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|honorific-prefix = The Profound Estimable
|name = Walter Johannes
|caption = Johannes running for hisa thirdfifth term in the [[2019 Great Morstaybishlia General Election|2019 Generalgeneral Electionelection]]
|honorific-suffix = MP
|image = [[File:WJ2020no2WJ 2019.pngjpg|200px]]
|office = 23rd [[Prime Ministers of Great Morstaybishlia|Prime Minister of Great Morstaybishlia]]
|monarch = [[Lambertus VII]]
|1blankname = {{nowrap|First Secretary}}
|1namedata = Fredrik Constarnus {{small|(2010-2019)}}
|term_start = 4 May 2005
|term_end = 27 February 2019
|predecessor = [[Verlhanz Rothgerus]]
|successor = [[Franklin Barvata]]
|office1 = Leader of the [[MBEPrinciples Conservatives|Conservativeof Democracy Party|Principles]]
|term_start1 = 7 September 2004
|term_end1 = 1 April 2019
|predecessor1 = [[Samminel HerinchawHerinshaw]]
|successor1 = Berowalt[[Benjamin AseWardola]]
|office2 = ShadowMember Homeof SecretaryParliament<br>for Monneharrigon
|primeminister2 = Verlhanz8 RothgerusJune 1997
|term_start2 = 1''Constituency January 2001created''
|term_end2 = 716 September 20042020
|predecessor2 = Arthur''position Mootgentestablished''
|successor2 = CharlieRick HaugeBowerman
|office3 = Shadow Secretary of State
|primeminister3 = Verlhanz Rothgerus
|term_start3 = 17 October 2000
|term_end3 = 1 January 2003
|predecessor3 = Amber Harinn {{small|(Secretary of State)}}
|successor3 = Juliana Blue
|office4 = Chairman of the Conservative Party
|primeminister4 = Verlhanz Rothgerus
|term_start4 = 22 November 2001
|term_end4 = 5 September 2004
|predecessor4 = Duke Bursilla
|successor4 = Liamentini Croxzurt
|office5 = Member of Parliament<br>for Monneharrigon
|term_start5 = 8 June 1997
|term_end5 =
|predecessor5 = ''Constituency created''
|successor5 =
|majority5 = 66,655 (75.1%)
|birth_name = Walter Thadeus Johannes
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|4|23|df=yes}}
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|death_place =
|party = Conservative[[Podites|Principles]]
|spouse = Livia Neptentia (m. 1995)
|children = [[Samminel Johannes]]
|residence = Penton House
|alma_mater = Monneharo Bridge University, Monneharo
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<!--Military service-->
| branch = [[File:RAFOTEairforce.png|23px]] Morstaybishlian Air Force
| unit = [[File:New MBE Flag.png|23px]] No. 341 Squadron MAF
| serviceyears = 1990-19941992
| rank = Leading aircraftman
| commands =
| battles = [[Meremaa Civil War#Battle of SorbistDalmaghar|Battle of SorbistDalmaghar]]
| awards = Meremaa Medal
}}
'''Walter Thadeus Johannes''' (born 23 April 1971) is a [[Staynes|Staynish]] former [[wikipedia:Politician|politician]] andwho served as the former24th [[wikipedia:Prime MinisterMinisters of Great Morstaybishlia|Prime Minister]] of [[Great Morstaybishlia]] from 2005 to 2019. He wasand [[Leader of the [[MBE Conservatives (MBE)|ConservativeLeader of the PartyPrinciples]] from 2004 untilto 2019. HeJohannes washas firstbeen electedthe MemberChairman of Parliamentthe (MP)[[Auroran forStock MonneharrigonExchange]] insince the2020. generalHe electionwas Member of 1997Parliament and(MP) remainsfor soMonneharrigon evenfrom after his defeat1997 to [[Franklin Barvata]]2020. Walter Johannes identifiesidentified as a [[wikipedia:Liberal conservatism|Liberalliberal Conservativeconservative]]., Heand is only the second Primeprime Ministerminister in Morstaybishlian history to serve twoover fullten termsyears, alongside [[Ian Crowcasa]].
 
Johannes was born in 1971, and raised in Monneharrigon. andHe attended Monneharo Bridge AcademyUniversity before servingenlisting in the air force during the [[Meremaa Civil War]]. AfterHe thewould warlater hegraduate graduateduniversity and establishedestablish a successful financial holdings company, and in 1996 wasfound appointedemployment as a specialist advisor to the Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSecretary Verhmar Feligon, and later as a specialist advisor to Prime Minister [[RamsayArzhel LogrinDillow]]. InJohannes was a prolific critic of [[Verlhanz Rothgerus|Rothgerus]]'s handling of the run[[Great upMorstaybishlia#State toof 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 [[19982005 Great Morstaybishlia General Election|19982005 general election]],. JohannesHis indicatedrhetoric heand wasstrong runningnationalist forsentiment of unity is a contributing factor to his homeelectoral constituencysuccess andin Ramsaya Logrinrecord commendedfour himelections; as2005, "always[[2012 modestGreat Morstaybishlia General Election|2012]], whom2014 bringsand with[[2017 himGreat aMorstaybishlia coruscatingGeneral senseElection|2017]]. ofBetween style2012 and understanding".2014, Johannes wasformed electeda tocoalition thegovernment Housewith of[[Johnny von Hague]]'s Farmers Union Party (FUP) after a hung Representativesparliament.
 
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]].
In 2004 he won the party election and became Leader of the Opposition. He heavily scrutinised the government handling of the [[State of Morstaybishlia]]... (wip)
 
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]]
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==Early life and political career==
 
''Walter Thadeus Johannes'' was born in Monneharrigon in 1971 to mother Vanessa Hougstan and father Walter James Johannes. He studied politics in Monneharo Bridge Academy and after being given a PhD with full honours became MP for the new Monneharrigon constituency in 1997. He became Shadow Secretary of State for Morstaybishlia in 2000, Shadow Home Secretary in early 2001 and Chairman in the Conservative Party in late 2001. He dropped Shadow Secretary of State in 2003 and Shadow Home Secretary in 2004. He became the Leader of the Conservative Party after the retirement of Samminel Herinchaw. He went on to win the 2005 General Election in a landslide 476 seat victory, succeeding Labour Leader Verlhanz Rothgerus. He went on to win the 2012 General Election albeit losing 84 seats. He made headlines in late 2018 and early 2019 for poor military and financial decisions, and lost the 2019 General Election to [[Franklin Barvata]] after loosing 72 seats and the majority.
===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===
Walter 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.
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".