governance to the people of the state.

The push for procurement oversight reform began last year following the arrests of ex-SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and a former close aide to the governor, Joe Percoco as well as prominent upstate developers, accused of rigging bids for economic development contracts.

Joseph Holland, a Republican who served as co-chairman of former Gov. George Pataki's successful 1994 campaign, said he is formally running for governor, making his intentions clear in an email to Republican county chairmen.

Former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner had been considered as a potential challenger to Katko, but ultimately bowed out of running as she publicly mulled a campaign for governor.

Gov. David Paterson told Don Imus this morning that he thinks the disgraced former governor is «remarkably talented» and it was «unique» that New York «had the chance to have a person who had such a rare combination of skills» serve as its chief executive — if only for a short while.

As the potential new head of the RBA, it's conceivable Duffy would have to lobby many of his former colleagues including the Governor.