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|term_start  = 3 March 2014
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|monarch      = [[Haldor VII]]
|deputy      = [[Aerindel Faldyr]]
|deputy      = [[Andreas Støvring]]
|predecessor  = [[Monz Kryzer]]
|predecessor  = [[Harald Møller]]
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|predecessor2 = Rengar Thomassen
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|term_start3  = 3 March 1998
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|chancellor3 = [[Emma Jørgensen]]
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|birthname    = Adric Edvard Azengaard
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Adric Edvard Azengaard is the current Chancellor of the [[Delkora|Kingdom of Delkora]]. As leader of the Liberal Party, he entered office following his party's successful negotiation of a coalition government with the National Labor Party and Greens following the 2014 Federal Elections.  
'''Adric Edvard Azengaard''' (born 10 August 1968) is the current [[Chancellor of Delkora]]. As leader of the [[Liberal Party (Delkora)|Liberal Party]], he entered office following his party's successful negotiation of a coalition government with [[National Labor]] and the [[List of political parties in Delkora|Greens]] following the 2014 federal elections.  


==Early Life==
==Early life==
Azengaard was born 10 August 1968 in Elvorath, a small town in northern Norvia, to Algeron and Alice Azengaard. Throughout his early school years, he excelled academically, graduating top of his class from Elvorath Secondary School. After graduating, he enrolled at Tordenhelm University in 1985, graduating with a B.A. in political science and economics in 1988. He cites his time at Tordenhelm as the period in which he started to fully develop his political views. During this time, he helped campaign for several Liberal candidates for Parliament.
Azengaard was born 10 August 1968 in Elvorath, a small town in northern [[Norvia]]. Throughout his early school years, he excelled academically, graduating top of his class from Elvorath Secondary School. After graduating, he enrolled at Tordenhelm University in 1985, graduating with a B.A. in political science and history in 1988. He cites his time at Tordenhelm as the period in which he started to fully develop his political views. During this time, he helped campaign for several Liberal candidates for Parliament.


==Law School and Early Career==
==Law school and early career==
After graduating from Tordenhelm, Azengaard attended the University of Norenstal School of Law from 1988 to 1991. Here, he met several future colleagues and cabinet ministers, as well as his future wife, Eva. After graduating, he and Eva married and subsequently relocated to the Norenstal suburb of Fordryn, where Azengaard began practicing law as a civil rights attorney. During this time, he also taught part time as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Northern Cybria. He taught several courses on constitutional law and civil liberties, in addition to publishing books on Delkoran constitutional history. That same year, he approached Liberal Party leader Endriel Rymar about running for Parliament in the upcoming federal election. Rymar took the young lawyer under her wing. In the 1991 Federal Election, Azengaard was placed near the top of the Liberal Party list for Middle Cybria, winning a seat.     
After graduating from Tordenhelm, Azengaard attended the University of Norenstal School of Law from 1988 to 1991. Here, he met several future colleagues and cabinet ministers, as well as his future husband, Lukas. After graduating, he and Lukas married and subsequently relocated to the Norenstal suburb of Fordryn, where Azengaard began practicing law as a civil rights attorney. During this time, he also served as a professor of law at the University of Northern Cybria. He taught several courses on constitutional law and civil liberties, in addition to publishing books on Delkoran constitutional history. That same year, he approached Liberal Party leader Erika Klausen about running for Parliament in the upcoming federal election. Klausen took the young lawyer under her wing. In the 1998 Federal Election, Azengaard was placed near the top of the Liberal Party list for Cybria-Central, winning a seat.     


