Angélique Guyon
Angélique Guyon | |
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| Prime Minister of Valentir | |
| In office 9 August 2015 – 11 September 2016 | |
| President | Helene Pauline |
| Deputy | Tristan Teyssier |
| Preceded by | Peter Molyneux |
| Succeeded by | Johnathan Bennett |
| Leader of the Progressive Republican Party | |
| In office 9 August 2015 – 11 September 2016 | |
| Deputy | TBD |
| Preceded by | TBD |
| Succeeded by | Johnathan Bennett |
| Deputy Leader of the Progressive Republican Party | |
| In office TBD – 9 August 2015 | |
| Leader | Peter Molyneux |
| Preceded by | TBD |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Minister for Defence | |
| In office TBD – TBD | |
| Leader | TBD |
| Preceded by | TBD |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Member of the Valentiri Parliament for TBD | |
| Assumed office TBD | |
| Preceded by | TBD |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Angélique Bazalgette 6 April 1956 (age 62) Périgueux, Serault, Valentir |
| Political party | Progressive Republican Party |
| Other political affiliations | Unity - Alliance for Liberty |
| Spouse(s) | Henri Guyon (m. 1978) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Sannois University |
| Profession | Politician |
Angélique Guyon (née Bazalgette; born 6 April 1956) is a Valentirian politician who served as the Xth Prime Minister of Valentir and the leader of the Progressive Republican Party from 2015 to 2016. Prior to becoming Prime Minister she served as deputy leader and Minister for Defence in the government of Peter Molyneux from 2009 to 2015. Guyon has been a Member of Parliament for the Division of TBD since TBD. Ideologically, she identifies as a progressive conservative.
Born in Périgueux, she attended St. Jeans Academy for Girls and obtained a BA in Politics from Sannois University. She worked for the PR Office of Federal Bank of Valentir in Montsimmard from 19XX to 19XX, when she was elected MP for TBD in a by-election following the death of sitting Progressive Republican MP TBD.
Following the formation of the Molyneux's Alliance government after the 2009 general election, Guyon was appointed Minister for Defence, the first woman to hold the position. Reappointed after the Alliance victory in the 2014 general election, she went on to become the longest-serving Defence Minister in 50 years, breaking what many considered to be a "curse" on the position. Her tenure oversaw significant structural changes within the VNDF. In 2010 Guyon directed that transgender individuals would be allowed to join and openly serve in the military, as well as opening combat roles to woman. She pursued a rigorous modernization and procurement initiative through the Poseidon Plan, seeking to phase out outdated equipment and vessels while acquiring new and innovative technologies from Negara and the Federation of Asteria as well the expansion of the armed forces to a peak 600,000 service members.
Widely considered the most competent minister in government, Guyon became a top contender for the Prime Ministership following the resignation of Peter Molyneux in 2015. She entered the leadership contest shortly afterwards, one of nearly twelve candidates. She maintained a plurality of the party vote until finally achieving a majority in the seventh round after Foreign Minister Johnathan Bennett withdrew his name and endorsed Guyon. She was sworn in as Prime Minister on 9 August, the first woman from the Progressive Republican Party to serve in the position since Henrietta Ramsay. Her tenure as Prime Minister, the shortest in Valentirian history, was plagued by internal party conflicts and divisions between the junior member parties of the Alliance government. Guyon became implicated in the In and Out campaign finance scandal, having been accused of violating campaign spending limits and accepting several bribes. She resigned as Prime Minister on 11 September 2016 and was succeeded by Foreign Minister Bennett. Following her resignation she was controversially pardoned by President Helene Pauline, continuing to serve as an MP on the Alliance backbenches.
Family and early life
Education and professional career
Early Parliamentary career
In Opposition
Minister for Defence (2009-2015)
Guyon became Minister for Defence on 9 October 2009 following the Alliance government's victory in the 2009 general election. As Minister for Defence, Guyon became a member of the Federal Defence Council. She was the first woman to hold the position, which has existed since independence in 1912.
In August 2010, she announced that transgender individuals would be able to openly serve in the Valentirian National Defence Force. Combat roles were also opened to female recruits. In November 2010 Guyon unveiled the introduction of the Poseidon Plan, a modernization and expansion initiative of the armed forces.
In February 2011, the Ministry for Defence announced the acquisition of several new Chevalier-class destroyers and Phoenix-class frigates, with a total of £15 billion allocated to the expansion of the auxiliary fleet. Accompanying improvements to Valentirian naval capabilities, Guyon revealed in Parliament that the government will seek to expand the size of the armed forces from 335,000 total service members to a minimum of 600,000 by the end of its first term in 2014.
- Warthog Mark I introduction
- Hannibal Weapons Systems controversy
- Defence contracts with several Asterian and Negaran companies
- "Pursue a general policy that asserts our place in the world, exercising both our significant soft and hard power." speech
- £23 billion budget in 2009, £71 billion budget in 2016
- Expansion of nuclear sharing program with Negara/"We need our own nukes.org"
