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|name = Jens Pohl | |name = Jens Pohl | ||
|image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183- | |image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1984-0618-408, Günter Mittag.jpg | ||
|image_size = 225 | |image_size = 225 | ||
|caption = Official photo, 1976 | |caption = Official photo, 1976 | ||
|office = [[Chancellor of Vierzland#Vierz Empire|Chancellor of the Vierz Empire]] | |office = [[Chancellor of Vierzland#Vierz Empire|Chancellor of the Vierz Empire]] | ||
|monarch = [[ | |monarch = [[Victor II of Vierzland|Victor III]]<br>[[Victor IV of Vierzland|Victor IV]] | ||
|deputy = | |deputy = | ||
|term_start = 27 April 1967 | |term_start = 27 April 1967 | ||
|term_end = 14 | |term_end = 14 May 1979 | ||
|predecessor = [[Hans Richter]] | |predecessor = [[Hans Richter]] | ||
|successor = [[Philipp Lorenz]] | |successor = [[Philipp Lorenz]] | ||
|office1 = [[ | |office1 = [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Vierzland)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] | ||
|monarch1 = | |monarch1 = Victor III | ||
|chancellor1 = [[Otto Wagner]]<br>[[Hans Richter]] | |chancellor1 = [[Otto Wagner]]<br>[[Hans Richter]] | ||
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|office2 = {{wp|Reichskommissar|Imperial Commissioner}} for [[Granzery]] <small>([[North Granzery]])</small> | |office2 = {{wp|Reichskommissar|Imperial Commissioner}} for [[Granzery]] <small>([[North Granzery]])</small> | ||
|monarch2 = | |monarch2 = Victor III | ||
|chancellor2 = Otto Wagner<br>Hans Richter | |chancellor2 = Otto Wagner<br>Hans Richter | ||
|term_start2 = 9 December 1956 | |term_start2 = 9 December 1956 | ||
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|successor2 = [[Helibert Schumacher]] | |successor2 = [[Helibert Schumacher]] | ||
|office3 = [[ | |office3 = [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Vierzland)|Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs]] | ||
|monarch3 = [[Victor II of Vierzland|Victor II]]<br>[[Victor III]] | |||
|chancellor3 = [[Thomas Weber]]<br>Otto Wagner | |chancellor3 = [[Thomas Weber]]<br>Otto Wagner | ||
|minister3 = Siegmund Gehrke | |minister3 = Siegmund Gehrke | ||
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|alma_mater = [[University of Kasenberg]]<br>[[Imperial Political Institute]] | |alma_mater = [[University of Kasenberg]]<br>[[Imperial Political Institute]] | ||
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'''Jens Erhard Pohl''' (3 November 1908 – 11 July 1981) was a [[Vierzland|Vierz]] {{wp|statesman}} who served as [[Chancellor of Vierzland#Vierz Empire|Chancellor of the Vierz Empire]] from 1967 to 1979. | '''Jens Erhard Pohl''' (3 November 1908 – 11 July 1981) was a [[Vierzland|Vierz]] {{wp|statesman}} and {{wp|diplomat}} who served as [[Chancellor of Vierzland#Vierz Empire|Chancellor of the Vierz Empire]] from 1967 to 1979. He held a number of positions in the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Vierzland)|foreign ministry]], including that of [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Vierzland)|foreign minister]] from 1964 to 1967. | ||
Pohl was born to a working-class family in the village of [[Ostfeld]] in | Pohl was born to a working-class family in the village of [[Ostfeld]] in [[Lonzig]] state. Pohl saw combat in the [[Great War (Vasarden)|Great War]] while performing his [[Conscription in Vierzland|military service]] and was wounded-in-action. He studied at the [[University of Kasenberg]] after the war, graduating in 1950, and thereafter studied at the [[Imperial Political Institute]] until 1952. He acquired fluency in {{wp|Hungarian language|Granzerian}} during his studies. Pohl gained employment at the foreign ministry shortly thereafter, and was made {{wp|Reichskommissar}} for [[North Granzery]] from 1959 to 1964, where he had sway over the country's government. He gained favour with [[Emperor of Vierzland|Emperor]] [[Victor II of Vierzland|Victor II]], who made him foreign minister in 1964. Pohl's success in negotiating with [[Apelia]] during the [[Silent War (Vasarden)|Silent War]] propelled him to the position of [[Chancellor of Vierzland|Chancellor]] in 1967. | ||
Originally identifying himself as a {{wp|Reform movement|reformer}}, he shifted to the [[wikipedia:National conservatism|national conservative]] wing of the state and [[wikipedia:Centralized government|centralized power]]. He {{wp|Rollback|rolled back}} the {{wp|democratization}} measures implemented by previous chancellors. Pohl issued decrees limiting freedom of the press and assembly and curbed the power of the [[States of Vierzland|states]]. Pohl expanded investment in petroleum extraction in West [[Oridia]], while limiting the economic power of the colonial authorities. He oversaw the expansion of [[wikipedia:Natalism|natalist]] policies, and instructed the [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Vierzland)|internal affairs ministry]] to curb immigration from the colonies and emigration from Vierzland. | |||
