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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said she will be chairing a meeting of the government's defending democracy taskforce following the "alarming rise" in abuse.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2024

Bret Taylor, former co-CEO of Salesforce who also played a key role in forcing through Elon Musk's $44 billion purchase of Twitter as a director, will be chairing the board.

From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2023

Jacek Rostowski, the British-born Polish finance minister and former Tory Party member, will be chairing the meetings of EU finance ministers for the next six months.

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2011

On Friday, Denmark's climate and energy minister, Connie Hedegaard, who will be chairing U.N.-sponsored climate talks in December in Copenhagen, said Obama needs to do more on climate.

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2009

His chief responsibility will be chairing the daily executive committee meetings and weekly gatherings of the tightlipped, 15-man inside board and shaping broad policy, while Jersey's new president, John Kenneth Jamieson, 54, oversees day-to-day operations.

From Time Magazine Archive