Jack Dean

Jack Dean
Portrait of Jack Dean
32nd Chair of the Grand Unified Micronational
In office 1 January 2021 – 30 June 2021
Deputy	Matthew S. Vera Hewitt Terry T.
Preceded by	Newton von Uberquie
Succeeded by	Terry T. (acting) Anthony Clark
35th and 39th Vice-Chair of the Grand Unified Micronational
In office 1 January 2022 – 23 March 2022
Chair	Adam Belcher
Preceded by	Mike Lewis
Succeeded by	Vera Hewitt
In office 21 August 2022 – 6 September 2022
Chair	Rory Leonard (acting)
Preceded by	Rory Leonard
Succeeded by	Newton von Uberquie
First Minister of Essexia
In office 17 February 2020 – 3 March 2020
Preceded by	Jamie M.
Succeeded by	Jamie M.
In office 19 February 2021 – 2 March 2021
Preceded by	Ben H.
Succeeded by	Newton von Uberquie
In office 3 May 2021 – 14 September 2021
Preceded by	Newton von Uberquie
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Other Essexian offices Minister of Foreign Affairs In office 27 December 2017 – 12 July 2019 Preceded by Position created Succeeded by Matthew S. In office 11 May 2020 – 1 June 2020 Preceded by Earl Finn Succeeded by Matthew S. In office 14 December 2020 – 2 March 2021 Preceded by Matthew S. Succeeded by Terry T. Minister of Defence In office 9 August 2018 – 1 January 2019 Preceded by Position created Succeeded by Jacob McVaddy In office 12 September 2020 – 14 December 2020 Preceded by Ben S. Succeeded by Francis S. Minister of the Interior In office 12 July 2019 – 29 July 2019 Preceded by Matthew S. Succeeded by Earl Finn In office 22 January 2020 – 14 February 2020 Preceded by Jacob McVaddy Succeeded by Earl Finn In office 26 March 2020 – 11 May 2020 Preceded by Earl Finn Succeeded by Matthew Griffin Chancellor In office 29 July 2019 – 22 January 2020 Preceded by Harry B. Succeeded by Elliot B. In office 3 March 2020 – 26 March 2020 Preceded by Elliot B. Succeeded by Nicolas Millan Second Minister In office 26 March 2020 – 30 May 2020 Preceded by Sam H. Succeeded by Newton von Uberquie Minister of Justice In office 4 January 2020 – 6 January 2020 Preceded by George S. Succeeded by Terry T.
Personal details
Born	17 September 2002 (2002-09-17) Chelmsford, United Kingdom

General Jack of the Most Noble Order of the Commonwealth of Essexia (KG) FC, Imperial Essexian Navy, Lord of Morrissia, Frigate Captain of the Imperial Navy of Millania (F.A.R. Granada Nicosi), Acting Detective of the National Investigative Service, Order of the Blue Lotus Second Class of the Republic of Yu-Xia, Member of the Noble, Illustrious Order of Saint Marinus of the Commonwealth of New Virginia, Most Noble Order of the Crown; special recipient of the National Service Medal 2021; first class of the Most Noble Order of the Territory of Purvanchal; Member of the Order of Heron (MOH) of Vishwamitra, and Emperor Adviser to the Emperor and Government of Essexia was previously 32nd Chair of the Grand Unified Micronational, an heir to the throne of the Queendom of Essexia, three-time First Minister of Essexia, Member of Parliament of Essexia, President of the Federation of Essexia and Second Federation of Essexia, Earl of Molrams (Greater Baddow) and Leader of the Opposition in the Commonwealth of Essexia. He is currently the Vice-Chair of the Grand Unified Micronational, a Member of the Executive Council, Chief Ambassador to the GUM, the controller of the Les Paddocks territory, and the leader of the Royalist Party of Essexia.

Jack first came to power on the 26th December 2017, and his primary goals were to continue building on Essexia as a micronation, to build the foundations to a GUM membership and to please the citizens with luxuries and employment. On August 5, 2018, Lord Jack was expelled from the monarchy by Emperor Terry after ceding to the terms of a previously-unknown rebel faction led by Lord Matthew. Jack was also fined ¥20,000. However, on the 18th of August Emperor Terry made Jack Prince again alongside Prince James due to Jack possessing higher motivation and skill at building and managing the Queendom.