Pohl's foreign policy ended the | Pohl's foreign policy ended the period of {{wp|detente}} between Vierzland and the [[Continental Security Organization]]. He revived the pre-war [[Eschau Doctrine]] of "direct confrontation" with Vierzland's geopolitical foes. In response to Tierada's placement of [[wikipedia:Nuclear weapon|nuclear-armed]] [[wikipedia:Intercontinental ballistic missile|ICBMs]] in [[Cestros]] in 1974, Pohl ordered the closure of the [[Straits of Vell]], causing an [[1974 Straits of Vell crisis|international crisis]] that was [[1975 Zoloa summit|diplomatically solved]] only after months of threats of thermonuclear war. [[March Uprising (Vasarden)|Anti-Vierz uprisings in Luepola]] in March 1979 resulted in a violent crackdown ordered by Pohl. | ||
The Straits Crisis, the deteriorating situation in Luepola, and the poor economic situation onset by international sanctions and low oil prices led Pohl to fall out of favour with Alexander II and his successor, [[Victor IV of Vierzland|Victor IV]]. He was dismissed from his position in | The Straits Crisis, the deteriorating situation in Luepola, and the poor economic situation onset by international sanctions and low oil prices led Pohl to fall out of favour with Alexander II and his successor, [[Victor IV of Vierzland|Victor IV]]. He was dismissed from his position in May 1979, and placed under house arrest until June 1980. He died in [[Adtrus]] in 1981 at the age of 73. | ||
[[Category:Vasarden]] | [[Category:Vasarden]] | ||
[[Category:Vierzland]] | [[Category:Vierzland]] | ||
[[Category:Politics of Vierzland]] | [[Category:Politics of Vierzland]] | ||
[[Category:Silent War]] | |||
[[Category:Luepolan Spring]] | |||
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Jens Pohl | |
|---|---|
 Official photo, 1976 | |
| Chancellor of the Vierz Empire | |
| In office 27 April 1967 – 14 May 1979 | |
| Monarch | Victor III Victor IV |
| Preceded by | Hans Richter |
| Succeeded by | Philipp Lorenz |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 10 June 1964 – 27 April 1967 | |
| Monarch | Victor III |
| Chancellor | Otto Wagner Hans Richter |
| Preceded by | Siegmund Gehrke |
| Succeeded by | Torsten Hagmann |
| Imperial Commissioner for Granzery (North Granzery) | |
| In office 9 December 1956 – 10 June 1964 | |
| Monarch | Victor III |
| Chancellor | Otto Wagner Hans Richter |
| Preceded by | Albert Jonke |
| Succeeded by | Helibert Schumacher |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 18 August 1954 – 5 December 1958 | |
| Monarch | Victor II Victor III |
| Chancellor | Thomas Weber Otto Wagner |
| Minister | Siegmund Gehrke |
| Preceded by | Heinz Rieger |
| Succeeded by | Gunter Fährmann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jens Erhard Pohl 3 November 1908 Oftfeld, Lonzig, Vierz Empire |
| Died | 7 October 1981 (aged 73) Adtrus, Vierz Empire |
| Alma mater | University of Kasenberg Imperial Political Institute |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Vierz Empire |
| Branch/service | Imperial Vierz Army |
| Years of service | 1927–1945 |
| Unit |
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Jens Erhard Pohl (3 November 1908 – 11 July 1981) was a Vierz statesman and diplomat who served as Chancellor of the Vierz Empire from 1967 to 1979. He held a number of positions in the foreign ministry, including that of foreign minister from 1964 to 1967.
Pohl was born to a working-class family in the village of Ostfeld in Lonzig state. Pohl saw combat in the Great War while performing his military service and was wounded-in-action. He studied at the University of Kasenberg after the war, graduating in 1950, and thereafter studied at the Imperial Political Institute until 1952. He acquired fluency in Granzerian during his studies. Pohl gained employment at the foreign ministry shortly thereafter, and was made Reichskommissar for North Granzery from 1959 to 1964, where he had sway over the country's government. He gained favour with Emperor Victor II, who made him foreign minister in 1964. Pohl's success in negotiating with Apelia during the Silent War propelled him to the position of Chancellor in 1967.
Originally identifying himself as a reformer, he shifted to the national conservative wing of the state and centralized power. He rolled back the democratization measures implemented by previous chancellors. Pohl issued decrees limiting freedom of the press and assembly and curbed the power of the states. Pohl expanded investment in petroleum extraction in West Oridia, while limiting the economic power of the colonial authorities. He oversaw the expansion of natalist policies, and instructed the internal affairs ministry to curb immigration from the colonies and emigration from Vierzland.
Pohl's foreign policy ended the period of detente between Vierzland and the Continental Security Organization. He revived the pre-war Eschau Doctrine of "direct confrontation" with Vierzland's geopolitical foes. In response to Tierada's placement of nuclear-armed ICBMs in Cestros in 1974, Pohl ordered the closure of the Straits of Vell, causing an international crisis that was diplomatically solved only after months of threats of thermonuclear war. Anti-Vierz uprisings in Luepola in March 1979 resulted in a violent crackdown ordered by Pohl.
The Straits Crisis, the deteriorating situation in Luepola, and the poor economic situation onset by international sanctions and low oil prices led Pohl to fall out of favour with Alexander II and his successor, Victor IV. He was dismissed from his position in May 1979, and placed under house arrest until June 1980. He died in Adtrus in 1981 at the age of 73.