Anya Bishop

Anya Bishop
13th President of Zamastan
Incumbent
Assumed office January 23rd, 2019
Preceded by	Zacharias Castovia
Zian District 3
In office September 22nd, 2014 – January 23rd, 2019
Personal details
Born	June 2, 1984 (Age:34) Nanaimo, Zian, Zamastan
Citizenship	Zamastanian
Nationality	Zamastanian
Political party	Blue Conservative Party (Zamastan)
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Residence	Zian Presidential Mansion
Education	Zamastan Southwest Univeristy
Military service
Allegiance	Zamastan
Service/branch	Zamastanian Air Force
Years of service	2003-2014
Rank	Captain
Unit	23rd Fleet
Battles/wars	Second War in Vulkaria

Anya Bishop is the 13th and current President of Zamastan, succeeding Zacharias Castovia following his resignation on January 23rd, 2019. She was elected in an emergency election, in which she won 53% of the vote and secured her position. She did not remove any members of the Presidential cabinet following the transfer of power. Before the presidency, she was a congresswoman from Zian's 3rd District, prior to which she served in the Zamastanian Armed Forces in the Zamastanian Air Force for 11 years, becoming the force's youngest ever female pilot.

Bishop is the second female President of Zamastan, the first being Elene Abotsford.

Early Life and Education

Anya Gianna Bishop was born in Nanaimo, Zian, Zamastan on June 2nd, 1984. Her parents were Timothy Anderson Bishop, a prominent lawyer in the Tofino-metro area, and Martha Perisha Bishop was one of Zamastan's most prominent criminologists. Being raised in a "law-and-order" family, Anya attended primary school in the Tofino school districts in campuses popular with policemen's and politician's children. In 1998, when Anya was 14, her mother was killed in one of Tofino's most crime-ridden neighborhoods while assisting police on an investigation. This event shook Timothy's professional career, and he descended into heavy drinking and eventually became destraught in his relationship with Anya. Anya left her home to attend Zamastan Southwest Univeristy, where she studied Criminal Justice and Political Science, as well as history and psychology.

Air Force

She graduated in 2003, after only two years, and joined the air force. At this time, Zamastan was embroiled in the Second War in Vulkaria, and Anya became the Zamastanian Air Force's youngest pilot at the age of 19. She flew 34 recorded sorties and provided air cover for ground forces in the cities of Amstelveen and Barneveld. At one point, her plane took damage from a surface to air missile, and the glass covering of her jet was ripped apart in mid-air. She was able to land the plane and survive to complete another 8 sortie missions before the Zamastanian forces withdrew. She continued to serve in the air force until her father's passing in 2014, at which point she was honorably discharged.

Political Career

Following her absence from the air force, Anya ran for congress in the 3rd District of Zian, which includes the city of Nanaimo. She won her office seat on Election Day, September 22nd, 2014, running primarily on criminal justice reform and improvements to the state of policing in her district. She won consecutive terms in 2016 and in 2018. Following the Delavian Bribery Scandal and the resignation of President Zacharias Castovia, she noticed her opportunity and announced her candidacy in the emergency election. Bishop was facing off against many candidates, four prominent candidates being Maisey Mcvey of the Conservative Capitalist Party (CCP) and Cain Blackwater of the Green Liberal Party (GLP). Individual candidates running independent campaigns were billionaire and Mayor of Providence Lonnie Obotsman, and oil tycoon Jacob Gregotsman. Bishop won the election on January 23rd, 2019, receiving nearly 53% of the popular vote across the several dozen candidates who were running.

Presidency

Anya Bishop assumed the presidency and became the second woman to hold the office since Elene Abotsford in 1972.