==Member of the Federal Parliament==
==Member of the Federal Parliament==
In Parliament, Azengaard served on the Social Welfare Committee and the Public Industries Committee. He became an outspoken critic of Chancellor Uldric Bekenheimer, especially during the 1991 Federal Budget Crisis.  
[[File:Xavier Bettel, Journée portes ouvertes «Villa Pauly», 8-10 mai 2015-102.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Azengaard speaking in the [[Delkoran Federal Parliament|Chamber of Representatives]] in 2012]]
In Parliament, Azengaard served on the Social Welfare Committee and the Judiciary Committee. He was appointed to Chancellor Emma Jørgensen's cabinet, succeeding the outgoing justice minister. As minister of justice, Azengaard helped oversee a major overhaul of Delkora's [[Drug policy of Delkora|drug laws]], the introduction of enhanced [[Gun laws in Delkora|gun control measures]], and reforms of the [[Law of Delkora|Penal Code]]. An outspoken advocate of the Human Rights Act of 1995, Azengaard proved to be essential in garnering right-wing support for it and ensuring its provisions were enforced by state governments.


Following Bekenheimer's ouster by a vote of no confidence in 1994 and the resulting Federal Election, Azengaard was chosen by Chancellor-elect Olymyr to serve as minister of social welfare and later minister of justice following Syremis Belgaard's appointment to the Federal Constitutional Court. An outspoken advocate of the Human Rights Act of 1995, Azengaard proved to be essential in garnering right-wing support for it and ensuring its provisions were enforced by state governments.
Following the 2002 federal election, Azengaard was a vocal critic of Liberal Party leader Rengar Thomassen's refusal to enter a supply and confidence agreement with the far-left government of Kol Vossgaard. Although National Labor ultimately entered an agreement to avoid another election that would likely produce a right-wing government, Thomassen's hesitancy to tolerate Vossgaard's government for fear of alienating moderate voters was unpopular with many Liberal MPs, and positioned Azengaard as an alternative leader for the party. He unsuccessfully challenged Thomassen for leader after the 2006 federal election, only to come back and mount a successful bid four years later after the 2010 Election.    


Following the Federal Election of 2002, Azengaard was a vocal critic of Liberal Party leader Rengar Stysenvan's refusal to enter a supply and confidence agreement with the far-left Green-led government of Kol Vossgaard. Although National Labor ultimately entered an agreement to avoid another election that would likely produce a right-wing government, Stysenvan's hesitancy to tolerate Vossgaard's government for fear of alienating moderate voters was unpopular with most Liberal MFPs, and positioned Azengaard as an alternative leader for the party. He unsuccessfully challenged Stysenvan for leader after the 2006 Federal Election, only to come back and mount a successful bid four years later after the 2010 Election and the Liberal Party's worst performance in decades.    
In 2012, after members of the terrorist group [[Black Covenant]] detonated a bomb in the Svalbörden Subway Station in downtown Norenstal, killing 57 people, Chancellor [[Harald Møller]] pushed for the passage of the [[National Security Act of 2012]], which would greatly expand the ability of the government to spy on Delkoran citizens though roving wire-taps and the collection of metadata. National Labor, the largest opposition party at the time, avoided coming out against the Act. Azengaard, meanwhile, made clear his party's staunch opposition to it, and gained significant media attention from his impassioned speeches on the floor of Parliament as the bill was being considered.  


In 2012, after members of the terrorist group Black Covenant detonated a bomb in the Svalbörden Subway Station in downtown Norenstal, killing 57 people, Chancellor [[Monz Kryzer]] pushed for the passage of the National Security Act of 2012, which would greatly expand the ability of the government to spy on Delkoran citizens though roving wire-taps and the collection of metadata. National Labor, the largest opposition party at the time, avoided coming out against the Act for fear of being perceived as unpatriotic. Azengaard, meanwhile, made clear his party's staunch opposition to it, and gained significant media attention from his impassioned speeches on the floor of Parliament as the bill was being considered.
After the incumbent coalition government fell out of power following the 2014 federal election, he successfully formed a coalition government consisting of his Liberal Party, National Labor, and the Greens. Azengaard was subsequently sworn in as Chancellor of Delkora on 5 March 2014.
 
