commissioner

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After spending four years as EU trade commissioner he made another shock comeback, when then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown appointed him as business secretary and gave him a place in the House of Lords.

From BBC

Brown hoped that his old foe's political nous and experience as an EU trade commissioner would add much-needed heft to his government's handling of the global economic crisis.

From BBC

The email exchange where Ferguson requests money started between Epstein and David Stern, a lawyer and former commissioner of the National Basketball Association in the US.

From BBC

The participation of the NHL stars was called into question last year by the league's deputy commissioner Bill Daly, due to concerns about the playing surface.

From Barron's

The NHL, meanwhile, has been keen to capitalise on the popularity of the show, with commissioner Gary Bettman saying he binge-watched all six episodes in one night.

From BBC