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'''Walter Thadeus Johannes''' (born 23 April 1971) is a [[Staynes|Staynish]] former [[wikipedia:Politician|politician]] who served as the 24th [[Prime Ministers of Great Morstaybishlia|Prime Minister of Great Morstaybishlia]] from 2005 to 2019 and [[Leader of the Conservatives (MBE)|Leader of the Principles]] from 2004 to 2019. Johannes has been the Chairman of the [[Auroran Stock Exchange]] since 2020. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Monneharrigon from 1997 to 2020. Johannes identified as a [[wikipedia:Liberal conservatism|liberal conservative]], and is only the second prime minister in Morstaybishlian history to serve over ten years, alongside [[Ian Crowcasa]].
Johannes was born in 1971 and raised in Monneharrigon. He attended Monneharo Bridge University before enlisting in the air force during the [[Meremaa Civil War]]. He would later graduate university and establish a successful financial holdings company, and in 1996 found employment as a specialist advisor to the Home Secretary Verhmar Feligon, and later as a specialist advisor to Prime Minister [[Arzhel Dillow]]. Johannes was a prolific critic of [[Verlhanz Rothgerus|Rothgerus]]'s handling of the [[Great Morstaybishlia#State of Morstaybishlia|State of Morstaybishlia]] and [[Great Morstaybishlia|Morstaybishlian Succession War]], something that would propel him into Podite leadership and then win him a landslide at the [[2005 Great Morstaybishlia General Election|2005 general election]]. His rhetoric and strong nationalist sentiment of unity is a contributing factor to his electoral success in a record four elections; 2005, [[2012 Great Morstaybishlia General Election|2012]], 2014 and [[2017 Great Morstaybishlia General Election|2017]]. Between 2012 and 2014, Johannes formed a coalition government with [[Johnny von Hague]]'s Farmers Union Party (FUP) after a hung parliament.
His premiership began with inheriting a near decade long recession that started in 1996. He was known for [[State of Morstaybishlia|defeating the State of Morstaybishlia]], his austerity measures which aimed at reducing the deficit in government finances, reforms in policing and crime in the Crime and Policing Act 2008, the [[Bishlan|Bishlan Tunnel]], and creating [[Threat Relay and Incident Demand of Extreme National Turmoil|TRIDENT]]. Johannes oversaw the Acts of Union 2016, which formally integrated [[Jusdelva]] as the fourth constituent country within Great Morstaybishlia, and defeated the fascist Matriarch [[Amalda Harimann]] and President [[List of heads of state of Ethalria#Ethalrian Empire (2017)|Erwina Pipenz]] in the [[Auroran-Cerenerian War]]. Johannes dissolved the [[Ethalria (Republic)|Republic of Ethalria]] and [[Ethalria (Matriarchy)|Matriarchy of Ethalria]] into the six successor states of the [[Ethalns]], implementing various systems of governanance including the Kalmington System in four of them, and oversaw the [[Auroran Reunification Summit]], which saw the creation of the [[United Nations of the Auroran Continent|UNAC]], the successor of the [[Auroran Continental Assembly|ACA]] and [[Auroran Union]].
Though his economic policies saw a decline in short-term [[Wikipedia:Gross domestic product|GDP]], saw life expectancy stop growing and even begin to fall in some parts of what is today [[Valeria]], saw the carbon cuts and affordable housing targets missed, saw family [[Wikipedia:Disposable and discretionary income|disposable incomes]] fall, among many others; Johannes saw an unprecidented rise in employment, oversaw many geopolitical changes in Aurora and the world, and is widely seen as Aurora's most influential politician of the century so far.
==Early life==
Walter was born to mother Vanessa Hougstan and father Walter James Johannes. He lived and grew up in a middle class family in Monneharrigon. At around 8 he was in the Boy Scouts MBE. His parents moved to Firen, a town near Redrugus when he was 13 years old and Johannes transferred secondary schools from Dorhan Secondary School to Mottington Secondary School. Between the ages of 14 and 17 he took up gliding as a hobby and subsequently gained a flying license. Unlike many of his friends, Johannes chose not to take a gap year between secondary school and university, and began studying politics and international relations at Monneharo Bridge University.
==Military career==
===Training===
A fit and able man, at the outbreak of the [[Meremaa Civil War]] he joined the Morstaybishlian Air Force. As he had already got his flying license Johannes was moved to advanced training on a [[Wikipedia:BAE Systems Hawk|Krest Hawk]].
