Sentences with phrase «time minister of»

The immediate Past National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh; a two - time Minister of Information, Jerry Gana; and National Co-ordinator of PDP National Youth Frontier, Austin Okai Usman, have hailed the judgement of the Apex Court as a righteous and just necessity that would ensure Nigeria's democracy continued to thrive since it will put the PDP in shape for the opposition role.

There was even a time our minister of information took journalists round the whole country on a tour of all our projects.

Not exact matches

The Prime Minister and his finance minister spend much of their time reminding the country's biggest vote bank — the middle class — that it is not doing as well as it shMinister and his finance minister spend much of their time reminding the country's biggest vote bank — the middle class — that it is not doing as well as it shminister spend much of their time reminding the country's biggest vote bank — the middle class — that it is not doing as well as it should be.

At about midday Ottawa time on Monday, the finance minister's account exploded with an eight - point response to the increasingly hysterical opponents of his bid to curb aggressive tax planning.

I WAS at a function the other night where the Treasurer, Peter Costello, sang the praises of the Howard Government in bringing in a trade surplus for the first time since John Gorton was Prime Minister.

In its way stood Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the recently formed RAF Fighter Command, which could field the Hawker Hurricane and the Supermarine Spitfire, some of the best fighter aircraft in the world at the time.

In the runup to the 2015 UK general election, former Prime Minister David Cameron promised to hold a nationwide referendum on Britain's membership of the EU if he was elected for a second time.

In a New York Times article last year, Perdue compared Trump to Winston Churchill, the former UK prime minister, saying that like the legendary World War II - era leader, Trump was «nobody's choir boy» and «a historic person of destiny at a time and place in America when we've got to make a right - hand turn here.»

Macron, who defeated the anti-Europe, far - right leader Marine Le Pen last month, said that he had always been a defender of globalisation and free trade during his time as minister but that leaders should hear from workers hit by globalisation.

New prime minister Malcolm Turnbull brings with him a better working knowledge of how Western Australia functions than any of his predecessors since the days of war time PM John Curtin, who died in 1945.

Carr makes it clear that the government he serves is determined to get the job done: «The prime minister has said many times that it's a major responsibility of the government of Canada to move our natural resources to market sustainably.

«I certainly don't have time to deal with these ridiculous rumours, not even half a fraction of a second,» the French leader told British reporters after being peppered with personal questions during a recent press conference with U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty first commissioned his own study, authored by University of Calgary tax - policy expert Jack Mintz, then in March initiated a public consultation process, by which time talk of a government - run supplemental pension plan, whether regional or national, began to fade.

There was a time when Levi, a college dropout who got his start as a stockbroker and the son of a B.C. NDP cabinet minister, seemed to have the Midas touch.

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said that it's time to step up the fight against Islamist extremism in the wake of the new attack.

«And at the heart of these arrangements, there should be a clear double lock: A guarantee that there will be a period of implementation giving businesses and people alike the certainty that they will be able to prepare for the change; and a guarantee that this implementation period will be time - limited, giving everyone the certainty that this will not go on for ever,» the prime minister stated.

«This is the time, as we have complied with our obligations, for our partners to do their part,» Nikos Pappas, the Greek minister of state, told CNBC.

At the same time, Moscow could seek to cause social unrest in hopes of toppling the government of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic.

All of these acts have been deliberately timed to affect the result of the general election that will take place on 8 June,» the prime minister said.

«At the same time, there are clear downside risks: political uncertainty, including in Europe; the sword of protectionism hanging over global trade; and tighter global financial conditions that could trigger disruptive capital outflows from emerging and developing economies,» the former French finance minister said.

I have nothing but respect for Jesse and love his stuff (his interview a few years back with Jim Prentice, where the industry minister hung up on him, is one of my all - time favourites).

(For the record, it's Jose - Manuel Barroso, a former Prime Minister of Portugal, law professor, and one - time student at Georgetown.)

The New York Times reported last week that the diaries of Grigory Rodchenkov, the former head of Russia's antidoping lab who's currently in hiding in the U.S., detail conversations with the then Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko about the cheating.

