Prior to entering politics in 1974 and serving in the Bavarian parliament, he was a lawyer and worked at the University of Regensburg.

Prior to serving as mayor, Daley served in the Illinois Senate and then as the Cook County State's Attorney.

Prior to becoming Emperor, Titus gained renown as a military commander, serving under his father in Judaea during the First Jewish-Roman War.

Prior to 1996, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Volunteer Fire Department served the town, with Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue serving until 2001, with Broward Sheriff's Office Department of Fire Rescue & Emergency services providing fire suppression services to the town from 2001 until 2008.

Prior Lake is governed by a mayor and four council-members serving at large.

Prior to serving on the Enterprise-D, she serves on the USS Repulse under Captain Taggart, who was sorry to lose her.

Prior to his appointment as LSU's eighth chancellor, Dr. Martin had established a distinguished career in higher education, serving most recently as president of New Mexico State University.

Prior to serving in the White House as press secretary to Clinton, McCurry served as spokesman for the Department of State from 1993 to 1995, as well as chief spokesman for Warren Christopher.

Prior to the closure of passenger traffic the airport was serving 12 million passengers per year.

Prior to the 1980s, counsel serving in the government legal service wore wigs.

Prior to the debilitating labor strike in 1998 which caused PAL to temporarily cease operation, Legazpi Airport served as the airline's hub in Bicol, serving Manila, Cebu, Masbate, Virac, even Catarman, Samar.

The House version of the legislation included a separate open-source office, at the suggestion of Larry Prior, a Marine Reservist familiar with the MCIC experience and then serving on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence staff.

Prior to serving as governor, Ehrlich represented Maryland's 2nd Congressional district in the U. S. House of Representatives and was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates.

Prior to serving as Governor, Weld was a federal prosecutor in the United States Justice Department from 1981 to 1988.

Prior to serving in that position, he served as:

Prior to his selection as an astronaut candidate he was serving as the Assistant Operations Officer of Marine Aircraft Group 12 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan.

Prior to 1914 there had been 61 British regiments serving in India.

Prior to attaining the presidency, Gibson had had a long career in government including serving as Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of State.

Prior to entering federal politics he was a provincial politician serving in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2005 and a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves serving as the Minister for Children, Community and Social Services, Energy and Francophone Affairs in addition to being the Government's Chief Whip.

Prior to serving as interim president, Dr. Silvestri served as the college ’ s vice president for administration since 1984.

Prior to the deployment, the Secretary of State for War Col. John Seely had told Paget that, regarding all army officers serving in Ireland -

Prior to serving as governor, he was a state senator from 1880 to 1892.

Prior and subsequent to serving as mayor, he was a lawyer.

Prior to the start of the Civil War, Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood declared Davenport to be Iowa's first military headquarters and five camps were set up in the city to aid the Union.

Prior to elected service, she was appointed by then-California Governor Pat Brown to serve as a member of the California Women's Parole Board.

Prior to statehood in 1907, the office was preceded by a Presidential appointed Governor of Oklahoma Territory with similar powers.

Prior to 1962, the area was a part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies and as such was administered by the Governor of the Falkland Islands

Prior to statehood in 1861, the office was preceded by a Presidential appointed Governor of Kansas Territory with similar powers.

Prior to the Mexican-American War the Californio forces had already driven the Mexican appointed Governor Manuel Micheltorena and most of his soldiers from Alta California.

Prior to the independence of Liberia in 1847, executive power in the Commonwealth of Liberia was held by the Governor of Liberia, who was appointed by the American Colonization Society.

Prior to Confederation he was concurrently Lieutenant Governor of both Canada West and Canada East.

Prior to this, he had been a cardinal, archbishop of Toledo, viceroy of Portugal and Governor General of the Habsburg Netherlands.

Prior to his death, Holland was appointed Governor of Carisbrooke Castle.

The administrative structure designed by Philip II of Spain was blurring, first with the appointment of a Governor by Carlos III — detrimental to the powers of the Lord Mayor and El Escorial's Prior — and, subsequently, with the privatization of land.

Prior to 1997, the role was played by the Governor of Hong Kong

Prior to becoming the governor, he served as the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and then as the 47th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana.

Prior to the establishment of the 1663 Sovereign Council, the highest positions in New France were that of Governor and Lieutenant-General, which were often held by the same person.

Prior to her appointment as Lieutenant Governor, Weston spent over two decades working in business and in the fashion industry.

Prior to assuming the role of governor upon the appointment of Tommy Thompson as Secretary of Health and Human Services, McCallum served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.

Prior to establishment of the Intendant of New France and the Sovereign Council, the Governor shared legislative, executive and judicial powers with the old Council of Quebec, which was established by the royal statues of 1647 and 1648 .< ref >" Jean Talon.

Prior to Long's death, leading contenders for the role of the sacrificial 1936 candidate included Senators Burton K. Wheeler ( D-Montana ) and William E. Borah ( R-Idaho ), and Governor Floyd B. Olson ( FL-Minnesota ).

Prior to 1675 the councillors were appointed by the Governor General and thereafter by the King alone.

Prior to du Pont only four men had served eight years as Governor and one of those had two non-consecutive terms.

Prior to running for Governor of Nevada, Gibbons signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge ( tax pledge ) that is promoted at the national level by Americans for Tax Reform and at the state level by Citizen Outreach PAC — whose CEO is Chuck Muth.

Prior to Governor John A. Burns's decision to build the new Capitol building, the Hawaii State Legislature met in