Sentences with phrase «taking office as»

Towards consensus On taking office as prime minister, Gordon Brown signalled a change in the direction of constitutional reform.

Since before taking office as County Executive, one of my most heartfelt priorities has been to secure much - needed help for the children of the troubled East Ramapo Central School District.

After taking office as Labour leader in December 2011, Lamont urged First Minister Salmond to set a date for the referendum, arguing in her leadership acceptance speech that uncertainty over the referendum's timeline was having a negative impact on Scotland.

«The waiver is supposed to be a process for candidates who have some of the criteria but fall short on maybe one,» said Barron, who plans to hold a meeting with lawyers Monday to decide whether to file a temporary restraining order preventing Black from taking office as well as additional legal action.

Cuomo has been considering a second race for governor almost since taking office as attorney general in 2007 and last fall, after it was learned that President Obama favored Cuomo over Gov. Paterson, his announcement was widely expected in January.

He has not pursued the idea since taking office as governor in 2011.

Inez Dickens is expected to resign her City Council seat around December 31st before taking office as a Member of the State Assembly.

Shortly after taking office as mayor, de Blasio tapped his network of donors to steer money into upstate legislative races.

But the trip to Israel was a rare, out - of - state venture for Cuomo and it was his first overseas since taking office as governor in 2011.

GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino said better mental health systems — not tougher gun control laws — were needed to combat mass shootings, but he has slashed funding and staffing for such services since taking office as Westchester county executive in 2010, budget figures show.

(GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino said better mental health systems — not tougher gun control laws — were needed to combat mass shootings, but he has slashed funding and staffing for such services since taking office as Westchester county executive in 2010, budget figures show.)

ALBANY, N.Y. — One day after signing his fourth ethics bill into law since taking office as governor, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday there's still more work that's needed to be done.

The primary is over, and City Treasurer Kathy Sheehan is well on her way to taking office as the capital city's first female chief executive...

Rabbitt served in the Assembly from 2005 to 2013, taking office as county clerk in 2014.

HONG KONG — Donald J. Trump has irritated China even before taking office as president, with criticism of the country's trade and currency practices and an unexpected phone call with the president of Taiwan.

Trump is scheduled to embark upon his first foreign trip since taking office as Saudi Arabia welcomes the visiting U.S. president at a regional summit.

Makan Delrahim, a former lobbyist and law professor, recently took office as the DOJ antitrust chief.

Five years later, Xi took office as the general secretary of the Communist Party.

«When my father takes office as our nation's forty - fifth president, I will take a formal leave of absence from both The Trump Organization and my apparel and accessories brand,» Trump wrote.

Bill Robson took office as President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute in July 2006, after serving as the Institute's Senior Vice President since 2003 and Director of Research since 2000.

Why Comey would leak a piece of information that could imperil Kelly's job if he thought Kelly's presence was crucial for the country is not exactly clear, though many people have revised their views of Kelly downward since he took office as chief of staff; perhaps Comey is among them.

Duffy did not run for re-election this year; former Rep. Kathy Hochul filled his spot on the ticket and will take office as lieutenant governor on Jan. 1.

With the pending departure of George Latimer, who takes office as Westchester County executive, the seat is up for grabs in a special election expected to be called for the spring.

Latimer was elected Westchester County executive; Diaz will take office as a member of the New York City Council.

He served as the Vice President from 2009 to 2012, and took office as president on 24 July, 2012 following the death of his predecessor John Atta Mills.

Flanagan, who took office as majority leader in the Senate in 2015, has worked well with Cuomo publicly during that time.

The race is set for a New York state Senate seat left vacant since January 1, when Democrat George Latimer took office as Westchester County Executive.

In 2012, a few months after she took office as Broome County executive, Preston says she paid off the card and was told the issue was resolved.

Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin is in hot water in Albany, but he'll be leaving his troubles behind when he takes office as Rensselaer County executive next month.

Some of Cuomo's top appointees began working even before they took office as they secretly filled dozens of top jobs last week in several state agencies.

When pressed for specifics, a spokesperson for Stringer pointed to wasted funds on technology initiatives, failure to detect collusion to drive up prices by food suppliers, late release of 70 % pre-kindergarten contract information prior to the 2014 school year, and overpaying on custodial supplies, which Stringer has pointed out over the last three - plus years since he took office as Comptroller and de Blasio became Mayor.

When Mr. de Blasio took office as mayor in 2014 and Mr. Heastie was the Bronx Democratic county chairman, they found themselves on opposite sides of the race for City Council speaker.

They've stood together for several policy announcements over the past two - plus years since de Blasio took office as

Santino took office as supervisor in 2016, when the town's $ 436.4 million budget included using $ 23.5 million in reserve funds to cover operational expenses, officials said.

In 2011, on the day Cuomo first took office as governor, four Senate Democrats announced they were forming their own conference, known as the Independent Democratic Conference, led by Bronx Sen. Jeff Klein.

Richard will take office as Marbletown supervisor in January.

PERU One month after former councilman Brandy McDonald took office as town supervisor, his seat on the board remains vacant.

Some note that Santino, who took office as supervisor in January 2016, has not caucused with the five Republican board members for a year, breaking decades of tradition.

We have done long term planning in Babylon and I will bring that approach to Suffolk County when I take office as County Executive next January.»

Cuomo had continued to court the DRC after he took office as governor in 2011.

This comes only a month after Nana Addo Darkwa Akufo - Addo took office as the Fifth President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.

But there were 20 new contributors who hadn't previously given to him since he took office as governor in 2011 and gave $ 25,000 or more from mid-July through mid-January.

Cuomo took office as governor seeking to change that perception, pledging to fight corruption and ease the gridlock that had paralyzed the Capitol.

Nojay took office as a vocal critic of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the sweeping gun control law known as the SAFE Act.

Eight of the members proposed by Mangano, including Syed, would be able to continue serving a year or two into the term of whoever takes office as county executive next January.

After being elected unopposed to succeed Baroness Williams of Crosby, he took office as Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords at the beginning of the 2004/05 session of Parliament.

Obama is odds - on to take office as president in January 2009.

WHITE PLAINS — Just a few days before he officially takes office as Westchester County executive, George Latimer held a brief meeting Friday afternoon to talk about his plans for his first few weeks in office.

«Theresa May's ideological and unwise decision to ditch the Labour government's scheme immediately she took office as home secretary has left her and her beleaguered successor with no idea how to tackle the most pernicious form of immigration: illegal entry, usually organised by people traffickers,» they wrote.

ALBANY - Reform advocates say that when he takes office as governor Saturday, Andrew Cuomo can start fixing state government without waiting for legislative support, by using executive authority to order dozens of steps to improve ethics and openness, protect consumers and help the environment.