Sentences with phrase «of cabinet roles»

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Santi said a possible way around the impasse would be for a M5S - Lega government led by a compromise prime minister agreeable to both parties, «affording Lega control of some key ministries and leaving Forza Italia to play a less visible role, with direct or indirect control of some minor cabinet posts.»

Arguably the biggest promotion in today's federal cabinet shuffle goes to François - Philippe Champagne, who vaults from parliamentary secretary to Finance Minister Bill Morneau, a supporting role just outside cabinet, to succeeding Chrystia Freeland in the high - profile post of minister of international trade.

Solis said having Hispanics in the Cabinet is important because they often step out of their department roles to offer different perspectives.

The role of the Haskayne Founders» Circle Cabinet is to raise money for the Haskayne School of Business resulting in enriched student experience, improved teaching and learning environment and acceleration of the school's ability to be an international leader in business education.

She worked as Minister across nine Canadian government departments, and her service included the role of Vice Chair of the Treasury Board and chair of the cabinet committee for public safety, justice and aboriginal issues.

«I am proud to be part of a Cabinet that has been recognized across the country for having women in critical leadership roles.

Name: Chris Fowler, MA Title: President and Chief Executive Officer Areas of responsibility: Executive management, strategy Years with CWB Financial Group: 27 Career history: Has served at CWB in roles with increasing responsibility since 1991, including, commercial account management (1991 - 1995), credit risk (1995 - 2008), and joined the executive team in 2008 as Executive Vice President, Banking, and then President and Chief Operating Officer Education: Master of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of British Columbia Community involvement: Trustee for the University Hospital Foundation (University of Alberta), Member of the Canadian Bankers Association's Executive Council, director with the Art Gallery of Alberta's board of directors, and campaign cabinet member with the United Way of Alberta Capital Region

She slowly expanded the cabinet with talent identified from the MLA backbenches of the new government caucus and since then many cabinet ministers have grown into their roles quite comfortably.

Symbolic changes — women in the Cabinet, female Imperial succession: Lastly, we address the element of policy perhaps least quantifiable in advance, which is the potential impact of role models upon female participation.

These include holding open Cabinet meetings at least once a month, which will be broadcasted on the Internet; giving Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) a greater role by reforming the Legislative committee system and allowing government MLAs to vote freely (as opposed to voting according to the Party's preferences); restricting the tenure of a premier to two (four - year) terms; holding a Citizen's Assembly on electoral reform to examine alternative models for electing MLAs; instituting a system by which citizens can recall elected officials; and instituting elections for all government boards and commissions.

Amber Rudd and Sajid Javid the two get Cabinet roles after operating with the Chancellor at the Treasury & # 13 & # 13 & # 13 & #thirteen & # 13 Picture: Reuters & #thirteen & # 13 George Osborne has strengthened his part in govt even more with the appointment of two of his previous junior ministers to Cupboard...

Hon. Kofi Buah, who is also the current ranking member on the Energy and Mines committe and Member of Parliament for Ellembele, in an interview with journalists on Thursday said: «President John Mahama led Cabinet into deciding to name the third FPSO after the ex-President, in recognition of the role that He played leading up to the 2007 discovery of oil in commercial quantities.»

The first key point to understand is the difference between the Prime Minister's roles as head of the Cabinet, who wields executive power via the confidence of the House of Commons, and as Tory leader, whose authority rests on the faith colleagues have in you as a general election winner.

Patrick has spent ten years as a special adviser in various roles at the heart of British government, including 10 Downing Street, the Cabinet Office, the Northern Ireland Office.

Jo has covered different roles during his time in Parliament: between 2013 and 2015 he was Head of the Number 10 Policy Unit; in 2014 - 2015 he was Minister of State for the Cabinet Office; in May 2015 he was appointed Minister of State for Universities and Science.

Then in the Local Government Act 2000 the idea of a Leader and Cabinet system was introduced, with committees reduced to the role «scrutiny».

Despite only getting elected last year Sheppard has become one of the most recognisable SNP faces in SW1, his role as shadow cabinet minister giving him license to roam across the broadcast studios.

Government should seriously consider introducing a new role of Infrastructure Minister to back major projects, and pension funds would be more likely to invest in schemes if several smaller proposals were packaged together, a former Cabinet Minister has said.

The role of the Cabinet office, the prime ministerial engine in Whitehall, has been looked at before, but in The Cabinet Office 1916 - 2016 The Birth of Modern Government (Biteback) Seldon, through trawling the archives and interviewing leading personalities, has written the best modern account.

More of less the same number of cabinet ministers will defy their leadership and play a prominent role in the «out» campaign.

