A head teacher due to take over a new central London free school has defended being appointed without any formal teaching qualifications.
In other instances, the leader was appointed without any electoral experience (for example, Neville Chamberlain, in the United Kingdom, rose to the premiership after his predecessor retired).
The new manager, a former officer in the security services, was appointed without an open competition.
In a rare and lengthy letter to Catholics in China last week the pope wrote in conciliatory terms about China's state-controlled Catholic church and bishops in it who have been appointed without the Vatican's approval.
However, SNP MP and former journalist John Nicholson accused Fairhead of lobbying Cameron to continue in the role, and said there was widespread concern in government that she had been appointed without due process.
As he protested being appointed president, he could not be part of the negotiations (Manuel Belgrano and Mariano Moreno, other members, are reported to have been appointed without their consent as well).
Mr. Carvalho, an 18-year veteran of the school district, was appointed without a formal application process.
LWT, which had said trustees could be appointed without a ballot of members since there are five vacancies, later clarified the issue saying members could vote either by attending the annual meeting or by arranging proxy votes.
Now, if Parliament gives the nod to Renzi, he will become Italy's third prime minister in three years to be appointed without a general election, a reflection of continuing political stalemate in a country stuck in recession.
I don't think that any charity trustee should be appointed without exposure to some sort of training around corporate governance.
