Sentences with phrase «leader of the house of»

Tom DeLay, the Republican majority leader of the House of Representatives, confided to a Texas Baptist audience that God had made Bush president «to promote a biblical world - view.»

Arthur Wellesley - 1st Duke of Wellington1841 - 1846Renowned for his post as Commander of the Allied Army and for defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, Wellington was Prime Minister of Great Britain twice and later served simultaneously as Minister without Portfolio and Leader of the House of Lords in Robert Peel's second cabinet.

Tom Brake MP, the deputy leader of the House of Commons, said BASC was invaluable in helping to educate people.

Lansley will become leader of the House of Commons, a position previously occupied by Sir George Young.

President of the Senate Dr. Bukola Saraki on Thursday visited the family of the late Deputy Leader of the House of Representatives Hon Umar Baba Jibril.

(This in fact rises to a difference of 12 years if we include the Wilson and Heath governments, where no official Deputy Prime Ministers were named, leaving it to the deputy leader of the party or leader of the House of Commons to claim the role - perhaps, indeed, this difference following a lack of official recognition itself further supports our «finding»!)

«The allegations leveled against the leaders of the House of Representatives are despicable to the highest degree.

She was Deputy Leader of the House of Commons from 2009 to 2010.

The first is what has become known «English Votes for English Laws,» to which end the leader of the House of Commons, William Hague, put forward four options on December 16.

From 2010 to 2016, he was Minister of State for Europe, Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.

[32] On 28 June 2007, after she became Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Brown was appointed Prime Minister, Harman joined Brown's Cabinet as Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal and Minister for Women and Equality, and was also given the title of Labour Party Chair.

When Harman, as Leader of the House of Commons, stood in for Gordon Brown during Prime minister's questions on Wednesday 2 April 2008 (due to the Prime Minister attending a NATO summit in Romania), she became the first female Labour Minister to take Prime Minister's Questions.

The Leader of the House of Commons Chris Grayling also complained that FOI was being abused by journalists (though the Daily Mail pointed out that he was quite a fan of FOI in opposition).

Under Duncan Smith's successor, Michael Howard, May returned to the transport portfolio, before moving to culture, finally becoming shadow leader of the House of Commons in 2005 when David Cameron rose to the leadership.

Months after the convictions of leaders of both houses of the Legislature, and days before their sentencings, Albany's ethics laws remain unchanged.

He has previously worked as a Special Adviser in a variety of Government roles including in Transport, Local Government and the Regions; Defence; for the Leader of the House of Commons; and for the Government Chief Whip.

A related development of such nature came up on Monday as some loyalists of Femi Gbajabiamila, majority leader of the house of representatives, boycotted the inauguration of standing committees of the house faulting the distribution formula.

Jack Straw, leader of the House of Commons, has called for caps on party spending to stop politics turning into a marketing exercise.

It is «inevitable» that MPs will have a vote on whether to replace Britain's nuclear deterrent, the leader of the House of Commons said yesterday.

Today, without a doubt, it is Mr. Bharara, who did something neither Mr. Cuomo — nor any governor — could ever do: removed the leaders of both houses of the State Legislature in the span of mere months.

This year, he has brought cases against the leaders of both houses of New York's Legislature, Assemblyman Sheldon Silver and Senator Dean G. Skelos.

The Sunday Times suggested that Andrea Leadsom could be sacked as leader of the House of Commons, and it also named Chris Grayling, the transport secretary, who ran May's leadership bid.

He was the Leader of the House of Commons from 2003 to 2005 and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2005 to 2007 under Blair, and as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Secretary of State for Wales from 2007 to 2008 under Brown.

Speculation about the fate of the business secretary, Greg Clark, and Andrea Leadsom, the leader of the House of Commons, has suggested they may also face moves.

The Office of the Leader of the House of Lords (OLHL) is a ministerial department of the Cabinet Office with the duty of providing support to the Leader of the House of Lords, currently Baroness Evans of Bowes Park.

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo and the leaders of both houses of the State Legislature announced a «framework» for a deal Tuesday on several outstanding issues, including rent regulations, the 421 - a tax abatement program, mayoral control of New York City's schools and the education tax credit.

The motion moved by the Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Chuchu Onyema, was seconded by the Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Martins Azubuike.

