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Natascha Løffebrück
The Honourable Natascha Løffebrück | |
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 Løffebrück in 2015 | |
| First Minister of Wulffmark | |
| Assumed office 5 November 2015 | |
| President | Jens Jaarlainen |
| Deputy | Oskar Bjørgen |
| Preceded by | Tomas Ekhanen |
| County Mayor of Skügolund | |
| In office 27 November 2009 – 30 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Anders Johanssen |
| Succeeded by | Lars Ulsrud |
| Member of the Assembly of Wulffmark | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2015 | |
| Constituency | Skügolund |
| Member of Skügolund County Council | |
| In office 15 October 2001 – 30 September 2015 | |
| Constituency | Ludkøping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Natascha Magdalena Løffebrück 30 January 1965 Brunemouth, Wulffmark |
| Nationality | Wulffren |
| Political party | Union |
| Alma mater | Brunemouth University |
| Profession | Economist, Civil Servant Politician |
Natascha Magdalena Løffebrück (born 30 January 1965) is a Wulffren Union Party politician serving as First Minister of Wulffmark since 2015.
An economist and civil servant by training, Løffebrück holds a BA in Economics from Brunemouth University and has worked for several institutions including Wulffmarks Sturbank, LødeBank and the Department for Agriculture and Environment. A member of the Union Party since 1993, she was elected to Skügolund County Council in 2001, after an unsuccessful attempt in 1997. She held several positions within the County Union Party, eventually becoming its top candidate for the 2009 local elections. Løffebrück was elected County Mayor after the Blue Group won a narrow majority in the Council, where she first rose to national prominence. She was re-elected in 2013 local elections after the Blue Group increased its majority.
In January 2015 she successfully sought the top candidacy of the Union Party for the 2015 general election, unexpectedly defeating the favourite Carl Dahle Svenssen on transfer votes. After a campaign emphasising social liberalism, fiscal discipline and market environmentalism, she was elected First Minister after the 2015 general election. Her government consists of a coalition with the Centre Party recieving support and neutrality from the Blue Group.
Her premiership has included the introduction of a progressive corporation tax, market-oriented environmental schemes, changes to the immigration system, labour law reform, a re-structuring of QUANGOs, and closer relations with the Nordanian League.
Commonly described by observers as being on the left of the Union Party, Løffebrück describes herself as holding pragmatic one-nation Conservative sand a moderate pro-market views, saying that the state should be "a parent, not a nanny". She believes that Wulffmark should align with the Nordanian League rather than the Esquarian Community, arguing it is a "more natural" grouping for the country.
Løffebrück is unmarried and has no children, but lives with an unnamed partner in Ludkøping when not in Brunemouth.She enjoys painting, swimming, hiking and cycling, and has taken up boxing and martial arts since becoming First Minister in response to the stresses of office.
Early life
Political Career (2001-2015)
2015 Election
Premiership
On the 30 September 2015, a day before first sitting new Assembly, Tomas Ekhanen resigned as First Minister. Two days later, on the reccomendation of Speaker Karsten Gøranssen, President Jens Jaalainen nominated Løffebrück to be the next First Minister. She announced that "many options were open" and hoped to appoint a cabinet by December. The exact arrangement of the new government attracted much speculation in the weeks ahead. After just over month of multi-party talks, it was announced on the 3 November that Løffebrück woudl lead a minority coalition with the Centre Party. On the morning of the 5 November, Løffebrück won the required confidence vote, and took office that afternoon.
Political views
Commonly described by observers as being on the left of the Union Party, Løffebrück describes herself as holding pragmatic one-nation Conservative sand a moderate pro-market views, saying that the state should be "a parent, not a nanny". She believes that Wulffmark should align with the Nordanian League rather than the Esquarian Community, arguing it is a "more natural" grouping for the country.
Løffebrück has hawkish views on national security and defence issues, having promised in the 2015 election to reverse the Labour Party's police force cuts and strenghten border security. She has also pressed to remove Wulffren citizenship from citizens commiting terrorism, something which has drawn large controversy.
On foreign policy, Løffebrück has committed to a "careful" foreign policy, based on avoiding direct foreign intervention but not ruling it out.
