Catrene Burnot

Catrene Burnot Prime Minister of Auzance
Prime Minister Burnot in 2022
Prime Minister of Auzance
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 November, 2019
Premier	Houbêrt Louxhî
Preceded by	Thereze Astruc
Leader of the Labour Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 November, 2019
Preceded by	Thereze Astruc
Personal details
Born	Catrene Lucey Burnot (1983-07-03) July 3, 1983 Cestiène, Auzance
Citizenship	Autuzian
Political party	Labour (1999-)
Alma mater	Republican University of Cestiène
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Politics

Catrene Burnot (born 3 July, 1983) is an Autuzian politician who has served as Prime Minister, and Leader of the Autuzian Labour party, since November 2019. Burnot identifies as a council communist, however is seen as a moderate within her party.

Burnot was born in Cestiène to a politically-active family - who fifty years earlier had been primarily involved in the Revolution - and grew up in the urban central district of Ouwest Tchestê. Burnot joined Autuzian Labour in her late school years, being selected for the local Ouwest Tchestê council and approved by the voters in the region, serving for five years. During this period, Burnot studied Autuzian Politics at the Republican University of Cestiène, graduating in 2004. Burnot worked in parliamentary roles, and advisory roles, for several years.

In 2016, Labour won a landslide verdict, with Burnot being one of the many new entrants into the Tchambe. Burnot joined the Reform faction, a group of more moderate councilist politicians in the party, a month after being elected. Serving as Prime Minister Astruc's Minister for Health until 2019, Astruc's resignation began the leadership election in which Burnot was selected over radical-left candidate Tchårlote Vanole, thus making Burnot Prime Minister. Catrene Burnot was the youngest Prime Minister of the twenty-first century, having been aged thirty-six upon her election as Prime Minister in November 2019.

Burnot's leadership as Prime Minister has seen the electoral victory in 2020, renewing Labour's government but reducing it to a coalition government, while her legislative agenda has been focused on economic reforms - most notably the raise to student benefits and promotion of co-operative industry - however the Burnot ministry has also undertaken significant social reforms, such as self-ID laws, civil union legislation and transgender rights. Similarly, Premier Houbêrt Louxhî's push for diplomatic progress with the Euclean Community has been supported by her and the Labour party therewith. Her supporters note her popularity amongst younger voters and urban regions, and the economic growth seen since her appointment in 2018, however critics view that her relative lack of experience and lack of radicality have diminished her legislative achievements. Burnot's popularity allowed her to call for an election, held in 2023, which saw the Labour-led coalition given a strengthened and renewed mandate, accredited to the economic prosperity felt during her tenure, as well as positive social reforms which have taken place under her leadership.