Sentences with phrase «became federal minister»

Klaus started his political career in December 1989 when he became Federal Minister of Finance.

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While the pipelines have become intertwined with the Conservatives» «Economic Action Plan» (their branding of the federal budget), Oliver's natural resources file isn't the only thing that makes him suitable for the position of finance minister.

The Jenkins report proposes creating an Industrial Research and Innovation Council (IRIC) as an «' arms length» agency... [to] become the common service platform for all appropriate federal business innovation support programs», reporting to Parliament through the proposed Minister for Innovation.

Meanwhile, bond king Bill Gross found silliness on the trading floor, Larry Summers did not become the next Federal Reserve chairman, and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron called for spending cuts in a gold - laden throne room — making a bigger fool of himself than millions of tweeters ever could.

He would become the longest - serving leader of a major political party in Canadian history and the only Prime Minister to win four consecutive federal elections by backing up his pledge of real change with real action.

Every day as this federal election campaign unfolds, it becomes more and more obvious that Mr. Harper is the best choice for prime minister, and another strong, stable, national majority Conservative government is the best choice for Canada.

«This latest action by EFCC has confirmed rumours making the rounds that the federal government wants to give the former Minister of Aviation the Dasuki / Naamdi Kanu treatment, a treatment alien to our laws but is fast becoming the norm under the current administration.

Although the federal government has shown no inclination to become involved in any effort to save ELA, Broten says that she has had «very productive» talks with Federal Fisheries Minister Keith Asfederal government has shown no inclination to become involved in any effort to save ELA, Broten says that she has had «very productive» talks with Federal Fisheries Minister Keith AsFederal Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield.

Morneau's latest move is one of several he's made in recent days to counter opposition allegations that he profited from decisions he's taken since becoming federal finance minister two years ago.

This is the wind farm that became famous for being at first blocked by Liberal Federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell because of a alleged threat to the endangered orange bellied parrot, and then OKed when it became apparent that the proposed wind farm posed no threat to the parrot.

The first tree is planted and Klaus Töpfer, former German Federal Minister of the Environment and executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) becomes official patron.

Since 2015, when the Liberals were elected and McKenna became the federal environment minister, Canada has actually been moving further away from its 2030 target.

Federal transport minister Andreas Scheuer introduced the plan in an effort to improve air quality in cities, which are becoming increasingly active in owning and combatting urban emissions.

One of the drafters of the Charter was, at the time, Federal Assistant Deputy Minister of public law, Mr. Barry Strayer, Q.C. who later went on to become a much respected judge of the Federal Court of Appeal.

In the fall of 1994, Thomson became the federal Deputy Minister of Justice.

The Minister, who this year became Australia's first Indigenous member of a Federal Ministry, told the conference the acknowledgement of racism as a critical component for health in the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan was a «huge step forward» and he believed the subsequent Implementation Plan has «sown seeds to tackle social and cultural determinants of health», which he said contributed to 31 per cent of the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.