Personal life
Løffebrück is unmarried and has no children, but lives with an unnamed partner in Ludkøping when not in Brunemouth.
She enjoys painting, swimming, hiking and cycling, and has taken up boxing and martial arts since becoming First Minister to cope with the stresses of office.
Wulffren brøsen
| Wulffren brøsen | |
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| File:50brbanknote.png Obverse of a 2014 series 50Br note | |
| ISO 4217 | |
| Code | WKB |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | øre |
| Plural | brøsor |
| Symbol | Br |
| øre | ø |
| Nickname | brøky |
| Banknotes | 50Br, 100Br, 200Br |
| Rarely used | 500Br |
| Coins | 50ø, 1Br, 2Br, 5Br, 10Br, 20Br |
| Demographics | |
| Date of introduction | 1922 |
| User(s) | Template:Country data Wulffmark |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Wulffmarks Sturbank |
| Website | sturbank.wk |
| Valuation | |
| Inflation | 1.89% (2018) |
| Pegged with | Aininian louré (ANL) Ł1 = 7.23Br |
The brøsen (symbol Br, plural brøsor) is the national currency of Wulffmark. Introduced in 1922 to replace the former Wulffren krone, it is formally divided into 100 øre, although only 50ø coins are currently issued. It has been pegged to the Aininian louré at a central rate of 7.23Br since 1988.
Name
Originating from the word brøns (bronze), the name was historically colloquial for the lowest denominated bronze specie of the medieval Wulffren krone and its subunits. Although higher denominations were made from silver, gold and rarely platinum, only the bronze coins were typically seen by commoners making it the most publicly-recognised coin. Use of bronze spiece had ended by the late 17th century when the coins had been heavily debased with copper and other metals, although the phrase remained in common use for low denomination coins, which had retained the brown colouring. In the 18th century, the name was revived for small value deposit certificates.
The official name øre is derived from aurum, the latin for gold, although only early øre coins were minted from that.
History
Economics
Due to the impossible trinity, the Sturbank's targeting of exchange rates prevents it from targeting interest rates. Although capital controls have historically been imposed (as recently as XXXX), the Sturbank has never adopted interest rate targeting. Economists have noted that because of this Wulffren interbank rates have never deviated more than 179bp from Ainian benchmark rates.
Current issue
Coins
| Value | Front | Back | |
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| Value | Coat of Arms of Wulffmark | ||
| One chestnut leaf | |||
| Five chestnut leaves | |||
| Chestnut tree | |||
| Reindeer calf | |||
| Reindeer | |||
Notes
| Value | Front | Back | Circulation | |
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| Puffins near Brunsshavn | Coat of Arms of Wulffmark, Horgaby Castle | Wide | ||
| Bear in the Flenswald | Coat of Arms of Wulffmark, Carl Hegen Bridge | Wide | ||
| Toad in the Skønsmarsk | Coat of Arms of Wulffmark, Abüenraa City Hall | Wide | ||
| Salmon in the Häfeflod | Coat of Arms of Wulffmark, Royal Castle | Limited |
Republic of Wulffmark Republikken Wulffmark | |
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Flag
Coat of arms
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| Motto: "Mit Svärd Og Mit Skjild" "My Sword and My Shield" | |
| Anthem: "Song of Wulffmark" | |
| Capital and | Brunemouth |
| Official languages | Wulffren |
| Recognised national languages | Wulffren |
| Recognised regional languages | Frisian |
| Ethnic groups (2013) | 83.9% Wulffs 7.4% Tynic 8.7% Others |
| Religion | Church of Wulffmark |
| Demonym(s) | Wulffren |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Jens Jaalainen | |
| Natascha Løffebrück | |
| Legislature | Assembly of Wulffmark |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate | 5,572,791 |
• 2012 census | 5,410,037 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $258bn |
• Per capita | $47,689 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $243bn |
• Per capita | $44,916 |
| Gini (2018) |  29.9low |
| HDI (2018) |  0.919very high |
| Currency | Wulffren brøsen (Br) (WKB) |
| Driving side | right |
| Internet TLD | .wk |
