Oslaf Ḷafvardiġe
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Oslaf Ḷafvardiġe | |
|---|---|
 Ḷafvardiġe in 2021 | |
| Minister-President of the Swathish Community | |
| Assumed office 20 April 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ạgel Smiþer |
| Member of the Swathish Parliament | |
| Assumed office 10 March 1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1959 Merrow, Westerdal, Alsland |
| Nationality | Alslandic |
| Political party | Progressive Alliance |
| Occupation | Politician |
Oslaf Ḷafvardiġe (born 13 February 1967) is an Alslandic politician who has been serving as the Minister-President of the Swathish Community since 2012, as of December 2021 he is the longest serving Minister-President of the Swathish Community.
Ḷafvardiġe was born in Merrow. He became a mechanic in Wottested after leaving high school at the age of 16. In 1996 he was elected to the Swathish Parliament. He chaired the Swathish Parliament's committee on housing from 2004 until 2011. In 2006, whilst he was a member of the Swathish Parliament he helped co-found the Progressive Alliance alongside Bonne Zijlstra and Per Schnyder. In 2012 he became the Minister-President of the Swathish Community. Ḷafvardiġe was defeated in the 2016 Progressive Alliance leadership election by Ottila Möller. In 2016 the Progressive Alliance in Swerdia formed a coalition with the Swathish Section of the Workers' International (SSVE) for which Ḷafvardiġe faced intense criticism.
Early life
Political career
Swathish Parliament
Minister-President
First term
Second term
Third term
Political positions
Ḷafvardiġe identifies as a democratic socialist and is considered to be on the left-wing of the Progressive Alliance. He supports the expropriation of the property of private real-estate companies to combat rising house prices and homelessness in Swerdia. He is also a proponent of the Swathish language and had promoted it's usage especially in Burnshire and near Wottested.
Whilst Ḷafvardiġe identifies as a Swathish federalist and is against Swathish independence he says he sympathises with their views. In 2021 he was criticised for defending the Swathish government's draft document outlining it's steps if another community of Alsland secedes. Ḷafvardiġe said the document was merely a plan for a potential but unlikely future.
Personal life
Ḷafvardiġe is unmarried and is a member of the Catholic Church. He is a fan of motor sports and ice hockey. In 2021 he published his biography detailing his journey from relative poverty to Minister-President. In 2021 he founded SAPC21, a Swathish anti-homeless charity that seeks to provide shelter for homeless people in urban areas by providing temporary accommodation and running training courses. In 1972, Ḷafvardiġe came out as gay and called the process difficult, after coming out as gay he was disowned by his family and lived with his partner and future husband.