Sentences with phrase «deputy leader position»

The deputy leader position became available when Angus Robertson stepped down in February after losing his Moray seat to the Tories last June.

Not exact matches

Vladislav Reznik, now the deputy head of the finance committee in Russia's lower house of parliament and a member of the Putin - aligned United Russia Party, faces charges accusing him of giving allies of the criminal organization's alleged leader, Gennady Petrov, positions in the Russian government in exchange for a share of the organization's assets.

I got into the position of deputy general secretary because the people voted for me I didn't impose myself on the people and the point I am making is that same way the people determined that President Rawlings will be our leader, the same way people determined President Mills to be our leader, the same way people determined President Mahama will be our leader and he was our leader and if the people determine that leadership should rotate I will respect that decision of the people and respect the leader at any point in time..»

I got into the position of deputy general secretary because the people voted for me I didn't impose myself on the people and the point I am making is that same way the people determined that President Rawlings will be our leader, the same way people determined President Mills to be our leader, the same way people determined President Mahama will be our leader and he was our leader and if the people determine that leadership should rotate I will respect that decision of the people and respect the leader at any point in time, but for now i will not endorse anyone, i will not endorse John mahama.»

Flanagan also said that as part of the «overall transition, he has elevated James Curran, who recently serviced a special counsel to the majority leader and advised the conference on education issues, to the position of first Deputy within the office.

Klein, a one - time deputy majority leader in the Democratic conference, is now in a position of serious power in the chamber.

Last January, Breslin was tapped by Democratic Leader John Sampson to serve as deputy minority leader, a position that carries a $ 20,500 stipend (Leader John Sampson to serve as deputy minority leader, a position that carries a $ 20,500 stipend (leader, a position that carries a $ 20,500 stipend (lulu).

Former Labour leader says Corbyn's position is untenable, while party's deputy Tom Watson seeks talks to avoid «civil war»

She has served in various Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet positions and, in her role as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, she has served as the Acting Leader of the Labour Party twice and Leader of the Opposition: from May to September 2010 and from May to September 2015; and remains the only politician to have held this position on two separate occasions.

Labour's position was unclear over the weekend, with Jeremy Corbyn warning the party could block article 50 if its core demands on Brexit were not met, before the deputy leader, Tom Watson, said the party would not do so.

Foot had shown loyalty to cabinet colleagues as a senior minister, so much so that his chief rival, former chancellor Denis Healey was prepared to take up the position of deputy leader.

She has served as the Deputy Leader of the EPLP and held positions as Labour's European spokesperson on health and fisheries.

It's not yet clear if the unit will be preserved under Johnson's term, but earlier this month, when he announced committee chairmanships and leadership positions, Johnson said the Council's technology and digital communications efforts would be led by the a «deputy leader for digital communications» — a newly created post given to Council Member Rafael Espinal.

When he was elected to the deputy leader role in October 2016 he succeed Stewart Hosie, who quit the position following claims about his personal life.

Baroness Parminter, Deputy Leader in the Lords & Spokesperson for Environment and Rural Affairs, said: «We as a party support all those involved in responsible shooting, and I personally endorse this position.

However, James Klutse Avedzi who was tipped by the Volta Regional Caucus for the position of minority leader of the NDC in the incoming 7th Parliament of the 4th republic has been named the deputy minority leader.

Other leaders to represent the minority side include Mohammed Muntaka, who will maintain his position as the Chief Whip, with the Member of Parliament for Banda Ahmed Ibrahim, and the Member of Parliament for Pusiga, Hon. Laadi Ayii Ayamba serving as deputy chief whips.

From its island, the IDC has regularly thrown grenades at its former Democratic colleagues, including Breslin, who was elevated to Klein's position of deputy leader.

Lib Dem deputy leader Simon Hughes defended Mr Clegg's position and his performance as deputy prime minister.

State Sen. Michael Gianaris, 48, of Astoria: Recently gave up his deputy minority leader position in the Senate to allow reunification of the Senate Democrats with the former Independent Democratic Conference.

Young, who chairs the senate's housing committee, was tapped to be the chair of the Senate Republican Campaign Committee in August 2013, inheriting the position from deputy majority leader Tom Libous.

Both men rose to powerful positions in the Senate — DeFrancisco as deputy majority leader, and Lombardi as chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee.

The Liberal Democrat deputy leader, Alan Beith, said Mr Ashdown was leaving a party which «has a key position in changing the nature of Britain».

But they do not occupy most positions of power, nor when they are in positions of power (say party president or deputy leader) do they exercise power in the way the left of the Lib Dems might expect (by voting against the Welfare Uprating Bill for example).