After the incumbent coalition government fell out of power following the 2014 Parliamentary Elections, he successfully formed a coalition government consisting of his Liberal Party, National Labor, and the Greens. Azengaard was subsequently sworn in as Chancellor of Delkora on 5 March 2014.


==Chancellor==
==Chancellor==
In his Inaugural Address to Parliament, Azengaard cited the expansion of worker self-management in the economy, reform of the National Common Fund, reigning in government surveillance, passing an updated Human Rights Act, and electoral reform as top priorities of his government.     
In his Inaugural Address to Parliament, Azengaard cited the expansion of worker self-management in the economy, reigning in government surveillance, passing an updated Human Rights Act, and electoral reform as top priorities of his government.     


===Invasion of Raithir===
===Invasion of Raithir===
In November 2015, following the unexpected Mubatan annexation of the Ossorian island territory of Raithir, Chancellor Azengaard addressed a joint session of Parliament where he denounced the invasion as a "flagrant violation of international law and a threat to regional peace." The following day, his government announced an embargo on Mubatan goods and the freezing of assets held by certain officials in the Mubatan government and armed forces. Azengaard resisted calls from opposition leader Tyrian Geldemar and members of the Defense Council for a declaration of war on the Mubatan government, instead opting for the more limited approach advocated by Minister of Defense Felgar Dendryr, who advised using a Royal Navy taskforce to enforce a partial naval quarantine of the island that would intercept Mubatan resupply ships destined for Raithir and provide limited air support for Ossorian forces as needed.  
In November 2015, following the unexpected Mubatan annexation of the Ossorian island territory of Raithir, Chancellor Azengaard addressed a joint session of Parliament where he denounced the invasion as a "flagrant violation of international law and a threat to regional peace." The following day, his government announced an embargo on Mubatan goods and the freezing of assets held by certain officials in the Mubatan government and armed forces.


===Nalayan Civil War===
===Nalayan Civil War===
Responding to the deteriorating situation in Nalaya and the resulting outflow of refugees fleeing the civil war there, Azengaard announced plans to more than double the Kingdom's annual refugee quota and successfully secured a major increase in the foreign aid budget. Azengaard also directed the Royal Navy to assist in evacuating civilians fleeing the war zone and delivering food and medical supplies to hospitals.
Responding to the deteriorating situation in Nalaya and the resulting outflow of refugees fleeing the civil war there, Azengaard announced plans to more than double the Kingdom's annual refugee quota and successfully secured a major increase in the foreign aid budget.
 
===Arzell Crisis===
[[File:DOORSTEP 2016-09-16 BRATISLAVA SUMMIT (29633765931).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Azengaard arriving at the Revjakoyia Summit during the 2017 Arzell Crisis]]
Following the downing of several [[Ossoria|Ossorian]] aircraft by the [[Imperial Shalumite Air Force]] and resulting skirmishes at the Ossorian-Shalumite border on the island of Arzell, Azengaard's government issued a statement calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict and an impartial investigation into the circumstances leading to the confrontation.


==Political Positions==
==Political positions==
===Economy===
===Economy===
Azengaard favors strengthening and expanding the [[Economy of Delkora|National Common Fund]], and has stated he supports continued efforts at phasing out private ownership in the economy. He has, however, questioned the feasibility of the goals set out in the Social Economy White Paper of 1965, which calls for a full transition to a socialized economy by 2030, and has said in interviews he believes 2050 may be a more realistic goal given political constraints. He is a strong advocate of the [[Common Sphere]], favoring the preservation of its current structure.
Azengaard favors strengthening and expanding {{wp|workers' self-management}}, and has stated he supports continued efforts at phasing out private ownership in the economy. He has, however, questioned the feasibility of the goals set out in the Social Economy White Paper of 1996, which calls for a full transition to a socialized economy by 2030, and has said in interviews he believes 2050 may be a more realistic goal given political constraints.  
 
