Sentences with phrase «became leader of the council»

The Cornish bid never got going and Adam Paynter finally put it out of its misery the moment he became Leader of the Council.

In April 2008 Rahman was elected as Leader of the majority Labour Group on Tower Hamlets Council, and therefore became Leader of the Council, replacing Denise Jones.

Conservative control was confirmed at a council meeting on 30 June with Stephen Clee becoming leader of the council.

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In 1994 he was elected Leader of the Council and in 1997 he became one of the borough's two Members of Parliament.

A national council of religious leaders was called into being to become a forum of communication and consultation on inter religious issues and enhance their participation in national development.

That led to the First Council of Nicaea where the emperor assembled Christian leaders from the entire empire to settle a key question: Was Jesus born divine or did he become enlightened due to an ascetic lifestyle a la Buddha and similar preceding religious figures.

Before becoming AFC Amy worked in Leader Accreditation for 21 years, served as Director for LLL Alliance for 10 years, served on LLL USA Council and Interim Council, serving on the LLL Breastfeeding Helpline - US Advisory Council, and was a member of the LLLI Global Leaders» Committee.

As leader of the Greater London Council, Ken became so inundated with enquiries resulting from the...

As leader of the Greater London Council, Ken became so inundated with enquiries resulting from the GLC Welfare Rights Project that he enforced, with dictatorial severity, a paper - recyclable dress code.

Daniel B. Walsh, the former Majority Leader of the New York State Assembly, joined The Business Council in May of 1987, and became President of the Council upon Mr. Schuler's retirement in 1988.

This postponement would allow newly - announced Council speaker candidate, Councilmember Inez Barron, to make the case for why should become the next leader of the Municipal legislature.

Ognibene became a Republican district leader and after a redistricting in 1989 resulted in the creation of what Ognibene called a Republican council district, Maltese asked him to run.

When Joel Rivera became Council Majority Leader at the age of 23, it was not because his colleagues beheld him as a new Pitt the Younger.

Party leader Nigel Farage had failed to become Thanet South's MP, but his party reduced Labour councillors from 24 to four and won overall control of Thanet district — its first principal council.

He became leader of the Labour group, and leader of the council, in 2004 before standing down in 2010 following his election as MEP.

He rose to become Leader of Brighton, then Brighton and Hove Council, from 1987 until 1999.

In 1991, as group leader, he led the Lib Dems to victory in the District Council elections and became the first ever Lib Dem leader of the Council, a post he held from 1991 to his parliamentary victory in 1997.

From 1980 — 1 relations with local government became increasingly confrontational, as Labour made large gains in local elections, with a new generation of council leaders such as Ken Livingstone in London and David Blunkett in Sheffield seeking to generate employment through their councils.

Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito appears to have the votes she needs to become the next speaker of the City Council, after Brooklyn Democratic chair Frank Seddio broke ranks with his fellow county leaders at the urging of Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio, sources said.

The leader of the Business Council of New York State says her group will fight Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to raise the state's minimum wage to $ 15 an hour, but concedes that the legislation may become law soon.

McGovern was first elected as a councillor for Brunswick Park in the London Borough of Southwark in 2006, later becoming the Deputy Leader of the borough council's 29 - member group of Labour councillors.

The race to become the next City Council speaker entered its final stages on Wednesday with leaders from the two most powerful Democratic county organizations, in the Bronx and in Queens, solidifying support behind a Manhattan councilman, Corey Johnson, according to four people with direct knowledge of the discussions, who spoke anonymously because they did not have permission to disclose the choice.

Trafford MBC's former Conservative leader Sean Anstee has said campaigning by hundreds of activists from outside the area was an important «contributory factor» in his party losing overall control of the council - but said it is not «cut and dry» Labour will take control after becoming the largest group.

She is supportive of, but not a leader on the issues of accessible taxis and ferries, so if she also wins her bid to become Speaker of the City Council, we will need to work diligently to communicate our concerns to her and her staff, so that she can assist to make advances on the issues that concern the community.

[3] However the Labour deputy leader Rob Donnelly took over as leader of the council, replacing Liberal Democrat Brian Gurden who became deputy leader.

David Blunkett, who became leader of the city council in 1980, had been the youngest councillor in the country 10 years earlier when he and Michie were first elected.

Before becoming an AM he was Leader of Wrexham Council for six years and a Ponciau Councillor for 20 years.

It will be his first run for elected office and could become a showdown between party leaders and Rodney Wiltshire, the City Council president who has clashed with Wade and other leaders of the local party.

Opaleye then assured that with the steps being taking by the council in collaboration with community leaders, security agents and other stakeholders, the perennial crisis in the areas would soon become a thing of the past.

He became Leader of the Opposition in 1975, Leader of the Council in 1977 and Deputy Chairman of the Association of Metropolitan Authorities in 1978.

He was replaced as Leader of the Lords by Lord Hill of Oareford, who also becomes Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and a member of the Privy Council.

Sal Albanese said that the City gay rights bill was bottled up by then - Majority Leader Tom Cuite who prevented it from coming out of the General Welfare Committee — except once in 1974 when it became the first bill in the history of the Council to clear committee and lose on the floor.

He became a local councillor in 2003 and went on to later serve as leader of Inverclyde Council.

He was first elected to the Council in 1973, and became the youngest Chair of Education in the history of Liverpool from 1980 — 1983, during which time he was also Deputy Leader of the Council under Sir Trevor Jones.

In 1998 the Liberal Democrats gained control of Liverpool City Council and Storey became Council Leader.

Following the election the Labour group leader, George Dunning, became the new leader of the council, after Labour got the support of 2 independents, Mike Findley and Mary Lanigan.

She later became Democratic female district leader for the 72nd Assembly District and chief of staff to City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez.

UKIP wins control of its first district council, Thanet in Kent - the area where former leader Nigel Farage failed to become an MP.

[12] Meanwhile, Health Concern councillors chose Ken Stokes to become the new leader of their group on the council.

Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams says he wants answers from Mayor Bill de Blasio and Democratic county leaders about why they chose Manhattan Councilman Corey Johnson, a white man, to become the next City Council speaker instead of one of the five candidates of color he argues were qualified.

Beer (pictured above), who previously led the formative years of the Teaching School Council, will become an executive leader of the Greater Manchester Learning Trust in May, a role that she said was «too tempting to turn down».

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South African president, Jacob Zuma, has become latest head of state to join the ongoing World Tourism Organization and World Travel & Tourism Council Leaders for Tourism Campaign.

President Armando Guebuza of Mozambique has become the latest head of state to join the World Tourism Organisation and World Travel & Tourism Council sponsored Global Leaders for Tourism Campaign.

South African president, Jacob Zuma, has become latest head of state to join the ongoing World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Leaders for Tourism Campaign.

Next: (1) because legislation will increasingly be dependent upon technology, the use of which must be controlled by national and international standards, which standards must therefore become an essential part of such legislation, all of the Attorneys General in Canada's 14 jurisdictions should be informed of the above; (2) the ISO in Switzerland should be informed, because it is the world leader in standardization; the Standards Council of Canada being the ISO's representative in Canada; and, (3) I shall publish a much fuller account concerning all of this on the SSRN.

In fact, visa - entry procedures have become so complicated worldwide, that the leaders of the travel and tourism industry attending the 12th World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit identified restrictive visa policies as a critical impediment to travel and tourism around the world.