Labour peer and leader of the House of Lords who failed to secure his proposed reforms of the upper house and was sacked by Tony Blair

With the session in disarray following the arrests of the leaders of both houses of the legislature, and their subsequent resignations, many expect the laws to be simply extended for another few years, without making any changes.

Despite the arrest of the leaders of both houses of the legislature on corruption charges, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers say they have no plans to pass any additional ethics reforms this session.

(A) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT - The Commission shall be composed of 8 members, to be appointed equally by the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives.

Prime minister: David Cameron Deputy prime minister: Nick Clegg (LD) First secretary of state and foreign secretary: William Hague Chancellor of the exchequer: George Osborne Home secretary: Theresa May Defence secretary: Philip Hammond Business secretary: Vince Cable (LD) Work and pensions secretary: Iain Duncan Smith Energy and climate change secretary: Ed Davey (LD) Education secretary: Michael Gove Communities and local government secretary: Eric Pickles Scotland secretary: Michael Moore (LD) Chief secretary to the Treasury: Danny Alexander (LD) Leader of the House of Lords: Lord Strathclyde Attorney general: Dominic Grieve

The next 12 months will see a series of small celebrations to mark the event, and today Scottish secretary Douglas Alexander and leader of the House of Commons Jack Straw will unveil a commemorative # 2 coin.

Shadow First Secretary of State, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Angela Eagle MP Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer John McDonnell MP Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Seema Malhotra MP Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham MP Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn MP Opposition Chief Whip Rosie Winterton MP Shadow Secretary of State for Health Heidi Alexander MP Shadow Secretary of State for Education Lucy Powell MP Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Owen Smith MP Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Maria Eagle MP Shadow Lord Chancellor, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Lord Falconer of Thoroton Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention Jon Trickett MP Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Lisa Nandy MP Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Chris Bryant MP Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Lilian Greenwood MP Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Vernon Coaker MP Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Diane Abbott MP Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray MP Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Nia Griffith MP Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Kerry McCarthy MP Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Kate Green MP Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Michael Dugher MP Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Registration Gloria De Piero MP Shadow Minister for Mental Health Luciana Berger MP Shadow Leader of the House of Lords Baroness Smith of Basildon Lords Chief Whip Lord Bassam of Brighton Shadow Attorney General Catherine McKinnell MP Shadow Minister without Portfolio Jonathan Ashworth MP Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning John Healey MP

Leader of the House of Commons Jack Straw today performed a u-turn and abandoned his proposals to allow MPs to vote on the House of Lords reform using a preferential voting system.

Asked to speak on the allegation, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Leo Ogor, yesterday said: «First, I will not want to join issues with former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

In a new white paper, leader of the House of Commons Jack Straw set out proposals to finish the reform of the Lords that Labour started when it came to power in 1997.

You've probably never wondered which Smiths song best reflects Sir George Young, the shadow leader of the House of Commons.

Andrew Lansley is reportedly being demoted from health secretary to leader of the House of Commons, replacing Sir George Young.

Geoff Hoon - Ashfield (Nottinghamshire) MP since 1992, and has served as defence secretary, transport secretary, leader of the House of Commons and Chief Whip.

The PM has «paid tribute to Sir George Young who steps down as leader of the House of Commons».

Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs Minister of state - Jane Kennedy Minister of state - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (jointly with Department of Energy and Climate Change); and deputy leader of the House of Lords Parliamentary under secretary of state - Huw Irranca - Davies

Jack Straw, leader of the House of Commons «The Conservative party has lost one of its stars and this House has lost a great parliamentarian.

Nigel Griffiths, deputy leader of the House of Commons, has quit his role amid a growing rebellion over the future of the Trident nuclear missile system.

Department of Energy and Climate Change Minister of state - Mike O'Brien Minister of state - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (jointly with Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs); and Deputy leader of the House of Lords Parliamentary under secretary of state - Joan Ruddock

5.05 pm Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege Subject: Parliamentary Privilege Witness (es): Rt Hon Tom Brake MP, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons and Alex Thomas, Deputy Director of the Elections and Parliament Division, Cabinet Office Location: 2A

Theresa May, shadow leader of the House of Commons «Eric was above all a great parliamentarian, who loved this place and all it stood for.

Bryant resigned as shadow leader of the House of Commons in June.

The new Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Alan Duncan, seems to be throwing himself into his new role with gusto.

The Conservative leader of the House of Lords, Lord Strathclyde, has resigned from the government just hours before the official launch of the coalition's mid-term review.