===Healthcare===
Azengaard favors the preservation of Delkora's current single-payer system and opposes the reintroduction of private health insurance in any form, even for elective care.
[[File:Luxembourg, inauguration tram (15).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Azengaard during the first 2018 federal election party leaders debate]]


===Environment===
===Environment===
Shortly after coming to office, Azengaard's government successfully passed the Just Transition Act of 2014, committing the Kingdom to the complete abolition of its oil and natural gas industries by 2025. Since taking office in 2014, his Ministry of Justice has overseen a significant increase in the prosecution of industrial pollution crimes and illegal logging in the Grymvar Mountains.  
Shortly after taking office, Azengaard's government successfully passed the [[Just Transition Act of 2014]], committing the Kingdom to the complete abolition of its oil and natural gas industries by 2025. Since taking office in 2014, his Ministry of Justice has overseen a significant increase in the prosecution of industrial pollution crimes and illegal logging in the Grymvar Mountains.
 
===Social issues===
In 2013, prior to becoming chancellor, Azengaard received a 93% rating from the Civil Liberties Institute, indicating a voting record as a member of Parliament favoring the limiting of government involvement in peoples' personal lives. In 2001, he voted in favor of the legalization of polyamorous marriage. While a minister in the Jørgensen government, he was instrumental in securing passage of the Regulated Substances Act of 1998, which decriminalized drug use and legalized many drugs. In 2014, his government rescinded a Ministry of Health regulation put in place by his predecessor that had permitted physicians to refuse to perform abortions due to moral objections, a decision that was celebrated by reproductive rights activists but questioned by some civil liberties groups.


===Social Issues===
===Foreign policy===
In 2013, prior to becoming chancellor, Azengaard received a 93% rating from the Civil Liberties Institute, indicating a voting record as a member of Parliament favoring the limiting of government involvement in peoples' personal lives. While a minister in the Olymyr government, he was instrumental in securing passage of the Regulated Substances Act of 1998, which decriminalized drug use. In 2005, he voted in favor of the legalization of polyamorous marriage and, the following year, for the legalization of prostitution. In 2014, his government rescinded a Ministry of Health regulation put in place by his predecessor permitting physicians to refuse to perform abortions due to moral objections, a decision that was celebrated by reproductive rights activists but questioned by some civil liberties groups.
When asked at the second party leaders' debate leading up to the 2014 federal election what role he believes the [[Royal Delkoran Armed Forces]] should play abroad, he stated that he believes their use should be limited to defending the Kingdom and its close allies, as well as participating in international peacekeeping missions that have broad support both among the Delkoran public and abroad.


===Foreign Policy===
He is an advocate of the [[Common Sphere]], favoring the preservation of its current structure. He has stated that he believes the greatest threat to the bloc going forward is "excessive expansionism", warning that the lowering of membership standards to permit the entry of new states will threaten the group's cohesion.
Azengaard has stated that he is a strong supporter of Delkora's continued membership in the Commonwealth of Sovereign Nations, believing it to be essential to the Kingdom's national security. Although he supports the promotion of democracy and human rights abroad, when asked at the second party leaders' debate leading up to the 2014 Federal Election what role he believes the [[Royal Delkoran Armed Forces]] should play abroad, he stated that he believes their use should be limited to defending the Kingdom and its close allies, as well as participating in international peacekeeping missions that have broad support both among the Delkoran public and abroad.


===Electoral Reform===
===Electoral reform===
Azengaard has indicated in the past that he supports lowering the voting age to 16 and extending voting rights to all permanent residents of the Kingdom, rather than limiting the franchise to citizens as it is currently. In an interview with the Delkoran Broadcasting Service in 2016, he stated that he would support legislation implementing {{wp|single-transferable voting}} for federal elections.                 
Azengaard has indicated in the past that he supports lowering the voting age to 16 and extending voting rights to all permanent residents of the Kingdom, rather than limiting the franchise to citizens as it is currently. In an interview with the [[Delkoran Broadcasting Service|DBS]] in 2016, he stated that he would support legislation implementing {{wp|single transferable vote|single transferable voting}} for federal elections.                 


