Ernst Hofner

Ernst Hofner
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13th Minister of Finance of the United Kingdom of Malgrave
Incumbent
Assumed Ministry 1st May 2000
Preceded by	Andrew Walker
Born	17th of September, 1955 Epping, United Kingdom of Malgrave
Nationality	Malgravean
Residence	Government District Epping (official)
Alma mater	Royal Epping University
Political party	Progressive Unity Party
Occupation	Politician
Spouse	Rosalie Hofner
Religion	Orthodox Christianity
Languages	English, German, Italian
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Ernst Hofner (born May 21st, 1953) was the 13th Minister of Finance (Malgrave) of the United Kingdom of Malgrave.

Early life and career

Ernst Hofner was born in Epping Central Hospital on the 17th of September 1955 to Angela and Harald Hofner during a period of heavy construction and instability for the country. As Harald was a senior planner in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development Ernst lived in the centre of the city in a gated community far from the poorer outskirts of the city still suffering a lack of housing and the pollution caused by round the clock construction.

During his time at secondary school his teachers noted that he had an aptitude for advanced mathematics and statistics and he was consequently moved into a higher class for that field. It was at Royal Epping University when Ernst first met with someone outside of his gated community on an extended level, rather shocked at the continued state of some part of the country he developed an interest in politics during his second year and joined the then Progressive Party in 1975 becoming an advocate of the left-wing economic policies of the party.

After leaving university Ernst accepted a position at Royal Malgravean Finance but found the position to be unfulfilling and quit after a two year stint accepting the role of Chief Financial Officer at a small NGO that dealt with the separation of families in both the combat ridden north and the rural east.

In 1985 the NGO collapsed due to successive attacks against the business from groups linked to terrorist organisations and Ernst finding himself unemployed decided to run in the 1985 General Election ending up third. In the 1990 Malgravean General Election he was selected for the more friendly seat of Helas and easily won the seat with an 8% majority becoming Shadow Minister of Legalised Drugs for the next ten years in opposition.

Minister of Finance

Following the successful election of the PUP in the 2000 Malgravean General Election Ernst was chosen as the Minister of Finance, an expected promotion given his long history with the party and educational background. As the country was exiting isolation Ernst was tasked with reforming the nations tax code and working together with the Ministry of Industry to ensure that state and non-state enterprises could handle the expected increase in competition when foreign companies started opening rival chains in the country alongside the typical roles of budgetary concerns.

Ernst has become known for his tough stance on tax avoidance and fiery speeches on income equality and workers rights and has been listed several times in lists detailing the most popular politicians in the country.

Controversy

Despite strongly supporting legislation that would eventually lead to the destruction and criminalisation of gated communities for non-scientists Ernst has faced fierce criticism from opposition politicians for being detached from society whilst he was growing up.