Sentences with phrase «on as ministers»

We would be more than happy to keep them on as ministers if their back - bench colleagues were foolish enough to press the point.

Apparently after several years his faith was restored and he carried on as their minister and the whole experience was wonderful for everyone.

Nick Gibb is staying on as minister of state for schools, and it looks like he is going to keep most, if not all of the responsibilities he had before, especially around curriculum and assessment.

Keeping Greg Hunt on as Minister Against the Environment signals no policy shift (and I do note that Julie Bishop was very quick to say there would be no change to our targets as Malcolm announced he'd won the leadership ballot.)

Not exact matches

President Donald Trump threatened to make Mexican immigration control a condition of a new NAFTA trade deal on Monday, even as ministers from Canada, the United States and Mexico readied a fresh push to finalize a revamped accord this week.

It has been amazing having you on team Finance and I can't wait to see what you accomplish as Minister of Health!).

Newly appointed Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras waves as he leaves the Presidential Palace in Athens, on January 27, 2015.

Minister of Finance Bill Morneau is accompanied by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he makes his way to deliver the federal budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 (Sean Kilpatrick / CP)

New Eurogroup President Portuguese Finance Minister Mario Centeno gestures during a press conference on his election as new Eurogroup chief at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium on December 4, 2017.

Earlier it quoted Foreign Minister Wang Yi as telling his North Korean counterpart on Wednesday that China fully backs the North's efforts to develop its economy following...

At a semi-private speech in Montreal this spring, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said that as a member of Parliament and a Cabinet minister, he felt Canadians were «counting on you to ensure their home keeps its valueMinister Bill Morneau said that as a member of Parliament and a Cabinet minister, he felt Canadians were «counting on you to ensure their home keeps its valueminister, he felt Canadians were «counting on you to ensure their home keeps its value.»

Prime Minister Stephen Harper kicked off the 2015 Federal Election on Sunday morning, framing the campaign to come as a choice about the fiscal stewardship of Canada's government and economy overall.

Stephen Poloz, governor of the Bank of Canada, right, looks on as Joe Oliver, Canada's finance minister, speaks at a news conference during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, April 11, 2014.

«From the very beginning, we have seen this as a Home Capital issue as opposed to a broader issue,» Finance Minister Bill Morneau told the Globe and Mail on May 12.

The BCC's revisions come as U.K. newspaper The Sunday Times reported a fresh legal challenge would be presented to Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday, calling into question whether the government has the requisite authority to leave the single market.

German Justice Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday that he believes social platforms like Facebook should be defined as media outlets for regulatory purposes.

The sanctioned officials are Willian Antonio Contreras, the vice minister of internal commerce; Nelson Reinaldo Lepaje Salazar, who is acting as head of the office of the national treasury, according to the U.S.; Americo Alex Mata Garcia, an alternate director on the board of the National Bank of Housing and Habitat; and Carlos Alberto Rotondaro Cova, the former president of the board of directors of the Venezuela Institute of Social Security.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper spent the first years of his mandate shunning China on human - rights grounds, but as the global economy has shifted he has become «Mr. Panda Man» — a reference to the PM's fawning over two cuddly Chinese ambassadors.

Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains has said the plan will broadly focus on three key areas: improving education, fostering ambitious research projects that can later be sold as commercial products and supporting innovative companies that compete globally.

On Monday, U.K. prime minister Theresa May won approval from Parliament to begin talks for the country's exit from the E.U. May plans to invoke what is known as Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon, which outlines how an E.U. member may leave the bloc — provided it gives two years» notice.

Prince Harry climbs over to his seat as Prince William and Prime Minister David Cameron look on his during Day Six of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Velodrome on August 2, 2012, in London, England.

(New throughout, updates prices, market activity and comments) NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters)- Oil prices rose on Monday, bouncing off early losses as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had proof that «Iran lied» about its nuclear weapons capability, and that he was sure U.S. President Donald Trump would do «the right thing» in reviewing the country's nuclear deal with western powers.

In a move likely to be viewed as an attempt to break the current deadlock, May is expected to give an «update on Brexit negotiations so far», the prime minister's deputy spokesperson said last Thursday.

The first reports of disruption emerged from Russia and Ukraine, with Ukraine's Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman describing the attacks on his country as «unprecedented.»