Today he's been a cabinet minister for six years, a member of Her Majesty's privy council and it will be his role to help deliver a new party for all, not just the privileged few.

A number of other cabinet members kept their roles, including Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Education Secretary Justine Greening and International Trade Minister Liam Fox.

Reforms to empower parliamentary committees, strip the PM of powers and give a greater role to cabinet may not immediately give power to the general population, but they stop the rot of centralisation and begin to spread the power again.

Another priority for Miliband will be to lead a joint Treasury - Cabinet Office review into the future role of the third sector in economic and social regeneration, which was announced in the Budget earlier this year.

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.

Senate Democrats, for their part, can still point to their role in derailing Ronny Jackson's nomination to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, another Cabinet post often seen as above politics in previous administrations.

After the 2005 general election, he was given the role of Minister of State for Europe, part of the Foreign Office, with special provision to attend Cabinet.

The first of Michael Howard's shadow cabinet to back David Cameron for the Tory leadership he has played a pivotal role in setting the party's strategic direction.

In common with other appointments these Cabinet members share a strong advocacy of market based policies and a severely reduced federal regulatory role.

Is it just me, or does it seem odd that this rule applies to cabinet members, as I can not think of any one who has served for 20 years, effectively meaning that cabinet members do not get pensions despite serving in highly important roles?

Next to Corbyn he looks bland, confused (he attacks Corbyn's lack of credibility but offers him a role in the shadow cabinet) and at times desperate.

The frontrunner has previously made clear that his policy proposals are only suggestions that would have to be agreed by colleagues, but this is his clearest indication yet that the role of MPs and the shadow cabinet would be diminished.

[358] Immediately ahead of the party conference, noting a second Johnson speech setting out terms for Brexit even before determination by the Cabinet, Ruth Davidson called for «serious people» to take over his role, criticised his overoptimism and predicted that Britain would «look very much like it looks now» after the transitional period.

10.15 am: Former cabinet secretaries Lord Armstrong, Lord Wilson, Lord Turnbull and Lord O'Donnell give evidnce to the Lords constitutional committee on the role of civil servants.

Frontrunner in party's leadership contest gives clearest indication yet that role of MPs and shadow cabinet would be diminished

Speaking in the House of Lords Lord Patten, who held a number of junior ministerial roles before joining John Major's cabinet as education secretary in 1992, claimed there was a role for «grown - up SpAds» but said there are too many and they often have too high opinion of themselves.

But the role of the Cabinet Secretary is one of ambiguity, and depends upon personal relations, and the opportunity of offer policy advice which invariably contains their own personal views.

The role of the Cabinet Secretary if now one much debated and viewed with suspicion by many politicians.

Under the deal President Mugabe remains head of state, the cabinet and the armed services and MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai assumes the role of prime minister.

He began his ministerial career with roles in the Treasury, before becoming the first cabinet minister of Asian descent when he was appointed culture, media and sport secretary in 2014.

One of the brightest thinkers of the 2005 intake of Tory MPs, Nick Herbert has taken on one of the most demanding roles in the Shadow Cabinet.

Jeremy Corbyn has appointed an array of new MPs to frontbench Labour jobs as well as handing junior roles to recognisable names such as former shadow cabinet minister Gloria De Piero and Tracy Brabin, who replaced the murdered MP Jo Cox.

However, as a final role before leaving the Commons, Mr Curry replaced Sir George Young as chairman of the Commons» Standards and Privileges Committee when the latter was recently promoted to the Shadow Cabinet.

The York MP, Rachael Maskell, who was shadow environment secretary but quit Corbyn's shadow cabinet to vote against the triggering of article 50, has been given a new junior transport role.

According to the Daily Telegraph, MPs are mulling over a «semi-split» to create an «alternative Labour» with its own shadow cabinet to vie for the role of official opposition.

Tim Collins A former press secretary to John Major and member of the Downing Street Policy Unit, he was elected MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale in 1997 and held a number of frontbench posts, including a series of roles in the shadow cabinet under three party leaders.

«It's not the role of a civil servant or the Cabinet Secretary to start investigating the police.

May must now decide whether to replace her longstanding ally with an individual who holds down the same two roles as Green, who was first secretary of state and Cabinet Office minister.

In a joint statement they announced that the role of the joint Lib - Lab cabinet committee will be expanded to get rid of the «destructive tribalism» of the past.

Ritula Shah invites award - winning Times columnist and author David Aaronovitch to debate the role of ideals with Jill Kirby and former cabinet ministers David Blunkett and Nigel Lawson.