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Adric Azengaard
Journée de la commémoration nationale 2016, Xavier Bettel-301.jpg
Chancellor of Delkora
Assumed office
3 March 2014
MonarchHaldor VII
DeputyAndreas Støvring
Preceded byHarald Møller
Leader of the Liberal Party
Assumed office
12 March 2010
Preceded byRengar Thomassen
Minister of Justice
In office
3 March 1998 – 28 March 2002
ChancellorEmma Jørgensen
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Assumed office
3 March 1998
ConstituencyCybria-Central
Personal details
Born
Adric Edvard Azengaard

(1968-08-10)10 August 1968
Elvorath, Norvia, Delkora
NationalityDelkoran
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Lukas Azengaard
(m. 1991–Present)
ResidenceChancellery Building
Alma materTordenhelm University (B.A.)
University of Norenstal (M.L.)
OccupationLawyer
Politician

Adric Edvard Azengaard (born 10 August 1968) is the current Chancellor of Delkora. As leader of the Liberal Party, he entered office following his party's successful negotiation of a coalition government with National Labor and the Greens following the 2014 federal elections.

Early life

Azengaard was born 10 August 1968 in Elvorath, a small town in northern Norvia. Throughout his early school years, he excelled academically, graduating top of his class from Elvorath Secondary School. After graduating, he enrolled at Tordenhelm University in 1985, graduating with a B.A. in political science and history in 1988. He cites his time at Tordenhelm as the period in which he started to fully develop his political views. During this time, he helped campaign for several Liberal candidates for Parliament.

Law school and early career

After graduating from Tordenhelm, Azengaard attended the University of Norenstal School of Law from 1988 to 1991. Here, he met several future colleagues and cabinet ministers, as well as his future husband, Lukas. After graduating, he and Lukas married and subsequently relocated to the Norenstal suburb of Fordryn, where Azengaard began practicing law as a civil rights attorney. During this time, he also served as a professor of law at the University of Northern Cybria. He taught several courses on constitutional law and civil liberties, in addition to publishing books on Delkoran constitutional history. That same year, he approached Liberal Party leader Erika Klausen about running for Parliament in the upcoming federal election. Klausen took the young lawyer under her wing. In the 1998 Federal Election, Azengaard was placed near the top of the Liberal Party list for Cybria-Central, winning a seat.

Member of the Federal Parliament

Azengaard speaking in the Chamber of Representatives in 2012

In Parliament, Azengaard served on the Social Welfare Committee and the Judiciary Committee. He was appointed to Chancellor Emma Jørgensen's cabinet, succeeding the outgoing justice minister. As minister of justice, Azengaard helped oversee a major overhaul of Delkora's drug laws, the introduction of enhanced gun control measures, and reforms of the Penal Code. An outspoken advocate of the Human Rights Act of 1995, Azengaard proved to be essential in garnering right-wing support for it and ensuring its provisions were enforced by state governments.

Following the 2002 federal election, Azengaard was a vocal critic of Liberal Party leader Rengar Thomassen's refusal to enter a supply and confidence agreement with the far-left government of Kol Vossgaard. Although National Labor ultimately entered an agreement to avoid another election that would likely produce a right-wing government, Thomassen's hesitancy to tolerate Vossgaard's government for fear of alienating moderate voters was unpopular with many Liberal MPs, and positioned Azengaard as an alternative leader for the party. He unsuccessfully challenged Thomassen for leader after the 2006 federal election, only to come back and mount a successful bid four years later after the 2010 Election.

In 2012, after members of the terrorist group Black Covenant detonated a bomb in the Svalbörden Subway Station in downtown Norenstal, killing 57 people, Chancellor Harald Møller pushed for the passage of the National Security Act of 2012, which would greatly expand the ability of the government to spy on Delkoran citizens though roving wire-taps and the collection of metadata. National Labor, the largest opposition party at the time, avoided coming out against the Act. Azengaard, meanwhile, made clear his party's staunch opposition to it, and gained significant media attention from his impassioned speeches on the floor of Parliament as the bill was being considered.

