Sentence examples for previous officeholder from inspiring English sources

He took over on an interim basis after the previous officeholder, Bruce E. MacDonald, a retired vice admiral, completed a three-year term in March.

Ironically, as Barrett pointed out, Walker became Milwaukee County executive in a special election in 2002, after the previous officeholder resigned facing the possibility of a recall.

We've worked our way back through the past four previous officeholders, as they stack up to Barack Obama's numbers, meaning it is now time to look at Jimmy Carter's single term as president.

They were "cut off, religiously and politically," the former officeholder said.

Even for former officeholders, this kind of purity test can be a problem.

Omar "had a rural mind," a former senior officeholder in the Taliban government told me.

Should these people run for office in an effort to obtain power and wealth and prestige, or should they just sit back and enjoy the power and wealth and prestige they already enjoy from their previous stint as an officeholder?

We've addressed both officeholders in previous columns' MDDOTW awards, though, so we merely mention his picks in passing.

Political parties are central to the election of officeholders.

"Especially for officeholders of any important position, because it's possible that a medical condition, even a previous condition that's been addressed, could have an impact on that officeholder's ability to serve the public".

He formed a third party, the Democratic-Republicans, using the officeholders and political networks he had built over the previous year.