Not exact matches
In 1990 he stepped down as Prime Minister in favor of Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yet remained in the
Cabinet, first as a «
Senior Minister» and then as «Minister Mentor,» vaguely defined
posts that allowed him to oscillate between speaking engagements abroad while advising his ministerial colleagues on matters of state.
Tuesday's reshuffle also saw
cabinet posts given to four
senior members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)- the group overseeing the 1MDB parliamentary investigation.
Sir Richard Clive Mottram, GCB (born 23 April 1946) is a former British civil servant, who retired in 2007 from his most recent
senior post as Permanent Secretary, Intelligence, Security and Resilience in the
Cabinet Office.
At least 16 of Trump's selections for
cabinet and
senior - level
posts are meeting with senators this week in an effort to speed up their confirmation votes, but Democrats are pushing to slow the process down by citing delayed paperwork and background checks for the appointees.
The shadow education secretary has often said he would offer his rival a
senior post in his shadow
cabinet if he were appointed leader.
Mr Grayling acquired a reputation for being highly effective in attacking Labour ministers when he was an up - and - coming Conservative MP but has made a series of errors since being elevated to the party's high command and has shown a less sure touch since he was promoted to one of the four most
senior posts in the Shadow
Cabinet.
Senior Conservatives have already questioned whether he wants to remain in his
post after he launched a «theatrical» outburst against David Cameron and George Osborne in a
Cabinet meeting over their refusal to denounce tactics used by the No campaign in the AV referendum.
Ms Haigh, who has moved from being a shadow
Cabinet Office minister to a
post in Tom Watson's shadow culture, media and sport team, had even been sent a letter from Mr Corbyn thanking her for staying on the front bench after the wave of resignations which saw scores of
senior MPs depart in June.
Earlier this month, former
senior cabinet minister Jim Prentice told the Financial
Post that he thought «environmental organizations based outside the country [should] be required to reveal who gives them funding when they participate in Canada's regulatory process to influence Canada's internal decisions.»
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced a «smart
cabinet shuffle» in moving people like Peter MacKay into
senior posts like the minister of Justice, according to a Toronto lawyer.