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'''Dominika Maya Murray''' (née '''Muverovich'''; born June 27th, 1970) is a Cappedorite politician, diplomat, writer, and photographer who has served as [[Chancellor of Cappedore|Chancellor]] of [[Cappedore]] since June 2018. She has been Member of the Gemotern for [[Phoenix (Cappedore town)|Phoenix]], [[Thomaria]], since 2009. During her premiership, she has faced major problems with [[Separatism in Thomaria|Thomarian seperatists]], especially in her current town of residence, where she has lived for over 20 years. Murray is Cappedore's first female Chancellor, and is the first woman to have held more than three of the Great Offices of State since former president [[Mary Jane Revie]].
Murray grew up in Ivyland and attended Blackpool Grammar School after having moved away from Nassau at the age of four. After finishing a full two years of sixth form there, she went on to study Politics at [[Chepstow University]] in [[Shinrarta]]. After graduating in 1991, she worked at the [[Bank of Cappedore]] and the [[Association for Payment Clearing Services]]. She also served as a councillor for
Following [[2009 Cappedore government crisis|the formation]] of the [[Welfare Coalition (Cappedore)|coalition government]] after the 2009 general election, Murray was appointed Minister of State for Transport and later Chairman but gave up her first role in 2011. She soon became the [[Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Cappedore)|Secretary of Foreign Affairs]] following the CSDP and CLU's narrow election victory in 2016. During her tenure she pursued reform of Cappedorite foreign affairs policy, implemented a more liberal line of immigration policy including the inclusion of lesser recognised religions in national visa applications. She also oversaw the introduction of an elected Board of Foreign Affairs, the deportation of [[Kiaran Graves]] in a joint effort with the [[Ministry of National Affairs (Cappedore)|Ministry of National Affairs]] and the creation of the College of Immigration and Human Migration. Murray opposed the unsuccessful Isles Out of The Union campaign for the [[United Isles]] to leaved the [[Cappedore|United Republic]], which failed after losing the [[2017 United Isles Seperation Referendum]].
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== Early life, family, and education ==
Murray was born in [[Nassau]], [[Greater Ivyland]], on June 27th, 1970, to former Federal Councillor and member of the Administrative Council [[Alexander Muverovich|Alexander Nikolai Muverovich]] and Olivia-Jane Duffy, a local lawyer and probate soilictor from [[Elizabeta]]. Being born in a political household, Murray often found it difficult to escape political ongoings and happenings, and she rarely saw her father, so for the majority of her childhood and early teenage years, she would be living with her mother. However, Duffy died suddenly in October of 1983 after being in a car accident with Murray, who was 13 at the time, involved. Greatly affected by the sudden death of her mother, Murray became closed off and quiet, and faced additional stress when she had to consistently move around with her father.
By the time Murray was 15, her grandparents had moved back to [[Cappedore]] from [[Great Morstaybishlia]], and offered to care for and look after Murray in her later teenage years. She moved to [[Blackpool]], in [[Greater Ivyland|Ivyland]] with them, where she attended Blackpool Grammar School Sixth Form studying Politics, History, and Sociology. After completing her two years in sixth form and passing all three subjects, Murray moved away to Chepstow, [[Shinrarta]], where she would attend a university course in Politics and International Relations.
== Early career ==
Before her entry into politics, during her years at university, Murray became leader of Chepstow University's politics society, and she also worked for the local [[CSDP]] in Shinrarta, becoming a campaigner, and working with local MG [[Iain Cromwell]].
== Entry into politics ==
=== Councillor ===
Murray graduated from Chepstow University in 1991, with an undergraduate degree in Politics and International Relations. After graduating, she became fully integrated with Shinrarta's local CSDP committee, and ran for a by-election in the local Chepstow Council seat of Chepstow South following the resignation of former Chancellor Frederick White. She won the election with a majority of 674. According to Chepstow Council leader Jane Sufford, Murray was a "hardworking, passionate individual" whos "aspiration was to become Secretary of Foreign Affairs some day."
During her time as a local councillor, she met the MG for Phoenix, Matt Howard, during a CSDP rally in Shinrarta City Center.
=== Unsuccessful candidacies ===
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