Sentences with phrase «of cabinet secretary»

Gordon Brown (to the embarrassment of the Cabinet Secretary Gus O'Donnell) has gone out of his way to try to prevent the Conservatives gaining their normal access to Permanent Secretaries.

9.30 Sir Jeremy Heywood gives evidence to the public administration commitee on the work of the cabinet secretary

Welsh Liberal Democrat Special Conference in Newtown today overwhelmingly endorsed the Progressive Agreement reached between Kirsty Williams AM and Welsh Labour, and the invitation to Kirsty Williams AM to take up the position of Cabinet Secretary for Education.

[15] However the roles of Cabinet Secretary, Head of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office were split.

Mr Robbins, who is defended by the likes of Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood and Conservative Chief Whip Julian Smith, is often described as a clever man.

Earlier in this parliament David Cameron decided to seperate the roles of cabinet secretary and head of the civil service.

Jenkin, whose committee will question Heywood on Tuesday, said of the cabinet secretary's guidelines: «This is unorthodox and unprecedented.

The move tears up reforms introduced by Mr Cameron in 2011, when he split the roles of Cabinet Secretary, head of the Home Civil Service and permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office on the retirement of Sir Gus O'Donnell - now Lord O'Donnell - but Downing Street rejected suggestions that it was a mark that the previous changes had failed.

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

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.

Apparently there's been some sort of problem relating to a friend of a Cabinet secretary, whose shady links to the world of lobbying prompted a major resignation.

A very pratical ambivalence has been the on / off combination of the position of Cabinet Secretary with the leadership of the Home Civil Service.

Separately, employment minister Priti Patel, another prominent advocate for Brexit, ramped up the criticism of cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood's decision to limit the support civil servants can provide to pro-Brexit ministers, describing it as «unconstitutional».

Is that really the best use of the Cabinet Secretary's time?

I'd like you to imagine this as me knocking nervously on the door of the Cabinet Secretary / headmaster with exercise books down my trousers in anticipation of the punishment I was to receive.

All that is really needed is a swearing in ceremony after a quick meeting of the Cabinet secretaries and (possibly) a letter is sent from the Vice President to both President pro tem of the Senate and the Speaker of the House given these facts, if the parties wish to strictly adhere to the 25th Amendment.

She answered questions about what kind of cabinet secretaries she'd pick, and she employed a tactic used previously by many a front - runner candidate: deflect political attacks from opponents who are running behind.

Underscoring President Obama's commitment to American leadership on clean energy and combating climate change, the White House also announced today that a host of Cabinet secretaries and other top officials from across the Administration will travel to Copenhagen for the conference.

Mr. Obama did not spell out any specific plans in his speech — those will have to wait for the State of the Union address that he will make in Congress next month, and for the installation of a new slate of cabinet secretaries.

Not exact matches

Kenya's Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has voiced his concerns over the country's lack of world class hotels which he argues has made Tanzania a better proposition for tourists in East Africa.

Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin may have helped to bring unwelcome attention to the travel expenses of Donald Trump's cabinet members with his since - withdrawn request for a government plane to use on his honeymoon with wife Louise Linton, but an official review has found that his expenses since February have been legit — if somewhat expensive.

Environmentalists have raised concerns about his Cabinet picks for energy and interior secretaries — ex-Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke, strong supporters of the fossil fuel industry.

Trump said he brought the Cabinet secretaries, White House staff and some of their spouses to the club for a working lunch to discuss the military, the economy, health care and other issues.

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.

As the front - runner for U.S. secretary of state, Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Rex Tillerson would bring a global business savvy seldom seen in a Cabinet member, let alone the country's top diplomat.

He subsequently took up the office of Directeur de Cabinet for François Goulard, Secretary of State for Transport and the sea, in 2004, and in the Ministry for Higher Education and Research in 2005.

Edward Lujan, a former chairman of the Republican Party of New Mexico and brother of former Interior Secretary Manuel Lujan Jr., said he also was disappointed there won't be any Hispanics in Trump's early Cabinet.

