Sentences with phrase «served as opposition»

The barrister specialising in criminal law has a low profile but served as an opposition whip, government whip and then as a justice minister since 2012.

From 1976 to 1979 Young served as an opposition whip.

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Every minority - government budget is to some great extent a political document, purpose - built for two contradictory goals: persuading at least one opposition party to support it to keep the government afloat, while also serving as a de facto election platform if no one bites.

My opposition to Mr. Hagenbuch's re-election serves as a referendum on ALL of the longstanding legacy directors, including those who are not up for re-election because the incumbent directors refuse to declassify the board.

After John Turner resigned as Liberal leader, Gray served as Leader of the Opposition from February 1990 to January 1991.

I don't know why people, in attempting to provide a refutation of an argument, consistently rebut arguments by simply mentioning their nationality, as if being of a certain nationality designates one as an expert in all matters concerning that nation and serves as sufficient qualification to denounce a valid opposition viewpoint.

Mable previously served as the Official Opposition spokesperson for ICBC, and the deputy spokesperson for Finance

Selina served as the Official Opposition spokesperson for mental health and addictions, seniors, local government and sports.

He most recently served as PC opposition critic for Finance and Treasury Board, and Infrastructure.

He served as the Official Opposition Finance Critic for much of his time in the Legislature.

Mr. Dion is well versed in environmental policy after serving as environment minister from 2004 to 2006 and spearheading the Green Shift policy while leading the Liberal opposition in the 2008 election.

Laurie Blakeman (Edmonton - Centre): As the longest serving opposition MLA, Ms. Blakeman is a feisty voice in the Assembly.

Edmonton - Gold Bar Liberal MLA Bettie Hewes became the first woman to lead a major political party when she served as interim leader of the Official Opposition in 1994.

Second - term Wildrose MLA Rob Anderson, who will also serve as Official Opposition Finance Critic, could be a powerful force in this important role.

This week Edmonton - Centre Liberal MLA Laurie Blakeman was recognized in the Legislative Assembly as being the «longest - serving member to serve exclusively in opposition in Alberta's history.

Previously, Cam served as senior economic advisor to the leader of Canada's official opposition and director of international policy at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Michelle served as the Official Opposition Opposition spokesperson for social development.

But Energy Transfer Partners now faces increasing opposition to two other pipeline projects — the Bayou Bridge pipeline in Louisiana, which would serve as the final leg of the larger Dakota Access system, and the Mariner East 2 pipeline in Pennsylvania.

Nimrod, Noah's great grandson (Noah served the true God Jehovah, Gen 6:9), began to oppose Jehovah, as a «mighty hunter in opposition to Jehovah».

Look at ramsey, he can't even have a good pass completion stats and can't control the midfeild and spends most of his time in the opposition box trying to score when he should help defensively and serve as an outlet for the defence and then playing mertesacker in a high line defence.

«As in all the great rivalries, much of Marseille's sense of identity is derived from their fierce opposition to everything PSG, and the events of the last year or so have only served to make the distinction between the clubs clearer.

This victory should serve as an adequate warning to Premier League and European opposition alike that the North Londoners aren't to be taken lightly.

The state Democratic Party teamed up today with LGBT leaders and openly gay elected officials to slam Republican AG candidate Dan Donovan for his opposition to same - sex marriage, saying his position calls into question his ability to serve as the state's top attorney.

She's a Manhattan attorney who serves as counsel to the Judicial Confirmation Network and led the right's opposition to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor back in 2009 when the Bronx native was tapped by President Obama to be the first Latina to sit on the nation's highest court.

That's not sufficient for LGBT leaders, who say his opposition to gay marriage calls into question his ability to serve as the state's top attorney, which could possibly require him to defend something in which he doesn't believe.

Before being nominated as a consensual presidential candidate between the government and the opposition, she served as deputy director of the national police — a position that involves hard work but little publicity.

Jessica currently serves as a Senior Whip in the Opposition Whips» office with responsibility for EU Withdrawal, Wales and Prime Minister's Questions.