After the incumbent coalition government fell out of power following the 2014 federal election, he successfully formed a coalition government consisting of his Liberal Party, National Labor, and the Greens. Azengaard was subsequently sworn in as Chancellor of Delkora on 5 March 2014.

Chancellor

In his Inaugural Address to Parliament, Azengaard cited the expansion of worker self-management in the economy, reigning in government surveillance, passing an updated Human Rights Act, and electoral reform as top priorities of his government.

Invasion of Raithir

In November 2015, following the unexpected Mubatan annexation of the Ossorian island territory of Raithir, Chancellor Azengaard addressed a joint session of Parliament where he denounced the invasion as a "flagrant violation of international law and a threat to regional peace." The following day, his government announced an embargo on Mubatan goods and the freezing of assets held by certain officials in the Mubatan government and armed forces.

Nalayan Civil War

Responding to the deteriorating situation in Nalaya and the resulting outflow of refugees fleeing the civil war there, Azengaard announced plans to more than double the Kingdom's annual refugee quota and successfully secured a major increase in the foreign aid budget.

Arzell Crisis

Azengaard arriving at the Revjakoyia Summit during the 2017 Arzell Crisis

Following the downing of several Ossorian aircraft by the Imperial Shalumite Air Force and resulting skirmishes at the Ossorian-Shalumite border on the island of Arzell, Azengaard's government issued a statement calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict and an impartial investigation into the circumstances leading to the confrontation.

Political positions

Economy

Azengaard favors strengthening and expanding workers' self-management, and has stated he supports continued efforts at phasing out private ownership in the economy. He has, however, questioned the feasibility of the goals set out in the Social Economy White Paper of 1996, which calls for a full transition to a socialized economy by 2030, and has said in interviews he believes 2050 may be a more realistic goal given political constraints.

Healthcare

Azengaard favors the preservation of Delkora's current single-payer system and opposes the reintroduction of private health insurance in any form, even for elective care.

Azengaard during the first 2018 federal election party leaders debate

Environment

Shortly after taking office, Azengaard's government successfully passed the Just Transition Act of 2014, committing the Kingdom to the complete abolition of its oil and natural gas industries by 2025. Since taking office in 2014, his Ministry of Justice has overseen a significant increase in the prosecution of industrial pollution crimes and illegal logging in the Grymvar Mountains.

Social issues

In 2013, prior to becoming chancellor, Azengaard received a 93% rating from the Civil Liberties Institute, indicating a voting record as a member of Parliament favoring the limiting of government involvement in peoples' personal lives. In 2001, he voted in favor of the legalization of polyamorous marriage. While a minister in the Jørgensen government, he was instrumental in securing passage of the Regulated Substances Act of 1998, which decriminalized drug use and legalized many drugs. In 2014, his government rescinded a Ministry of Health regulation put in place by his predecessor that had permitted physicians to refuse to perform abortions due to moral objections, a decision that was celebrated by reproductive rights activists but questioned by some civil liberties groups.

Foreign policy

When asked at the second party leaders' debate leading up to the 2014 federal election what role he believes the Royal Delkoran Armed Forces should play abroad, he stated that he believes their use should be limited to defending the Kingdom and its close allies, as well as participating in international peacekeeping missions that have broad support both among the Delkoran public and abroad.

He is an advocate of the Common Sphere, favoring the preservation of its current structure. He has stated that he believes the greatest threat to the bloc going forward is "excessive expansionism", warning that the lowering of membership standards to permit the entry of new states will threaten the group's cohesion.

Electoral reform

Azengaard has indicated in the past that he supports lowering the voting age to 16 and extending voting rights to all permanent residents of the Kingdom, rather than limiting the franchise to citizens as it is currently. In an interview with the DBS in 2016, he stated that he would support legislation implementing single transferable voting for federal elections.