Germán del Caserío

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Germán del Caserío
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero en el Foro Económico Mundial (cropped) 2.jpg
Del Caserío at a forum in 2019
Prime Minister of Auratia
Assumed office
17 June 2013
PresidentRaul Fonseca
Enrique Santos Dominguez
DeputyJerónimo González de la Cruz
Preceded byWalter García
Leader of the Sotirian Federation
Assumed office
1 January 2013
PresidentRaul Fonseca
Preceded byWalter García
Finance Minister
In office
8 May 2011 – 17 June 2013
Prime MinisterWalter García
Preceded byRafael San José
Succeeded byJulio Avitia Garza (June 2013-April 2018)
Jacobo Hascarano (April 2018-present)
Secretary of State for Pensions
In office
17 June 2007 – 8 May 2011
Prime MinisterWalter García
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byMartina Fonz
Member of the Assembly of the People
Assumed office
21 July 2005
Preceded byEmelina Oliveros
ConstituencyPalma
Deputy Mayor of Palma
In office
17 Octover 2001 – 21 July 2005
Preceded byPepe Vayo
Succeeded byIsmael Zacarias
Provost of the University of Puerto del Rey School of Economics
In office
1 December 1995 – 9 March 1999
Personal details
Born
Germán del Caserío y Fernández-León

(1960-08-04) 4 August 1960 (age 64)
Salida, La Virtud
Political partySotirian Federation
Spouse
María Gómez (m. 1986)
Children4
ResidenceCasa Isla Nobla
EducationUniversity of Villadad (BA)
University of Montecara (PhD)

This article uses Auratian naming customs: the first or paternal family name is del Caserío and the second or maternal family name is Fernández-León.

Germán del Caserío y Fernández-León is an Auratian author, professor, economist and politician who has been serving as Prime Minister of Auratia since June 2013 and leader of the Sotirian Federation since January 2013. He served previously as the country's Finance minister from May 2011 to June 2013 and Secretary of State for Pensions June 2007 to May 2011. He is a member of the Assembly of the People representing a constituency in the city of Palma, La Virtud. Ideologically, he identifies as a paternalistic conservative and Christian democrat.

Del Caserío was born on 4 August 1960 in Salida, a small village in the state of La Virtud. He graduated from the University of Villadad in 1982 and went on to pursue his Doctor of Philosophy in economics at the University of Montecara. In Montecara, del Caserío met María Gómez, another Auratian expatriat studying at the University. The couple married in 1986 and returned to Auratia. Del Caserío worked as an associate professor at the University of Puerto del Rey, rising to the rank of provost in 1995. Del Caserío's career in education was stymied when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1998. Although he recovered, del Caserío resigned from his post and went on to run for a position in the city council of Palma. Del Caserío succeeded and was elevated to the position of deputy mayor in 2001. He served in that capacity until he was elected to the Assembly of the People, the lower house of the Auratian Senate, in 2005.

Del Caserío would remain an unkown but loyal backbencher under the premiership of Antonio Jose Menéndez. After Menéndez was forced to resign following a series of sex scandals, del Caserío was made Secretary of State for Pensions under Prime Minister Walter García. Despite being a relative unknown to the public, del Caserío reportedly had a very good working relationship with PM García, who elevated him to the office of Finance minister in 2011. When García announced in 2012 that he would not be seeking reelection in the 2013 Auratian Assembly election, he nominated del Caserío to take his place as leader of the Sotirian Federation. Del Caserío won an internal party election and was made party leader on 1 January 2013. Del Caserío would go on to win the 2013 election, becoming prime minister on 17 June 2013. Del Caserío was reappointed to his position following his victory in the 2017 Auratian Assembly elections.

As prime minister, del Caserío has continued his predecessor's iniatives to distance the Sotirian Federation from lobbying by the Solarian Catholic Church and has pushed the party to adopt a more secular agenda. He has been described as an economic moderate and social conservative, supporting pro-life iniatives and legislation. Del Caserío has been criticized for being among the most anti-LGBT politicians in Euclea. Although he supports the Euclean Community, del Caserío's administration has pushed for greater economic involvement with countries outside of the Euclozone, particularly with Auratia's former colonies in the Asterias.

Early life and education

Family and Childhood

Education

Professorship and cancer diagnosis

Early political career

Deputy Mayor of Palma

Election to the Assembly of the People

Member of Cabinet

Leadership election

Prime Minister

Socioeconomic policy

Foreign policy

Euclean Community

Tsabaran Crisis

Political positions and ideology

Euclean Community

Gay rights

Abortion

Religion in politics

Personal life

Del Caserío has been married to María Gómez, an oncologist, since 1986. They have four children: their sons José, Miguel, and Alejandro (aged 22, 20, and 16 respectively), as well as their daughter Anna, aged 16.

Del Caserío has been described as one of the most private and least ecclectic prime ministers of Auratia since the Great War. Drawing on his experiences as a scout in his youth, del Caserío enjoys walking, hiking, and camping. He also enjoys building dioramas of important battles. Finally, Del Caserío is an avid pipe smoker, and he has opened up about his struggles with nicotine addiction.

Like most Auratians, del Caserío is a member of the Solarian Catholic Church. He attends weekly mass at St. Stephen's Church in Cienflores. He is reportedly very devout in his faith. Del Caserío has said of his faith that it is "everything he is" and his "beacon of light in the most trying of times."