Sentences with phrase «holder of that office in»

Was Adeleke not the current holder of that office in 2011 when Hussain defeated him by 44,881 votes to clinch the seat?

Nevertheless, Labour, and notably Alistair Darling, a palpably honest chancellor who has had to play the most difficult hand of any holder of his office in modern times, deserves respect for proving equal to the hour.

Here was the undisputed Tory hero of the past four years — a man with a mission, a crusader, an obsessive, who has shown the courage to hurl himself into the task of salvaging Britain's ruined schools system in a fashion no other holder of his office in modern times has attempted.»

Not exact matches

Presidents are exempt from federal ethics rules, though most recent holders of the office have sold off their financial holdings and put them in trusts as if the rules did apply to them.

A graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique, holder of a DEA in Organisational Strategy and an Engineer from the Ponts et Chaussées, François Gauthey joined the Private Office of the Minister for the Economy, Edmond Alphandery, in 1993, as a technical advisor.

The face - to - face meeting between Moynihan and Holder is being pushed as the bank faces the possibility of a lawsuit from the U.S. Attorney's office in New Jersey against Merrill Lynch's actions leading up to the mortgage crisis.

When an employee takes a government job that requires divesting of assets in order to prevent conflicts of interest — as the role of Treasury Secretary certainly would, and did for the current holder of that office, Steven Mnuchin — J.P. Morgan's policy fast - tracks the vesting of the employee's stock awards.

«Mr. Speaker, Canadians» confidence in our public office - holders has been shaken by the opening of a criminal investigation into the Prime Minister's own office,» Mr. Trudeau had declared with his first question this afternoon.

While we therefore welcome Ms. Lynch's ascension to the office, in candor, we probably would say that anyone short of Jamie Dimon as Attorney General would likely be an improvement over Mr. Holder.

As a former public office holder, he is forbidden by law from lobbying the federal government for a period of five years as of the date of his political retirement in 2016.

Because I could not hide this fact from myself and others, because I could not very well begin my lectures in Bonn with the salutation to Hitler, and because I could not very well swear an unconditioned oath of allegiance to the Führer, as I should have to do as the holder of a state office, I lost my position in the service of this state and was forced to quit Germany.

We think in terms of liberty, equality, representative government, popular elections, and office holders as public servants.

This same line of thought is continued in the new version of the Professio fidei and the Oath of Fidelity of 1989.3 Although Canon Law had already required it, «religious obedience» must also be promised and sworn to by all theologians and office holders.

Through contracts with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, those consultants arranged meetings between Democratic candidates and office holders with influential religious leaders in different parts of the county.

Just as the lordship of Christ made demands for public justice on office - holders in the New Testament (Luke 4:15), the same is true for those who rule as citizens.

Almost inevitably, when members of nondominant ethnic groups are given high offices in the church, they are expected to act very much as holders of that office have always acted.

«The issuance of a new executive order on refugees and immigrants acknowledges that there were significant problems with the first executive order that caught up green card holders and others as they tried to enter the United States,» said Tim Breene, CEO of World Relief, the evangelical refugee resettlement agency forced to close five offices and lay off 140 employees in the wake of Trump's decision to halve America's intake of refugees from 110,000 to 50,000.

For example, in 2011 — 12 the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder and the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage provided over 60 gigalitres (GL) to a number of waterways within the Edward — Wakool system.

Consultation on the 2017 — 18 plan has occurred with South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (including the South Australian Murray - Darling Basin Natural Resource Management Board), New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage, Victorian Environmental Water Holder, Victorian Catchment Management Authorities, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries - Fisheries, Water New South Wales, the Murray — Darling Basin Authority, the Murray - Darling Wetlands Working Group, Nature Foundation South Australia, Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority, Renmark Irrigation Trust, scientists engaged in monitoring the outcomes of Commonwealth environmental water use, the Murray - Lower Darling Environmental Water Advisory Group and various community groups and individuals.

These watering actions were managed in cooperation with the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage, New South Wales Office of Water, Victorian Environmental Water Holder, Mallee Catchment Management Authority, the Murray - Darling Basin Authority, SA Water and the South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources.

These are the words of a junior office - holder in a government which has been knocked around by the mining industry and now faces an international campaign by the tobacco industry.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Trading Framework sets out the operating requirements for the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder and staff of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office when involved in commercial water trading.

The Heat Holder socks would be great for me since I sit by the front door of my office and if a lot of people go in and out in the winter, my feet get cold!

In the political arena, at least, I have always been of the opinion that worshiping our political office holders is dangerous because there is no way of holding the people we worship accountable.

LAGOS — Serving and former elected office holders on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, weekend, adopted resolutions to retool the former ruling party, including a decision to jettison the principle of zoning in the election of a new national chairman.

He said his administration was poised to press further the anti-corruption battle saying he was aware some of the civil servants had been accomplices in the batiks fraudulent practices of previous political office holders.