With a new U.S. president around the corner, there is talk that her next step could be into a cabinet position — Secretary of Commerce?

Trump's advisers and cabinet picks, including Secretary of Labor nominee Andy Puzder, have generally been outspoken about their desire to roll back financial regulations.

But, as we all know, the former Cabinet secretary pulled out of the race in October, citing an inability to amass campaign contributions.

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said: «This sort of incident creates anxiety not only among those involved with the school but the people of Okinawa and should never happen.»

But the dollar has also been buffeted by other headlines, including threats of a trade war with China and a tumultuous reshuffling of Cabinet members, with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson the latest to leave, and others rumored to be fired soon by President Donald Trump.

Concerning Trump's Cabinet picks, Buffett praised Secretary of StateRex Tillerson, the former chairman and CEO of Exxon, as «the kind of person» he would have chosen.

Our view: Full Senate should approve Mike Pompeo as secretary of state despite his hawkish outlook After more than two centuries, the list of cabinet nominees to be either rejected by the U.S. Senate or withdrawn from nomination is on the order of once...

No formal announcement, no position papers had been prepared; significant cabinet officers, such as the secretaries of Defense and State, were caught off - guard, as were his party leaders in the Congress.

Colin Powell, then US Secretary of State and the most credible person in George W. Bush's cabinet, made the case for war in Iraq on February 5, 2003.

Pruitt is hardly the most egregious offender in the Cabinet in some of these areas — former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin both racked up travel bills topping $ 1 million.

Yet, his Cabinet appointments and his hand - picked advisors seem to reflect the contrary to draining the swamp, with former hedge fund manager, Steve Mnuchin, as Secretary of the Treasury; former Exxon Mobil CEO, Rex Tillerson, as Secretary of State; and private...

An Exxon lifer and University of Texas - trained engineer, Tillerson would add to a Cabinet increasingly full of millionaires and billionaires, including Commerce Secretary nominee Wilbur Ross, whose fortune is estimated at about $ 2.9 billion.

Porter had been organizing weekly trade meetings in which senior officials and Cabinet secretaries debated the merits of the proposals.

As a member of President Clinton's Cabinet, Secretary Cisneros was credited with initiating the revitalization of many of the nation's public housing developments and with formulating policies which contributed to achieving the nation's highest ever homeownership rate.

President Donald Trump might fire any one of seven different Cabinet - level officials — Chief of Staff John Kelly, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin, Environmental Protection Agency Director Scott Pruitt, or Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke — in the coming days.

Interestingly, there's been far less turnover in Trump's Cabinet so far, with the only change being John Kelly's move from secretary of homeland security to White House chief of staff.

An April 5 Associated Press story followed by a similar April 7 Washington Post story both asserted that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly was suffering from diminished clout in the White House, as a more confident President Trump feels comfortable taking matters directly to new hires like John Bolton and Larry Kudlow, chatting on the phone with outside advisers, and firing Cabinet secretaries over Kelly's objections.

Tim started his career at the Department of Finance, Canada, and then held positions at the Privy Council Office — where he was Secretary to various Cabinet committees — and Agriculture and Agri - food Canada.

Giuliani had been widely expected to join Trump's administration but was passed over for secretary of state, the position he badly wanted, and eventually was left without a Cabinet post.

He has a long career in government and has served as deputy secretary to the cabinet at the Privy Council Office, associate deputy minister and then acting deputy minister at Public Safety Canada, associate assistant deputy minister of energy policy and assistant deputy minister of international trade and finance.

He previously served as secretary of the Ontario cabinet, head of the Ontario Public Service and clerk of the Executive Council.

The new education secretary named in Prime Minister David Cameron's cabinet reshuffle is a Christian and a trustee of the Conservative Christian Fellowship.

During the presidency of Lyndon Johnson, the Baptist minister Bill Moyers was asked to be the Presidental Cabinet's press secretary.