Saurius Kent

Saurius Kent
11th Premiere of Gladysynthia
In office 2020 – present
Preceded by	Seswitch LaFlaunce
Personal details
Born	April 9, 1954 (age 69) Danaska, Asa'aria
Political party	Unified Democratic Party (UDP)
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Spouse	Angela Kent (age 72)
Children	Sentius (age 48), Arlenen (age 45), Soldius (age 43)
Parent(s)	Sertius Kent, Galinda Kent
Education	University of Pteranim at Ponamu; University of Mönusÿnthys
Awards	Premiereship Medal of Honor
Military service
Branch/service	Gladysynthian National Army
Years of service	1980-2009
Rank	Lieutenant General

Saurius Richard Kent (born 9 April, 1954) is the 11th and current Premiere of Gladysynthia. He defeated Marcus Wimsby (Conservative Families Party), Gloria Minden (Conservative Supporters of Economic Freedom) and Alana Lenk (Democratic Socialist Party) in the 2019 Premiereship Election and was officially sworn in on 19 April, 2020, in front of a minimal crowd due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. He holds a bachelor's degree in law from the Ponamu University School of Law, as well as master's degrees in both foreign relations and economics from the University of Mönusÿnthys. After serving in the Gladysynthian Army for nearly 30 years, he gained the trust of the citizens of Gladysynthia by serving several terms in the United Gladysynthian Senate, representing his home province of Asa'aria. Upon being appointed to the office of Minister of International Relations under prior Premiere Seswitch LaFlaunce, Kent achieved legendary status as a result of his actions during the 2018 military conflict with Zamastan, for which LaFlaunce awarded him, as well as several other military leaders, the Premiereship Medal of Honor. Capitalizing on the momentum stirred by his predecessor, Kent's progressive policies regarding the economy, international affairs, and education have bolstered the United Provinces of Gladysynthia to levels not seen since the premiereship of Artemis Fowler.

2020 Gladysynthian National Premiereship Election

Candidate	Province	Affiliation	% Vote
Saurius Kent	Asa'aria	UDP	67*
Marcus Wimsby	Darapherma	CFP	23
Alana Lenk	Pteranim	DSP	6
Gloria Minden	Zeramoa	CSEF	4

*Highest percentage of electoral vote in Premiereship history

During the final year of Seswitch LaFlaunce's term, unsubstantiated rumors began to circulate that Saurius Kent was considering candidacy for the premiereship. Kent swiftly shut down the notion, citing that he did not believe the premiereship was within his calling in service to his country. Eventually, however, he changed his position, and on 17 January 2019, Kent officially declared his candidacy, a move that was quickly applauded by LaFlaunce, who instantaneously gave Kent his endorsement. This positional switch by Kent is one that political analysts theorize to be in response to the immense vocal support of a vast majority of the Gladysynthian citizenry, as well as his alleged disdain for the controversial stance and rising popularity of his more radical future opponent and political rival, Alana Lenk. Kent himself is a quite moderate progressive, known to support multi-partisan legislation on numerous occasions during his several terms advocating for his Asa'arian constituents in the Gladysynthian House of Representatives. If he had not run for premiereship in 2020, it is highly possible, according to several well-respected political analysts, that Lenk would have won the election and been the first member of the Democratic Socialist Party to become Premiere. No DSP member has ever held any major position higher than House District Representative, and there have been no more than 12 members of the DSP to serve in the House of Representatives simultaneously.