Henry Larsson
| His Excellency | |
| Henry Larsson | |
|---|---|
1 November 2023 - | |
| Predecessor | Office established |
| Successor | Incumbent |
7 November 2023 - | |
| Predecessor | Office established |
| Successor | Incumbent |
8 November 2023 - | |
| Born | 20 October 1997 |
| Citizenship | Kingdom of Sweden, Imperial State of Econia |
His Excellency Henry Larsson is a politician in the Imperial State of Econia and incumbent People's Minister since November 7th 2023 when he became the first person to be appointed to the office. Since 1 November 2023 he also serves as the Leader of the Liberal Party which he led during the 2023 Riksting Elections winning 6 seats. His party ultimately became kingmaker during the Government formations that followed and he chose to govern with the right wing Conservative-Democratic Coalition.
Micronational career
Henry was in late 2022 offered a seat at the Econian Constitutional Convention at which the nations constitution would be drafted. He would however decline as he saw the idea of micronationalism as childish. However shortly before the nation declared indepence he contacted Octavian and asked if he still could get to be part of the project. He was granted premission to form one of the nations first parties not long thereafter. In the lead up to the election he campaigned on being a representitive for all regardless of wether they would vote for the Socialist, Conservative, Green, Democratic or Liberal Party. He also promised to protect the individual rights of citizens and create a framework for how future governments should operate. The election resulted in his party, the Liberal Union, winning 6 seats. Due to the fact that neither of the 2 coalitions that had been formed (Green-Socialist and Conservative-Democratic) won a majority Henry was expected to become a kingmaker.
During the audiences and meetings with Octavian I that followed the Democratic and Conservative parties offered to make Henry People´s Minister if they could be granted key ministerial posts and huge influence over government policy. Henry, after getting similar demands from the Socialists and Greens, approved this. On the 7th of November 2023 he was appointed the first ever People´s Minister. The next day during the 2023 Riksting Opening Ceremony his government was sworn in. During the speech from the Imperial Throne during said ceremony the governments first priorites were layed out. These were heavely influenced by the Democratic Party.
People´s Minister (2023-present)
As People´s Minister Henrys first action was to start working out the procedure for the governments work. He ultimately decided, influenced by the Conservative Party, that the cabinet would meet every other week under the People´s Ministers chairmanship to deliberate on decisions and grant ministers the opportunity to advice and inform the People´s Minister, who would ultimately have the final say on all decisions taken during the meeting. These decision would then be formalized during a weekly audience between the Imperial Sovereign and the People´s Minister with the Sovereign granting their approval to the decisions.
Larsson also worked to compromise with the Democratic Party on tax policy, as the Democratic Party wanted to introduce taxation while the Liberals and Conservatives opposed it. When the nations first budget was unveiled by Larsson in December 2023 the Liberals and Conservatives appeared to have gotten their way as no forms of taxation were included, with money instead being taken from investments and donations made freely by citizens. This budget included substansial funding to the Imperial Police, judicial courts and the Department of Culture, as promised during the 2023 Speech from the Imperial Throne. But it also included funding to the Department of Education to execute the Liberal Party´s promise to create a system of robust system of education allowing citizens to choose between many ways of learning different things, both through state funded and private initatives.
On Foreign Policy Larsson has kept away from attempts to establish international relations except for signing a treaty of diplomatic relations with the Republic of Salandarian on 11 March 2024, this being the first and so far only nations to have opened up relations with Econia. Larssons government has voiced their unwavering support for Ukraine during the Russian invasion of the country, and Larsson and other ministers have made private donations to Ukrainan Help Funds and sent things like blankets. He has also condemned Russia for their war crimes and praised western efforts.
As of August 2024 Larssons government has yet to make any comment regarding the Israel-Palestine Conflict.