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.

Many observers credited his strong opposition to New York's SAFE Act gun - control measure as attracting votes outside the City of Buffalo, but his office has also been embroiled in recent controversies including deaths in the Erie County Holding Center — that could serve as campaign fodder.

Always known as a Corbyn - sceptic, he releases a statement saying he believes it is «time for the party to unite behind a new leader» and serve as an «effective opposition».

''... there was no deliberate and substantive work on immigration issues undertaken in opposition — no attempt to develop a coherent strategic position that might serve as a basis for a programme for government.

He'd served 16 years — half as a Village Board trustee, half as a Town Board councilman — and defeat is always possible in an election with good, well known candidates in the opposition.

Jennifer Cunningham, a lobbyist for the state's gargantuan health - workers» union, which can be expected to provide the most powerful opposition to reforming New York's bloated Medicaid system, helped run Cuomo's 2006 race for attorney general and continues to serve as an informal adviser to him.

He formerly served as «backbench support» to William Hague and to Dr Liam Fox, the former Defence Secretary, whilst in opposition.

Your reviewer served as a Conservative Whip 1990 - 2001 but that was in opposition in a Parliament with a totally overwhelming Labour majority.

And today's attack from Morse could also serve as an advertisement to reporters that they've got opposition research on file.

In June, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, the wage board's chairman and a longtime Cuomo ally, said he and his fellow members clearly believed «a substantial» increase was needed to bring fast food workers up the economic ladder — despite persistent opposition from the business community, which often found itself drowned out at public hearings that served more or less as labor rallies.

To bolster the NOW - NYS endorsement, Schneiderman's campaign is releasing a new online video that features young women slamming Cahill for his opposition to abortion rights and what they deem his «anti-choice» record while serving as a top official in the administration of former GOP Gov. George Pataki.

Klein said the IDC had served as a «strong, stabilizing force» during its partnership with the Senate Republicans, but the time has come to reassess that relationship in light of the fact that top progressive priorities like the DREAM Act, a statewide public campaign finance system and the Women's Equality Act aren't being allowed to the floor of the Senate for a vote due to the opposition of GOP Leader Dean Skelos.

She served as minister for health and community care from 1999 to 2001, when she was just 35, and survived opposition criticism for her handling of the flu crisis in 2000.

Concerns about the timing of the reforms, which are to be implemented as health professional struggle to identify # 20 billion of efficiency savings, have only served to deepen opposition from within the NHS.

In a statement to the Huffington Post he said: «The decision to leave Europe leaves the whole of the UK facing massive uncertainty and Labour now needs a strong and clear direction to serve as an effective opposition as we move forward, particularly if we face a general election in the next 12 months.

It is a unique privilege to serve on our Party's frontbench, both in Opposition and in Government, and I thank you for appointing me last September as shadow secretary of state for housing and planning.

Since that time, and as a New York State Senator, even with the opposition of Black and Hispanic legislators, we have approved 460 charter schools, we have at least 34 charter schools that serve the families of my Senatorial District, and for this, I am very proud.

After the 1924 general election, he served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the then Leader of the Opposition Ramsay MacDonald, [2] continuing to serve as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister after MacDonald's elevation to the Premiership.

But as the Common Core has been grouped with other controversial issues by opponents serving a variety of larger political agendas, the union has also been joined by libertarians and even conservative Republicans in opposition.

During a busy time in that position he served on the Finance Act (No. 2) 2005 and as the main Opposition spokesman on the Floor of the House and in committee on the Registration of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill 2005 and National Insurance Contributions Bill 2005.

He served as leader of the opposition in the Scottish Parliament when he was elected MSP for Banff & Buchan constituency in 1999.

During the 2015 - 17 Parliament, John Bercow was the Speaker, David Cameron and Theresa May served as Prime Minister, Harriet Harman, and Jeremy Corbyn served as Leader of the Opposition.

During the 2001 - 05 Parliament, Michael Martin was the Speaker, Tony Blair served as Prime Minister, and William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard served as Leader of the Opposition.