Edward de Saint-Pierre
Edward de Saint-Pierre | |
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 Edward de Saint-Pierre in 2022 | |
| 14th President of Insulamia | |
| Assumed office 19 May 1998 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Elizabeth Cartright Jean-Clément Thévenet Joshua Canning |
| Preceded by | Paul Dubois |
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| Born | February 1, 1950 Nantes, France |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Left Coalition |
| Spouse | Mélisa Combes |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Pickford House, Franclinton Presidential Palace, Éteaux |
| Education | Couchac University |
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| Writing career | |
| Occupation | Essayist, poet, short story writer |
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Sir François Patrick Edward de Saint-Pierre CI COR MW MA MEG MOL FISL FSIDP (French pronunciation: [də sɛ̃ pjɛr]; born 1 February 1950) is an Insulamian philosopher and writer, who is serving as the 14th and current president of Insulamia since 1998. He is a member of the Socialist Party of Insulamia, having been a prominent students' union leader in the events of the Insulamian Springtime.
De Saint-Pierre was born in Nantes, France to Insulamian parents. At two years of age, his family moved to Sacatounga, Aubert, where he spent the rest of his childhood. He went to Whitecastle to study architecture and philosophy at Couchac University in 1968, the same year he joined the Socialist Party. During the Springtime demonstrations of 1972, he partook in leftwing demonstrations and civil disobedience, becoming a leading figure of the protests both at Couchac and in the nation as a whole. He became close friends with Paul Dubois, another Whitecastle-based union leader, who would later take the role of president of Insulamia and would award de Saint-Pierre with a chivalry in the Order of Insulamia.
After graduating from Couchac in 1977, he became a writer and philosopher, joining the Insulamian Society of Philosophers and the Insulamian Society of Literature. He wrote mainly political works, influenced by Marxist schools of thought and advised by his involvement in the Springtime. De Saint-Pierre also became a political columnist for The Whitecastler. Although his literary work mostly consisted of essays and non-fiction work, he also wrote short stories and poetry. His literary career is best known for the works 68 et 72 and Dieu et l'Empire.
After the sudden death of President Paul Dubois in 1998, Parliament elected de Saint-Pierre to the position of President of Insulamia. He assumed the role on 19 May 1998, and has held it ever since, serving through three primeministers, two monarchs, and six federal elections. His tenure as President is currently the fifth-longest in the history of Insulamia.