Paul Bachmeier

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Paul Bachmeier
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Bachmeier in 2005
Chancellor of Vierzland
In office
10 July 2000 – 16 January 2010
DeputySahra Fellner
Erhardt Preisner
Preceded byWenzel Dahlke
Succeeded byErhardt Preisner
Chairman of the Democratic Labour Party
In office
2 October 1999 – 19 December 2009
DeputyHugo Koeppen
Patrick Kroeger
Preceded byPer Koehne
Succeeded byErhardt Preisner
Member of the Federal Assembly from Rastede
In office
18 July 2000 – 14 January 2012
Preceded byPhilip Plessner
Succeeded byLydia Brenner
Constituency4th district
Member of the National Assembly from Rastede
In office
14 March 1990 – 4 January 1992
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Constituency5th district
Mayor of Gidenburg
In office
3 April 1984 – 13 January 1986
Preceded byHelge Nemetz
Succeeded byOtto Abicht
In office
24 April 1986 – 5 April 1992
Preceded byOtto Abicht
Succeeded byJacob Baumer
Personal details
Born
Paul Josef Bachmeier

(1948-08-14) 14 August 1948 (age 76)
Belzig, Rastede, Vierz Empire
Political partyIndependent (1984–1990)
United Republicans (1990–1996)
Democratic Labour Party (1996–present)
Spouse(s)Sophie Biel (1974–1983)
Kathrin Bachmeier (1995-present)
Alma materImperial University of Gidenburg
Adtrus School of Economics
Military service
Allegiance Vierz Empire
Branch/serviceImperial Vierz Army
Imperial Security Service (ISD)
Years of service1967–70 (Army)
1970–76 (ISD)
Rank
Unit
  • 10th Army
  • Civil Investigation Squadron

Paul Josef Bachmeier (born 14 August 1948) is a Vierz statesman who served as Chancellor of Vierzland from 2000 to 2010. He was an elected representative in both the National Assembly and Federal Assembly for a timespan from 1990 to 2010. He was also the chairman of the Democratic Labour Party from 1999 to 2009.

Bachmeier was born in 1948 to a lower-middle class family in Belzig, Rastede, in what was then the Vierz Empire. He was conscripted into the Imperial Vierz Army in 1967 and saw combat in Caraq until he was transferred to the Imperial Security Service (ISD). He left the ISD in 1976 and studied philosophy at the Imperial University of Gidenburg. He graduated in 1980 and did further studies at the Adtrus School of Economics in 1983. In 1984, at age 35, Bachmeier was elected mayor of Gidenburg, the youngest person ever elected to that position. He gained national attention for his outspoken criticism of the Vierz military intervention in Luepola and the national government, drawing the ire of emperor Victor IV. He was dismissed as mayor by Victor IV in January 1986, sparking nationwide outrage that culminated in the 1986 Vierz protests demanding his reinstatement. He was reinstated as mayor in April 1986. In 1988, he was reelected mayor with a record 91.3% of the vote.

During his mayoral term, Bachmeier was elected as one of Rastede's representatives to the newly-formed National Assembly in 1990 as a member of the United Republicans. He worked closely with then-chancellor Heinrich Werner to author the new constitution, arguing strongly for republicanism and deimperialization, and identifying with the left-wing of the party. With the National Assembly's dissolving and the end of his second mayoral term in 1992, Bachmeier declined to participate in the 1992 elections. He left the UR and joined the Democratic Labour Party (DAP) in 1996.

Bachmeier became the leader of the DAP in 1999 and led the party to a landslide victory in the June 2000 elections, securing a supermajority in the Federal Assembly. As Chancellor, Bachmeier was strongly committed to reshaping Vierzland's foreign policy. He conducted the first state visit to Luepola since the end of the Luepolan War in 1985. Bachmeier's government expanded funding for social welfare programs and infrastructure and public works projects. His flagship projects were nationwide healthcare reform and the construction of a new international airport in Adtrus.

Bachmeier is considered one of the most popular Vierz chancellors of all time, commanding a high level of popular support during both of his terms. He was known for his pragmatism and moderate nationalism that allowed him to bring various political factions to endorse significant policy proposals. Bachmeier was praised by the left for his commitment to the working class, and to the right for upholding the legacy of Heinrich Werner. He finished his second term in 2010 and did not participate in that year's election. He was succeeded by his groomed successor Erhardt Preisner.

Notes

  1. Ehrenorden der Vierzische Föderation, Order of Honour of the Vierz Federation