He can generally be accredited for the foundation and operation of all three Armed Forces, the establishment of most of Essexia's Foreign Relations and legal system, the establishment and operation of the Dean Network, the mastermind behind a considerable number of acts and generally helping others to create or proofread many Acts and Documents.

He is the only individual to have held every major office in the Essexian Parliament (First Minister, Second Minister, Minister of the Interior, Foreign Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer).

History

Jack was made a Prince in late January 2018 by Emperor Terry. He was expelled on the 5th of August. He was made the General of the Armed Forces and General of the Air Force on the 9th of August, and he made Lord Ben S. General of the Navy, and Lord Matthew General of the Army. Jack was then made Prince again on the 18th of August.

On the 16th of September 2018, he led the revolution against Emperor Terry, forming the Federation of Essexia, until it became the Commonwealth of Essexia on the 19th of September 2018.

Logo of the National Conservative Party of Essexia

Lord Jack was able to found the Wincott Cup on the 16th February 2019, with Parliament support.

He is currently the acting manager of Essexia FC, and has been since the 29th March 2019.

He became the Chief Administrator of EAST on the 17th of April 2018, and remained until the 22nd of May when CRESER was reopened and EAST was discontinued. Since the 17th June 2019, he has been head of EAST, with CRESER and EAST being merged.

Emperor Terry demoted Lord Jack to General of the Imperial Essexian Navy on the 18th June 2019, in order to abolish the General of the Armed Forces role and flatten the Armed Forces structure. This also meant that Lord Ben was made Head of the Imperial Army of Essexia, with the Fröhlichwaffe being abolished on the 19th.

During the events of the Black Weekend Jack made few public actions but was one of the founding members of the Old Guard Party, and was the only member of the party who made conscious efforts to negotiate with then-First-Minister Lord Jamie rather than starting a VNC. The endeavor paid off, despite demands from the Old Guards to end the dialogue, and Lord Jamie stepped down peacefully and somewhat less discontentedly.

Lord Jack resigned from all of his positions on the 1st of July 2019. He became Minister of the Interior and General of the Imperial Navy on the 12th July, and was made Chancellor of the Treasury on the 29th July. On the 12th August, Earl Finn, as acting Minister of the Interior, bestowed the Earldom of Molrams upon Jack (Previously held by supporter of Essexia Andy W.), as well as the Most Noble Order of the Commonwealth of Essexia (KG), on behalf of the Emperor, for his success in being the first Essexian to reach Everest Base Camp at 5,364 metres.

He founded the WAR Party on the 4th January 2020 with Crown Minister Summers of Essexia to advocate for military supremacy, however this was disbanded the next day following the events of the Grey Weekend.

Lord Jack created a new Coat of Arms on the 15th January 2020, based on the template of Earl Finn's new Coat of Arms. The top features an Imperial eagle, demonstrating Jack's devotion to the Emperor and hinting to the original form of Government, the Empire of Essexia. In front of this is a shield and a Protestant crucifix, showing the Lord's christian roots. The canines on either side reference the Lord's original pets, a German Shepherd and a Golden Doodle. In the top left of the main shield is a map of the United Kingdom and two crossed Lee Enfield rifles to pay homage to the family's extensive military roots. In the bottom left are waves and an Atlantic Star medal, furthering this homage. Finally, the motto, "Peace Through Conflict And War", references both the Lord's belief in the restorative ability of righteous conflict, and these previously mentioned military roots. The Canadian leaves also reference the branch of the ancestry that emigrated to Canada.

The Lord began work on the Legal Foundation Program on the 20th January 2020, desiring to create a functioning and model legal structure for Essexia. The first milestone in this program was the Judicial Establishment Act, which was first created on the 23rd January 2020. This specific document aimed to set in motion the initial structure of the courts, judges and necessary processes. On the 30th January, after a brief overview by Lord Jacob, it was put forward to Parliament for debate, however Earl Finn and Lord Matthew pointed out a number of criticisms and suggested improvements, and the Bill was retracted and updated with these considerations in mind by Lord Jack. It was put forward again on the 5th February, as well as the First Amendment to the Constitution to clear up contradictions with the document. The Bill was put to a vote on the 7th and passed with an overwhelming support of 9 ayes to no nays or abstains. The First Amendment was then put forward on the 8th (Due to the absence of the Emperor delaying the end of the first vote) and passed with 8 ayes to no nays or abstains. These two documents were some of Lord Jack's greatest legislative achievements, and some of the more complex examples of Essexian legislature, along with the Constitution and Ministerial Reform Act 2019 (The latter of which was fundamentally designed by the Lord as well.)