And that's just one of several big events the party generally puts on every year — events that have, in the past, been headlined by the Democrats» top office - holder, which, since 2006, has been the governor.

In this challenging period of our life, we should encourage our security officers to do their job maturely and professionally while the designated spokespersons and political office holders do the talking.

The selection is also complicated by the fact that both of New York's senators and its governor, three office holders who historically made the call on the next U.S. attorney, are Democrats with no say in this process under a Republican president.

Twitter as Campaign Tool The increased use of Twitter by political office holders, candidates, and issue advocacy organizations and campaigns was arguably the most important — if not hyped — advancement in digital politics in 2009.

For us, this is not only an endorsement of the humungous achievements of President Mahama whilst in office, but a clear demonstration of the fact that President Mahama's unique and selfless leadership has set a standard for political office holders on the whole continent.

According to the Presidential Committee on Emoluments which was set up by President John Mahama in accordance with the constitution of Ghana, all Article 71 office holders are to enjoy a 10 % increase in their monthly salary and must be retrospective to cover 2013.

His promise follows pressure from some civil society organisations and political figures for such positions to be made elective in a bid to make office holders accountable to the citizens instead of the President.

Also cited in the list were double appointments as name of some appointees are currently public office holder in federal parastatals.

The Bill defined the modalities for the appointment and operations of the Special Prosecutor, which will have the mandate to investigate and prosecute cases of alleged corruption under the Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63, and other corruption - related offences implicating public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the public sector.

What I mean is, What proportion of «new candidates» are already «corrupted» by influx of corporate wealth, in various forms, and, by comparison, what proportion of the already elected office holders are?

Former President John Dramani Mahama has explained that his decision to maintain the state residence he occupied while in office, contrary to recommendations made by a committee he set up to recommend emoluments of Article 71 office holders and his retirement package, was approved by the new government and Parliament.

The participants from the Upper East, Upper West and Northern Regions at a zonal meeting in Tamale were of the view that there should be a clear line between Article 71 office holders who are politicians and professionals.

«If for any reason a referendum can not be held for the moment, we insist the Igbo both in the Southeast and in other parts of Nigeria including all elected and other office holders be made to discard totally any idea of Biafra and to show practical actions to prove that they believe in one Nigeria.

Turning to the job performances of other prominent office holders in New York State, Governor Andrew Cuomo's rating remains upside down.

I think one Senate race that COULD have the potential of breaking open is Idaho — a lot of speculation that Larry Craig could go down Mark Foley - style (although for men presumably of legal age)-- so much so that he's attracted a primary challenger and a Dem challenger that was the last office holder in the state.

As the existing holder of the prime minister's office, Gordon Brown is allowed to remain in Downing Street until the first meeting of the new parliament — slated for Tuesday 18th May.

Announcing his plans to withdraw the policemen on private guard duty, the IGP said, «In view of the current security challenges in the country, it has become expedient for the Nigeria Police Force to streamline the deployment of its personnel attached to political and public office holders, aimed at enhancing effective and efficient policing of the countrIn view of the current security challenges in the country, it has become expedient for the Nigeria Police Force to streamline the deployment of its personnel attached to political and public office holders, aimed at enhancing effective and efficient policing of the countrin the country, it has become expedient for the Nigeria Police Force to streamline the deployment of its personnel attached to political and public office holders, aimed at enhancing effective and efficient policing of the country.

Applying the spirit of our national Constitution, this ethical rule can be interpreted to include the situation where a political office holder under Article 55 or a public officer under Article 284 of the 1992 Constitution puts himself in a situation where his personal interest in telling untruths, half - truth and out - right lies is in conflict with the functions of his office to the party and the public to speak the truth at all times.

Political office holders like the National Organizer and Deputy Secretary General of political parties are mandated by the spirit of the 1992 Constitution to exhibit ethical actions and conduct in their relationship with the public and their party members.

Here was a man who, for all times, maintained his support for the anti-graft effort of President Muhammadu Buhari, insisting always that public office holders should be prepared to account for their actions while in office.

We can not condone such statements, and we condemn them in no uncertain terms as unbefitting of an envoy and holder of a high privileged diplomatic office.

(d) Although a Democratic organization, club or association described in paragraph (a) may, in its discretion, permit within its membership persons holding membership in more than one such organization, in all votes taken for endorsement of a nominee for public office or party position such multiple membership holder may not vote on such endorsement in any such organization if the member has already voted on such endorsement in any other such organization.

Aftermath of the effects of the current security challenges in the country, the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has ordered the immediate withdrawal of all police officers attached to political office holders, VIPs and prominent individuals in the country.

«All of this makes clear that the Supreme Court was wrong in Citizens United when it unleashed big money in our elections with the promise it would be independent of candidates and office holders,» said Paul Ryan, vice president for policy and litigation at the nonprofit watchdog group Common Cause.