Stephen Linacre

Stephen Linacre
Treasurer of Sorrenia
Assumed office 31/11/18
Successor	Incumbent
Member of Parliament for Hortania South
Assumed office 26/11/18
Predecessor	Office established
Successor	Incumbent
Member of Parliament for University Town
In office 30/04/18 - 26/11/18
Predecessor	Office established
Successor	Melseeq Seetoornah
Chairman of the NDLP
In office 04/04/18 - 22/06/18
Predecessor	Trystan Cline
Successor	Llewelyn Lawton
Born	Leeds, United Kingdom
Citizenship	Sorrenian British
Political party	New Monarchists (2018) NDLP (2018-)
Residence	Leeds, Hortania
Religion	Catholic

Alias

It is a political norm in Sorrenia to adopt an alias, utilising a pseudonym and alternative portrait. Stephen's surname and portrait are that of Thomas Linacre, a 16th century English humanist.

War of the Sorrenian Succession

Stephen fought in the War of the Sorrenian Succession, in favour of |King Ronald's claim.

Upon the completion of the war however, Stephen sought to establish a constitutional monarchy akin to the British Monarchy. This possibility was immediately quashed however, causing Stephen to leave the New Monarchists and reform the NDLP, calling for major constitutional reform of the monarchy in line with his original proposals.

MP for University Town

Stephen was elected marginally as the Member of Parliament for University Town in the April General Election - he was the sole NDLP candidate to be elected.

Stephen primarily sought to re-establish the NDLP as a credible alternative to both the New Monarchists and The Republicans. Although the party was officially republican, Stephen established a proposal for constitutional reform, and began work on a cross-party alliance to enact such legislation. His policy plans were however rejected by the larger parties.

After two months of leadership, Llewelyn Lawton, micronational veteran and a key prior member of the NDLP returned to politics, causing Stephen to resign in favour of Lawton for the chairmanship of the party.

Although Stephen remained an important figure in the party, his call for a constitutional monarchy was scrapped and generally pushed aside by larger factions calling either for republicanism or maintenance of the status quo.

In the November election, Stephen chose to run in Hortania, and was successful in winning election as the Member of Parliament for South Hortania.

Minister for the Treasury

After an NDLP victory in the November elections, during which they won an additional five seats, party chairman Llewelyn Lawton negotiated a coalition government with the New Monarchists, appointing Stephen as the Minister for the Treasury.

The new administration was publicly embarrassed when New Monarchist Chancellor Phillip Pompeia referred to Stephen as a 'socialist in liberal clothing', exposing their personal antipathy towards one another. After the personal intervention of the parties' respective leadership, the antagonism was largely quelled.

Stephen was criticised by members of his own party for the minimal changes to the New Monarchists' economic proposal, although he did secure additional funding for several environmentalist projects.

Politics

Stephen is generally recognised as the leader of the 'yellows' within the NDLP - a faction to the left of the party, committed to Social Democracy.

Stephen has described himself as a Scandinavian Socialist, although strongly distances himself from other self-termed socialists in The Republicans.

Since becoming an MP in Hortania, Stephen has steadily supported calls for electoral reform, in line with proposals from the Millomist faction within the NDLP.