The revelation that the deputy leader opposed both the prime minister and Lord Mandelson will add further fuel to the rumours that she has been positioning herself to challenge for the Labour leadership when Mr Brown steps down, despite fierce denials from Ms Harman at the weekend.

Ms Harman, the deputy Labour leader, is believed to have argued for more time to consider the position of the Royal Mail before the business secretary Lord Mandelson, published the proposed legislation.

But the most prominent position is bagged by former Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman, whose recently - published autobiography ends with a feminist manifesto distilled from 40 years of struggle.

Though there remains an upstate / downstate divide among Senate Republicans, particularly when it comes to raising the minimum wage, GOP Majority Leader John Flanagan's leadership position is not in jeopardy, according to his deputy, Sen. John DeFrancisco.

I just say to the hon. Gentleman, who is chattering incessantly from a sedentary position, that when he was Deputy Leader of the House he did not introduce a Backbench Business Committee.

Senate Republican leader Len Fasano, at the microphone, and deputy leader Kevin Witkos of Canton were re-elected to their leadership positions.

He was named deputy majority leader in 2015, the second most powerful position in the chamber.

I deal with him when I deal with him and his position knowing full well that the only consideration that he has on any issue is which way that issue is going to be assisting him politically at that moment,» Senate deputy majority leader John DeFrancisco, a Republican from Syracuse, said.

The 2007 Labour Party deputy leadership election was a British political party election for the position of deputy leader of the Labour Party.

But just weeks after his January election, it was announced that as a result of an «internal reorganization at the Council under Speaker Corey Johnson,» the unit was disbanded and that Councilmember Rafael Espinal would serve as Deputy Leader of Digital Communications, a newly created position.

There had been reports that an increasing number of Labour MPs and members of the NEC had been attempting to get the election for the position of deputy leader abandoned in order to save the # 2,000,000 it was estimated that the contest would cost.

A source in that meeting whispered that, Dominic Nitiwul after speaking on the phone with Akufo - Addo «agreed to take up the job as well as others yet to come on a condition that he will be reconsidered for the same position he is occupying - Deputy Minority leader» and possibly some amounts of money»

I want to make it clear that the position of deputy governorship is not a position one «campaigns for, the party leaders alongside members choose who flies the party's ticket alongside the governorship candidate.

The Welsh Party has just finished the election of their new Deputy Leader (itself an all - female contest to balance the male Leader) but that isn't likely to be enough (and nor should it) to placate those wanting to see a greater balance in Labour's leadership positions.

Politics.co.uk can reveal that deputy Lib Dem leader Simon Hughes is asking Nick Clegg to step in and talk the home secretary out of her hardline position, in a move which could worsen already delicate relations between the deputy prime minister and the home secretary.

In September 2012, he was appointed to his first ministerial position as deputy leader of the House of Commons, having been appointed a privy counsellor in June 2011.

With the leader hailing from Long Island, the prevailing upstate - downstate dynamic remains intact, with Senator Tom Libous of Binghamton keeping the position of deputy leader despite also being under federal indictment.

However there would have been a problem if she had appointed as acting leader and then decided to run as deputy to one of the candidates leaving in due course the position.

A senator's base salary is $ 28,000, but many in that chamber hold positions of assistant or deputy leader whose pay adds to that base.

He was a key supporter of Sir Menzies Campbell's successful party leadership campaign and was rewarded with the position of deputy leader.

Peralta's departure was a surprise given he had a leadership position within the Democratic conference and a close friendship with Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris (D - Queens).

Glasgow MSP James Dornan has already announced that he will stand for the deputy leader's position.

Klein said as deputy majority leader he has found himself in the position of having to explain decisions and controversies he was often not a part of.

The party zoned the positions of First Deputy National Chairman, National Legal Adviser, Deputy National Woman Leader and Deputy National Auditor to the South - South.

Prior to this position, Verdon was the principal deputy associate director within WCI and program director for Secondary Nuclear Design Program and the AX - Division leader.

Portraying those jockeying for position in a post-Stalin Soviet Union are: Steve Buscemi («Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer») as former Moscow Party Chairman Nikita Khrushchev; Simon Russell Beale («The Legend of Tarzan») as Lavrenti Beria, Stalin's stern Chief of Police; Michael Palin («Fierce Creatures») as Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov; Jason Isaacs («The Infiltrator») as Field Marshal Georgy Zhukov, and Jeffrey Tambor («The Accountant») who tackles the role of Stalin's neurotic deputy leader, Georgy Malenkov (in case you're wondering, The Death of Stalin was made before the allegations of sexual misconduct arose for Tambor).