He played a major role in the Raging Valentines event on the 14th February 2020, and became First Minister on the 17th during the prorogued Parliament, a consequence of the 2020 Essexian general election.

After securing the support of Lord Jamie and the Royalists on the 25th March 2020, he became Second Minister on the 26th, after a brief window of opportunity for him to become First Minister was closed by Emperor Terry, who demanded Lord Jamie stay.

Crown Prince of Millania Nicolás Millán bestowed upon Jack the officer title of Frigate Captain of the F.A.R. Granada Nicosi, Millania's second largest ship in length. This was in response to Lord Jack recommending to the Minister of Defence that Millán be given the title of Captain of the IEN Mersea.

Jack renounced his title as Earl of Molrams on the 7th May 2020, in order to settle an ongoing dispute in the Cabinet regarding the legitimacy of his vote on the Nobility Reduction Act 2020, and in order to prevent a future dispute regarding the true Earl of Greater Danbury. He later left the Commonwealth to form the Second Federation of Essexia on the 1st June 2020. After it's subsequent failure, he did not return to Essexia until around the 18th.

During the GUM Virtual Summit on the 7th November 2020, Jack announced his candidacy for the Grand Unified Micronational election, December 2020, however few took the announcement seriously. After a short deciding period, he chose Leon Montan as his running mate on the 12th November, and replaced his old campaign logo (Featuring 'Dean Someone') with a higher quality one featuring Leon's name ('Dean Montan'), as well as choosing his campaign slogan 'Things Can Only Get Better'. Until dropping out of the race on the 13th December, Joey (Who also announced his candidacy on the 7th November) was Jack's only opposing candidate, and at the start of their campaigns in November Joey appeared to be the clear choice for GUM Chair. However, following a large-scale poster campaign conducted by the Dean team, as well as the release of Jack's manifesto on the 7th December 2020, the tides had appeared to have somewhat turned; there was no longer a clear winner. Following Joey's dropping out of the race, Abrams I of Ikonia then announced his own candidacy on the 13th November 2020, despite previously stating he would not even vote so that his impartiality could be ensured until the following election in which he intended to run. However, both Jack and Cameron's side attacked each other with public statements and posters, and after Cameron released his manifesto on the 15th December and Jack released his timeline as Chair on the 16th, Cameron dropped out on the 17th following Adam I's announcement of his candidacy. Again, the election had seemed to have turned and there was genuine concern on both sides regarding who would become Chair; Whilst Jack had been in the race longer and survived two separate candidates' tactics, Adam had been both Chair and Vice-Chair previously, and had been active within the community for longer. The Chair debate hosted on the 20 December by Amelia I was heated, and featured both Jack and Adam putting forth competent paragraphical answers to prove their worth. A number of people believed that Jack came off better, but on the whole people saw both candidates as seemingly familiarised with the problems at hand, and having the skill set and policies to combat them. When voting opened at midnight Christmas Eve (24-25 December), both campaigns were optimistic about their chances. However, by the end of Christmas day, Jack had a clear lead over Adam, and by the end of the 26th he had secured a majority of all votes and claimed victory (although he would not become Chair until the 1st January 2021 as per electoral laws of the GUM).

As a result of the events of Hot Pink Friday, Jack was invited by Emperor James I to create a government and become First Minister of Essexia. Jack accepted this role, and became the 12th First Minister. However, he lost his majority and was replaced by Newton von Uberquie on the 2nd March 2021.

After First Minister Newton's resignation on the 3rd May 2021, Emperor James appointed Jack as his successor due to his recent activity and no one else appearing to hold an interest in taking up the role. Jack promised "[to] Appoint a new, streamlined cabinet [...] Boots in Mersea 2021 [...] Greater cooperation with other states".

Jack's Coat of Arms.

