Sentences with phrase «cabinet rank»
The phrase "cabinet rank" refers to a position in the government that holds a similar level of importance and authority as members of the cabinet. Even though not every cabinet-rank position is included in the actual cabinet, these individuals have a high-ranking status and often influence important decisions made by the government. Full definition
Below cabinet rank a raft of women were promoted, but not quite to the extent that some advance briefing suggested.
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(Andy is not top of the shadow cabinet rankings by a -LSB-...]
(Perhaps we need a federal Department of Science, with full Cabinet rank.)
There are 156 schools in Russia for the training of coaches and athletic directors; the chairman of the All Union Committee for Physical Culture and Sport has the equivalent of cabinet rank.
Mr Burnham will call for a Housing Minister with senior Cabinet rank and a brief to bring down the age at which people become home - buyers without parental help — currently 37.
In a news release, the groups criticized the Bush administration for delaying and discounting science advice: «President George W. Bush did not appoint John H. Marburger III as his science adviser until June 25, 2001, five months after taking office, and he did not give cabinet rank to the science post.
[56] In addition to his ministerial position Home was appointed to membership of the Privy Council, [56] an honour granted only selectively to ministers below cabinet rank.
Shadow ministers - below shadow cabinet rank - complained that they never had opportunity in opposition to meet David Cameron and «chat things through».
Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday appointed physician Harsh Vardhan as minister for science and technology and earth sciences and elevated him to full Cabinet rank.
Mrs May's hope is that in any coalition, the DUP would be satisfied with ministerial jobs at just below cabinet rank.
Decapitations: In 1997 around a third of the Conservative cabinet lost their seats — even if Labour go down to a landslide defeat there should be no similar slaughter in their cabinet ranks.
Mr Greenway was apparently the victim of a strong faction within the Ryedale Association who had hoped to see him achieve shadow cabinet rank and by some anger that he not secure dual carriageway status for a major road in the constituency - quite a tall order for an opposition backbencher.
It has had only three MPs since 1950, being previously represented by cabinet minister Barbara Castle and then her former political advisor Jack Straw, who in time also rose to cabinet rank.
He is close to Prime Minister Tony Blair and has a reputation for being an ambitious high - flyer who has progressed quickly up the Cabinet ranks.
Carbon Brief's timeline shows that the last two Republican presidents have supported environmental protection, with George HW Bush promoting the Environmental Protection Agency to Cabinet rank and his son George W Bush calling for an international deal to reduce global emissions and a «clean energy technology fund» to support developing countries.