===Battle of Dalmaghar===
Johannes was transferred from MAF Venning to MAF Chirmstad in [[Dalmaghar]]. On 12 June 1991, [[Norgsveldet]] began an aerial bombardment of military targets in Dalmaghar, including docks, MAF Chirmstad and MAF Glasgore, and [[Imperial Navy]] vessels. In a squadron of [[Wikipedia:Panavia Tornado|Krest Tornados]] Johannes intercepted and personally downed two [[Wikipedia:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|HK-22 Lynnslagets]] before landing with damage to his rear at MAF Chirmstad. In a new fighter, Johannes was apart of multiple squadrons scrambled to intercept a large wave of HK-22 Lynnslagets and other fighter aircraft who sought air superiority over the islands. He downed three more aircraft and became a [[Wikipedia:Flying ace|flying ace]] alongside one other, squad-mate Ali Ager in the battle.
When Johannes was scrambled a third time at MAF Chirmstad, the airbase was attacked and heavily damaged by [[Wikipedia:Strafing|strafing]] runs and air-to-ground missile attacks. Shrapnel from a [[Wikipedia:20 mm caliber|20 mm (0.787 in)]] M61A1 Vulcan cannon pierced his leg in six places and his torso in three. Johannes was taken into the hospital wing of Glasgore Garrison, but his wounds did not heal adequately to continue and later was transferred home.
When he was home, Johannes was decorated as a war hero among friends and family. He attended panels for war veterans.
==Political career==
In 1992, Johannes resumed his university studies at Monneharo Bridge University. He graduated in 1996 with a Masters in politics and international relations. He moved into a one bedroom apartment in his home city of Monneharrigon and established a successful financial holdings company. Already a member of the [[Principles of Democracy Party|Principles Party]], he was appointed as a junior specialist advisor to the Secretary of State for the Home Department Verhmar Feligon. In 1997 he became a specialist advisor to Prime Minister [[Arzhel Dillow]]. In the run up to the [[1998 Great Morstaybishlia General Election|1998 general election]], Johannes indicated he was running for the new Monneharrigon constituency and Arzhel Dillow commended him as "always modest, whom brings with him a coruscating sense of style and understanding". Johannes was elected to the House of Representatives.
[[Image:Walter Johannes.jpg|left|thumb|175px|Walter Johannes in 2006]]
Johannes beat his rival, [[Civic Party (MBE)|Civic]] Freya Libden in the [[1998 Great Morstaybishlia General Election|1998 General Election]] with a 3/4 majority vote. He became Shadow Secretary of State for Morstaybishlia in 2000, Shadow Home Secretary in early 2001 and Chairman of the Principles in late 2001. He dropped Shadow Secretary of State in 2003 and Shadow Home Secretary in 2004. He became the Leader of the Principles after the retirement of Samminel Herinchaw. He went on to win the [[2005 Great Morstaybishlia General Election|2005 General Election]] in a landslide 476 seat victory, succeeding [[Progress Party (MBE)|Progress]] Leader [[Verlhanz Rothgerus]]; and became the youngest person to hold the office Prime Minister ever (age 33), beating [[Orson Klarass]] (age 35) who had held the record for 87 years since the position was established. He went on to win the [[2012 Great Morstaybishlia General Election|General Election]], albeit losing 84 seats.
===Meetings with Arran Samsey and Union with Jusdelva===
''See: [[Great Morstaybishlia#Acts of Union|Acts of Union of Great Morstaybishlia and Jusdelva]]'''
===Auroran-Cerenerian War===
Johannes declared war on the [[Ethalria (Matriarchy)|Matriarchy of Ethalria]] on 31 May 2017 for the assassination of [[Prince Thadeus, Duke of Horkalo|Prince Thadeus]]. His opinion polls were the highest in his time in office at this time, and Johannes successfully ended the fascist reign of [[Amalda Harimann]], though he had faced backlash from political opponents such as Leader of the Opposition [[Franklin Barvata]] for his "use of soldiers like cannon fodder" and for destabilising the [[Ethalns]]. Though the war was successful, its rapid mobilisation and state of total war had left the economy in recession. Following the war, Johannes released the Five Year Post-War Plans and had promised the nation an era of internal development. A year later, [[Rodenia]] fell into civil war and Johannes broke several promises in the plans by getting involved, supporting the right-wing [[Kirk Santon]] over the socialist and communist revolutionaries. Johannes successfully ended the war and Santon was appointed as Protector of the Realm. Johannes supported Santon through establishing a provisional government. At the same time, Johannes campaigned across the MBE for the [[2019 Great Morstaybishlia General Election|2019 General Election]] to be elected for an unheard of fifth term, though with a dampened opinion poll and his political opponent Barvata faring better in the polls, The Principles eventually lost the election by 250 seats. Johannes stated that it was "A dream of mine to become the first Prime Minister elected for a fifth term; and had that been successful the first person to serve the office for potentially 20 years".
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