European stocks closed mixed on Friday as investors digested a key speech from the U.K.'s prime minister on Brexit.

Finance Minister and former premier Taro Aso - who some suspect of dreaming of a come - back of his own - said on Tuesday Japan had no plan to buy foreign currency - denominated bonds as part of a monetary easing program.

VANCOUVER — Canadian Heritage Minister Shelly Glover says she has asked the federal broadcast regulator to prepare a report on so - called pick - and - pay television services as a preliminary step toward putting an end to bundling channels into all - or - nothing packages.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper welcomes Stephen Poloz as the newly appointed governor of the Bank of Canada on June 3, 2013.

The prime minister is set to have a one - on - one meeting with Trump Thursday, as well as attend a luncheon at the Capitol and an evening reception at the White House.

But if Brexit succeeds, «he'd have to step down as Prime Minister, and the job would go to someone from the «leave» camp, probably former London mayor Boris Johnson,» says Raoul Ruparel, co-director of Open Europe, a London think tank that's neutral on the issue.

Bennett's repeated requests that the army focus on the tunnels were rebuffed at the cabinet meetings, as were the urgings of Liberman, the then - foreign minister, for the army to completely conquer the Gaza Strip.

The Autumn Statement is a mini-budget in which the chancellor updates the country on the government's taxation and spending plans, and it will be the new cabinet's first major economic announcement since May took over as prime minister.

Japan's finance ministry reported to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party the findings of its investigation into a suspected cronyism case on Monday morning, a ruling party source said, as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ally Finance Minister Taro Aso over the case.

President Donald Trump, who has always prided himself on his skills as a dealmaker, bragged on Wednesday about making up facts while seeking to get the better of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in trade talks, according to The Washington Post.

According to a former cabinet minister who spoke on condition of anonymity, the ministers acted as a symbolic «rubber stamp» — the cabinet has no actual approval power — and accepted the plans presented to them by the military.

As arguably the country's top business lobbyist, he was asked by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty to organize a summit for G20 business leaders on the eve of the political powwow.

That has cranked up pressure on Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi to resolve a political crisis or risk losing control of parts of Baghdad even as the military wages a counter-offensive against Islamic State in Iraq's north and west with the help of a U.S. - led coalition.

«Israel doesn't have a strategy vis - à - vis the Palestinians generally or Gaza specifically,» said Zionist Union MK Tzipi Livni, who served as justice minister during the war in 2014, on Monday.

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung - wha urged Ri on Sunday to respond as soon as possible to an offer to resume talks between the two countries, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing an unidentified foreign ministry official from Seoul.

Washington (AFP)- Lithuania's defense minister on Wednesday warned that a Russian military exercise later this year may serve as cover for an aggressive troop buildup on NATO's eastern flank.

The patriarch of the Desmarais family, who counted former prime ministers and U.S. presidents as friends, died on Oct. 8 at his expansive estate in Quebec's Charlevoix region.

A teleconference between Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel tonight will go a long way to determining market expectations as to whether Greece will default on its mountain of debts any time soon.

The agreement by debt - laden 1Malaysia Development Berhad to sell 60 percent of the Bandar Malaysia property development project to a Chinese - led consortium was hailed by Prime Minister Najib Razak as a sign that 1MDB's «major challenges are now behind it,» when he announced the deal on December 31.

Malaysia's deputy transport minister says it is «almost certain» that the wreckage found on Reunion island in the Indian Ocean this week is from a Boeing 777 — the same type of aircraft as missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

Stephen Poloz, governor of the Bank of Canada, right, looks on as Joe Oliver, Canada's finance minister, speaks at a news conference.

And yet there was the prime minister, characterizing Boeing's commercial dispute with Bombardier as an assault on Canada itself, and threatening to cancel an order for 18 of the company's Super Hornet warplanes.

Wynne took on important portfolios under McGuinty, serving as minister of education, aboriginal affairs, municipal affairs and transportation.

Wang Xiaohong, 60, a vice minister of public security, will replace Chen Wenqing as minister of state security during the session of parliament which begins on March 5, three sources with ties to the leadership and two foreign diplomats said.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Dublin on Tuesday as one of the first world leaders to meet with Ireland's new Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who was elected last month.

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat made the announcement on Twitter, describing the news as «heartbreaking.»