Lord Jack's Legislation

Bill	Pass/Fail	Date of Vote	Notes
Colonial Trade Act	Passed	20 March 2019
Economic Reform Act	Passed	26 May 2019
Junior Ministries Act	Failed	31 May 2019
Media Merger Act	Passed	11 June 2019
Mandatory Vaccination Act	Failed	21 August 2019
Freedom of Information Act	Failed	21 August 2019
Currency Act	Passed	21 August 2019
Mandatory Vaccination Act	Passed	27 November 2019
Administration Recognition Act	Failed	9 January 2020
Extended Decolonisation Act	Failed	10 January 2020
Commendation Act	Passed	15 January 2020
Judicial Establishment Act	Passed	7 February 2020
First Amendment	Passed	8 February 2020
Confidence Act	Passed, but void	14 February 2020	Declared void by the Commonwealth Court
VNC Against FM Earl Finn	Passed	14 February 2020
Digital Yen Act	Passed, but void	3 March 2020	Declared void after being lost
Funtime Referendum Act	Failed	4 March 2020
Funtime Referendum Act	Passed	4 March 2020
Citizenship Reform Act	Passed	4 April 2020	Repealed 4 April 2020
Ship Classification Act	Passed	8 April 2020
Armed Forces Jurisdiction Act	Passed	13 April 2020
Judicial Establishment Amendment Act	Passed	7 July 2020
Single-Use Plastic Disposables Act	Passed	16 October 2020
Defence Personnel Act	Passed	1 February 2021
Patron Saint Act	Passed	22 February 2021
Constitutional Reform Committee Act	Passed	6 March 2021
First Amendment to the Third Constitution	Passed	3 April 2021
Second Amendment to the Third Constitution	Passed	20 July 2021
Judicial Reduction Act	Passed	21 July 2021
Total: 30 Documents	24 Passed | 6 Failed

Earl Jack of Molrams sitting in a Sherpa restaurant in the town of Lukla, Nepal at the start of his expedition. The flag pictured was planted at the Everest Base Camp peak at 5,364 metres in August 2019.

Reign as Prince

Prince Jack rose to power during late January 2018, when, whilst employed within the Essexian Government before the Parliament existed as a historian, Emperor Terry divorced Lord Matthew. During these dark days, when invasions and battles were common, Emperor Terry named Jack as heir to the Essexian Throne, and knighted him Prince Jack of Essexia. Jack replaced Prince Harry , who had not participated in Imperial duties and was found to be unfavourable by the people of Essexia.

On the 5th of August 2018, Prince Jack was expelled from the monarchy after falling out of favour with the Crown Court, leading to the Emperor eventually taking action. Emperor Terry then immediately signed the Treaty of South Jaywick, which forced Prince Jack out of the monarchy, fined him ¥20,000, and made the rebels agree not to strike should they disagree with the new, elected Prince. However Jack was made a Prince again by Emperor Terry on the 18th of August. His reign ended on the 1st January 2019, with the New Year reforms making Prince James the only Prince of Essexia.

Les Paddocks

Lord Jack is the representative owner of the Les Paddocks palace and Legislature building. Previously, when the Parliament had no place to convene, Lord Jack had held a number of meetings and one Session there. In recent times, due to it's better accessibility, accommodation, and availability, Earl Finn's Hawarden property has been used instead (Specifically the Danbury Conference building). On the 17th June 2019, Jack hosted the first day of the Danbury Conference at Les Paddocks, in the now-christened Emperor Terry Wing of Les Paddocks.

The site underwent a major reconstruction with the removal of a small number of trees in the area. It is also undergoing a survey by British Telecoms to fit fibre-optic for greater internet connection.

Honours

Adammia

• Knight of the Order of Adammia (19 February 2022)

Essexia

• Most Noble Order of the Commonwealth (KG)

Millania

• Frigate Captain of the Imperial Navy of Millania (F.A.R Granada Nicosi)

New Virginia

• Member of the Noble, Illustrious Order of Saint Marinus

Vishwamitra

• Knight of the Most Auspicious Order of the Sanghamitra (8 June 2021)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Most Illustrious Royal Order of the Crown of Vishwamitra (11 January 2021)
• Grand Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Purvanchal (30 April 2021)
• Member of the Most Honourable Order of the Heron (1 May 2021)
• Recipient of the National Service Medal (15 April 2021)
• Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the First Anniversary of the Vishwamitran Monarchy (8 June 2021)

Yu-Xia

• Second Class of the Order of the Blue Lotus

Kingdom of Ebenthal

• Knight of the Order of the Ebony Crown

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  Jack, self-proclaimed 'Minister of Dabbing', in Nepal, July/August 2019.
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  As 32nd Chair of the GUM, Jack wears a jumper with his campaign logo in March, 2021.