On the initiative's launch, H.E. Huda Al Hashimi, Assistant Director General for Strategy and Innovation at the UAE Prime Minister's Office asserts that owing to the momentum of the previous years» innovation - themed week, this year, it was extended to a whole month to give people more time to visit and interact with activities.

Last month, Bennett, who leads the right - wing Jewish Home party and was the economy minister at the time of the campaign, said the report would be an «earthquake» that would reveal the failures of the country's leaders during the conflict.

The White House press office misspelled the name of British Prime Minister Theresa May three times.

Throughout his public life, he's demonstrated an ability to collaborate and build consensus when needed, from the creation of a unified Conservative party to the long list of trade agreements signed during his time as prime minister.

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.

Ségolène Royal, the country's Minister of Environment and Energy, has a goal to install a stretch of solar paneled road on every highway in France, but time will tell if the benefits outweigh the costs.

Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion has again touted Western Australia's credentials as a destination for uranium mining, this time at today's opening of the Australian Uranium Conference in Perth.

But Trump later posted a photo of them giving each other a high - five on the golf course and tweeted, «Having a great time hosting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the United States!»

In July, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty moved to tighten mortgage rules for the fourth time in as many years in order to discourage those most at risk of becoming over-leveraged.

However, The Times of London cited «allies» of the former minister as saying that the actual cause of his departure was that «he was unable to guarantee that there would not be more stories about inappropriate behavior with other journalists.

Upon hearing of Goodyear's plan to sell the plant, which would put more than 1,000 people out of a job at a time when France is suffering a 10.9 percent unemployment rate, Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg himself attempted to find a buyer for the plant last year.

But as Quebec Finance Minister Nicolas Marceau recently suggested, it may be better to target just the overheated parts of Canada this time around.

It means «To miss an opportunity to stay silent,» and it comes to mind every time I read reports in which Finance Minister Jim Flaherty opines on the conduct of monetary policy.

No wonder several of Canada's former prime ministers, from both parties, have at one time or another called this neighbourhood home.

According to David Dodge, former Bank of Canada governor and deputy minister of health, now is the time to discuss implementation of private health - care options, particularly when it comes to tending to an aging population.

You can't say changes to OAS are unexpected: the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been dropping broad hints for some time.

All the while, Morneau's fellow cabinet minister, Karina Gould, tried to maintain calm even as time was wrapping up with several people still lined up at microphones, anxious to give the finance minister a piece of their minds.

The Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers will meet again on Saturday at 16:00 London time in a last - ditch effort to find an agreement that could release a vital last tranche of bailout aid worth 7.2 billion euros.

While on a visit to Paris in August of last year, Sigmar Gabriel, Germany's foreign minister at that time, spelled it all out: «If we don't develop a (European) policy regarding China, then China will succeed in dividing Europe.»

But German deputy foreign minister Michael Link hinted Paris could be fighting a losing battle this time, saying Berlin would continue to press for deeper overall cuts as part of a «modern budget» that prioritises economic growth and competitiveness.

This is frustrating to the pro-business government of Prime Minister David Cameron and Britain's energy industry at a time when output of both gas and oil from the North Sea is declining.

Morgan is a close friend of Trump's — Trump spent more time talking to Morgan on the phone after the election than he did with British Prime Minister Theresa May.

«We know people come to Monaco for the sea and the sun, but we want them also to know that we are committed to culture and, in particular, to art,» Paul Masseron, the principality's minister of the interior, told The New York Times.

The pictures of a beaming German chancellor and Chinese prime minister extolling the Sino - German «dream team» projects seem to be souvenirs of another time.

Haldane received strong criticism at the time of the interview, with Ros Altmann, the former pensions minister, saying his comments were «irresponsible.»

In my time as Finance Minister, I am proud of the work I have done to help manage the deepest economic challenge to face Canada since the depression of the 1930s and ensure Canada emerged stronger and as a recognized economic leader on the international stage.

He should have taken a lesson from London, Ont., mayor, Joe Fontana, who did declare a conflict of interest when his council voted to ask him to leave office in light of fraud charges stemming from his time as a federal cabinet minister.