commissioner
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She later served as chief economist at Mandiri Sekuritas and Bank Mandiri and joined the Deposit Insurance Corporation as a commissioner in 2015.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
State Sen. Ben Allen and former San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim have split key endorsements, setting up a tight race for California’s next insurance commissioner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
On Tuesday, Lavery was sacked from his role as a human rights commissioner but he remains in post as chief executive of the Law Society of Northern Ireland.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Tucker, the Democratic candidate for agriculture commissioner, is a fifth-generation Texan who ties his campaign to Texas’ populist movement and focuses on issues that receive the most petition signatures on his website.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
In 1871, for example, the US commissioner of education published a report by Edward Jarvis on the “Relation of Education to Insanity.”
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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The advocates, including Digital Equity LA and the California Alliance for Digital Equity, compiled evidence to help commissioners determine whether the merger was in the public interest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Trusty was one of two commissioners who voted last year to approve Paramount’s merger with another media company, Skydance.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
The community relies heavily on funding from surrounding Lee County to staff law enforcement, repave roads and widen arteries connecting Lehigh Acres to the region, said Cecil Pendergrass, chairman of the board of county commissioners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Police and crime commissioners will be abolished as part of plans to devolve powers to Norfolk and Suffolk and create a mayorship covering the two counties.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
That’s why the county commissioners want Dad onstage with them at the meeting tonight.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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