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Governor names lawyer to ethics board
By Stephanie M. Peters, Globe correspondent
Governor Mitt Romney today named Boston attorney David L. Veator to the State Ethics Commission.
Veator was general counsel for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation from 2003 until earlier this year, was Acting Governor Jane Swift's chief legal counsel in 2002, and was general counsel for the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation from 1998 to 2002.
"David Veator has extensive experience in the public sector, and a reputation for honesty and integrity," Romney said in a statement. "These qualities will serve him well as a member of the State Ethics Commission.
Veator replaces Owen Todd, a Republican whose five-year term expired. The five-member commission enforces the Commonwealth's conflict of interest laws.
"I am honored by Governor Romney's decision to appoint me to this important position," Veator said in a statement. "The public places great trust in its elected officials and public employees, and the Ethics Commission ensures the public's trust is honored every day."
