Lord Colonel Bond
Lord Colonel Sir A. J. Bond COA BA | |
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| Minister of Citizenship and Information | |
| In office 28 September 2018 – 8 October 2018 | |
| Monarchs | Adam I |
| Preceded by | Lord Gurr |
| co-Deputy Prime Minister of Adammia | |
| In office 25 October 2021 – 8 December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Lord Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Sir Ned Hilton |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom, Empire of Adammia |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats, Storm Party |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Military of Adammia |
| Branch/service | Adammic Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 1st Armoured Regiment |
Lord Colonel Sir A. J. Bond, 1st Count of East Corellia COA BA is an Adammic politician and military officer who previously served as a co-Deputy Prime Minister of Adammia He was also briefly a former Minister of Citizenship and Information, a former Minister of National Development and former Delegate of Abroad Citizens. He continues to be the acting co-leader of the Storm Party, and a colonel in the Adammic Army.
Non-micronational life
Bond is a graduate of the University of Birmingham with a BA in Politics and International Relations. In July 2024 he became engaged to his long-term partner, C. Breakwell.
Micronational career
Bond met Adam I, Emperor of Adammia through the University of Birmingham Liberal Democrats. After the Adammic government moved to Birmingham, Bond was invited to sit on the new Ruling Council by running unopposed for Delegate of Abroad Citizens in November 2017. He sat as an independent opposition backbencher until September 2018, when he was appointed as an interim Minister of Citizenship and Information following the resignation of Lord Gurr. However, he himself resigned after just ten days in office, making him the shortest-serving cabinet minister in Adammic history, and backed the Storm Party. He was not able to stand again as Delegate of Abroad Citizens and so left the Ruling Council in October 2018.
In May 2018, he enlisted in the Adammic Army and became Colonel of the 1st Armoured Regiment.
With the creation of the House of Citizens in 2019, Bond was able to return to frontline politics. He stood at the #3 position on the Storm list in the 2019 general election and was elected as an MP. After Lord Saunders and others split away to form the Independent Party, and Lord Gurr announced his retirement, Bond was left as one of only two remaining Storm activists by September 2020. Although Lady Worthington nominally led the party, she was becoming increasingly inactive, and Bond was forced to effectively manage the party's campaign for the 2020 general election. He was re-elected at the #2 position on the Storm list, and joined the second Saunders coalition as Minister of National Development. From around this time, Bond began to campaign to protect Adammia's (non-existent) sheep population, and the Storm Party adopted sheep-related imagery as a result. His Protection of Sheep Bill passed the House of Citizens in September 2021, but stalled in the Ruling Council.
By 2021 Lady Worthington had become almost completely inactive. Bond and Lord Gurr assumed the acting co-leadership of the Storm Party, although they insisted that Worthington was still the official party president. As the 2021 general election was uncontested, Bond returned to the House alongside Gurr as the only two Storm MPs. He and Lord Gurr subsequently became co-Deputy Prime Ministers in the cross-party unity government of Lord Green.
Honours
Chivalric
Knight Commander of the Order of Adammia
Academic
Bachelor of Arts (Politics and International Relations, University of Birmingham)
Lord Colonel Bond House of Bond
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| Noble titles | ||
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| Preceded by Office established |
Baron of Elgaria Ulterior 21 September 2019 - 25 September 2020 |
Succeeded by Office disestablished |
| Preceded by Office established |
Baron of Astonville 4 October 2020 - 25 October 2022 |
Succeeded by Office disestablished |
| Preceded by Office established |
Count of East Corellia 25 October 2022 - present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Lord Sir Andrew Hall |
Delegate of Abroad Citizens 16 November 2017 - 13 October 2018 |
Succeeded by Sir Juliano Saunders |
| Preceded by Lord Gurr |
Minister of Citizenship and Information 28 September 2018 - 8 October 2018 |
Succeeded by Lady Worthington |
| Preceded by Lady Amity Gilmour |
Minister of National Development 14 October 2020 - 25 October 2021 |
Succeeded by Lord Patrick Gilbert |
| Preceded by Lord Billy Thompson |
co-Deputy Prime Minister of Adammia alongside Lord Callum Gurr 25 October 2021 - 8 December 2022 |
Succeeded by Sir Ned Hilton |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Office established Lucy Johnson as Events Officer |
University of Birmingham Liberal Democrats Social Secretary 27 October 2016 - 9 March 2017 |
Succeeded by Office disestablished Andy Field as Events Officer |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by Office established |
Colonel of the 1st Armoured Regiment 19 May 2018 - present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
See also
Empire of Adammia
Ruling Council
