It could then play a bigger role in pumping new money into the region and overseeing economic reform.
Robichaud would oversee dramatic reforms in the province's hospitals and schools.
Finnegan, in turn, was given freedom to recruit the best men in each area to oversee reforms.
Putin also stressed Ivanov's responsibility for overseeing military reform as defence minister.
He also oversaw large-scale reforms in his homeland.
Duncan Smith has recovered from his difficult time as Tory leader and is overseeing radical reforms of the welfare state.
He grew in prominence within Muhammadiyah during his two periods as minister of religious affairs and oversaw educational and institutional reform.
Fréchette was offered the position and accepted and has been responsible for overseeing numerous reforms at the UN.
The department's troubles are so pervasive that it has operated under a federal consent degree since 2001, in which a federal judge oversees and monitors reforms.
Zedillo oversaw political and electoral reforms that reduced the PRI's hold on power.