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| name = Liu Mei-han | | name = Liu Mei-han | ||
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Laeralsford Institute of Political Sciences | |||
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Liu Mei-han is a Laeralian politician and member of the [[New Democratic Alliance (Laeral)]] currently serving as the 13th and current [[President of Laeral]] since 2019. | Liu Mei-han is a Laeralian politician and member of the [[New Democratic Alliance (Laeral)]] currently serving as the 13th and current [[President of Laeral]] since 2019. Liu is the first woman and the first unmarried person to hold that position. Liu was formerly the Governor of Neidong and the Laeralian Ambassador to the [[World Assembly]]. She succeeded [[Nicholas Brennan]] as President following her victory over [[Damien Vendorme]] in the 2018 Laeralian general election. | ||
==Early Career== | |||
Liu was born in 1964 to a working-class family in Nanhai, where she lived with her four younger siblings in public housing in a slum district of Hanshui. She excelled in school, working her way through the prestigious Sun Jia-wei National Open University, and later the Laeralsford Institute of Political Sciences. Upon graduating, Liu became an academic, teaching at various universities, including Élisabeth-Charlotte Cordé National Open University and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Diplomatic Academy, for around a decade. After being rejected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Liu was appointed in 2000 as a specialist consultant for the National Security Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, focusing on foreign relations within the Hespian continent, although she kept her academic position at the time. Liu was also appointed as Chair of the Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy Council, a think-tank, before resigning from all of her governmental and non-governmental positions in 2004 for personal reasons, although she only left her academic positions in 2006. | |||
==Political Career== | |||
In 2006, Liu ran for the Neidong provincial legislature as a Progressive, where she served, rising to Deputy Speaker of the Legislature, until choosing to run for Governor of the province in 2012. Liu unexpectedly won the Progressive primary and won a narrow victory. Following her victory, Liu was elected Vice-Chair of the Progressive Governors’ Congress. Her name was suggested for the post of Foreign Minister under the First Misra Government, but she was rejected in favor of Marie-Claire Beringer. However, Liu resigned as Neidong Governor in 2016, after she was named by President Brennan as the first Laeralian Ambassador to the World Assembly, which she held until resigning in 2017 to form the New Democratic Alliance. | |||
==Presidential Campaign== | |||
Liu announced that she would seeking the New Democratic nomination for the presidency in 2017. With no other New Democratic candidates opposing her, she won the nomination. Liu's campaign was characterized by a focus on social media campaigning, and she was in third place (behind [[Tanvi Misra]] and [[Damien Vendorme]]) in most polls until the Serriel Affair, which damaged Misra's popularity. Liu won 20% of the vote, narrowly outpacing Misra to advance to the run-off against Damien Vendorme. On December 23rd, 2018, Liu won the presidency with 57% of the nationwide vote. Liu was sworn in as president on January 6, 2019. | |||
[[Category: People]] [[Category: Politics]] [[Category: Laeral]] | [[Category: People]] [[Category: Politics]] [[Category: Laeral]] | ||
Revision as of 17:43, 20 April 2019
| Her Excellency Liu Mei-han | |
|---|---|
| 刘梅翰 | |
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| 13th President of Laeral | |
| Assumed office January 6, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Tanvi Misra 2019- |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Brennan |
| 1st Executive Officer of the New Democratic Alliance | |
| Assumed office November 18th, 2017 | |
| Deputy | Alexandre Herault |
| 1st Laeralian Ambassador to the World Assembly | |
| In office December 28th, 2016 – November 3rd, 2017 | |
| President | Nicholas Brennan |
| Prime Minister | Tanvi Misra |
| Succeeded by | Juliette Mao |
| Governor of Neidong | |
| In office January 1st, 2013 – December 28th, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Gerard Luo |
| Succeeded by | Mina Delannoy |
| Member of the Neidong Legislature | |
| In office August 1, 2006 – October 20, 2012 | |
| Parliamentary group | Progressive |
| Constituency | 19th |
| Member of the National Security Council | |
| In office February 18, 2000 – July 12, 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1964 |
| Political party | New Democratic Alliance |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Party of Laeral |
| Residence | Republic House |
| Alma mater | Sun Jia-wei National Open University Laeralsford Institute of Political Sciences |
Liu Mei-han is a Laeralian politician and member of the New Democratic Alliance (Laeral) currently serving as the 13th and current President of Laeral since 2019. Liu is the first woman and the first unmarried person to hold that position. Liu was formerly the Governor of Neidong and the Laeralian Ambassador to the World Assembly. She succeeded Nicholas Brennan as President following her victory over Damien Vendorme in the 2018 Laeralian general election.
Early Career
Liu was born in 1964 to a working-class family in Nanhai, where she lived with her four younger siblings in public housing in a slum district of Hanshui. She excelled in school, working her way through the prestigious Sun Jia-wei National Open University, and later the Laeralsford Institute of Political Sciences. Upon graduating, Liu became an academic, teaching at various universities, including Élisabeth-Charlotte Cordé National Open University and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Diplomatic Academy, for around a decade. After being rejected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Liu was appointed in 2000 as a specialist consultant for the National Security Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, focusing on foreign relations within the Hespian continent, although she kept her academic position at the time. Liu was also appointed as Chair of the Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy Council, a think-tank, before resigning from all of her governmental and non-governmental positions in 2004 for personal reasons, although she only left her academic positions in 2006.
Political Career
In 2006, Liu ran for the Neidong provincial legislature as a Progressive, where she served, rising to Deputy Speaker of the Legislature, until choosing to run for Governor of the province in 2012. Liu unexpectedly won the Progressive primary and won a narrow victory. Following her victory, Liu was elected Vice-Chair of the Progressive Governors’ Congress. Her name was suggested for the post of Foreign Minister under the First Misra Government, but she was rejected in favor of Marie-Claire Beringer. However, Liu resigned as Neidong Governor in 2016, after she was named by President Brennan as the first Laeralian Ambassador to the World Assembly, which she held until resigning in 2017 to form the New Democratic Alliance.
Presidential Campaign
Liu announced that she would seeking the New Democratic nomination for the presidency in 2017. With no other New Democratic candidates opposing her, she won the nomination. Liu's campaign was characterized by a focus on social media campaigning, and she was in third place (behind Tanvi Misra and Damien Vendorme) in most polls until the Serriel Affair, which damaged Misra's popularity. Liu won 20% of the vote, narrowly outpacing Misra to advance to the run-off against Damien Vendorme. On December 23rd, 2018, Liu won the presidency with 57% of the nationwide vote. Liu was sworn in as president on January 6, 2019.