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His Excellency The Right Honourable Efrem Lacovara | |
|---|---|
 Efrem Lacovara, 1998 | |
| 4th President of Imagua and the Assimas | |
| In office 23 April, 1968 – 23 April, 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Eric Fleming |
| Preceded by | Eric Fleming |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Egnell |
| 9th Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas | |
| In office 23 April, 1960 – 23 April, 1968 | |
| President | Eric Fleming |
| Deputy | Marguerite Ernman |
| Preceded by | Martin Ellingham |
| Succeeded by | Eric Fleming |
| Senator | |
| In office 16 December, 1982 – 6 May, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Ildefonso Terracina |
| Succeeded by | Morgana Calabretta |
| Member of Parliament for Lo Priore | |
| In office 23 April, 1948 – 23 April, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Erasmo Rallo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Efrem Lacovara 14 January 1919 San Pietro, Assimas, Etruria |
| Died | 6 May 2013 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | Etrurian (1919-1946) Imaguan (1946-present) |
| Political party | Democratic Labour Party (1947-2013) |
| Spouse | Corinna Lacovara |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Università di San Pietro |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Etrurian Revolutionary Republic |
| Years of service | 1943-1946 |
| Rank | Soldato |
Efrem Lacovara (b. 14 January 1919, d. 6 May, 2013) was the fourth President, serving from 1968 until 1972, and the ninth Prime Minister, serving from 1960 until 1968.
Early life
Efrem Lacovara was born on 14 January, 1919 in San Pietro as the only son, and second of three children to Gerino Lacovara, and Lidania Lacovara, both of whom were recent immigrants from the Etrurian metropole. He grew up in poverty, with his parents taking up odd jobs to make ends meet.
He began attending school in 1925, attending Saint Thomas' School. In 1930, he continued on to the Giovanelli Middle School, attending until his graduation in 1933. Despite his family's poverty, he won a scholarship to attend the Calogero High School, which was a Liceo Classico. There, he excelled in his studies, with many teachers noting that he could become a competent administrator.
In 1938, after finishing his studies at Calogero, he was able to enter the Università di San Pietro, where he majored in public administration. After completing his degree by 1943, he was conscripted to serve in the Etrurian military, serving until the end of the Solarian War. However, he served mostly as a guard for the local armory.
Following the end of the Solarian War, he decided to join the Labour Party.
Early political career
Establishment of the local constituency association and the 1948 elections
After Imagua officially annexed the Assimas Islands in January 1947 via the First Amendment to the Imaguan constitution, the Imaguan government was forced to conduct a hasty redistricting to ensure that all residents in the newly-established Assimas Parish would be represented in the Lesser House of Parliament.
Thus, shortly after Efrem Lacovara joined the Labour Party, he was quickly nominated to be their candidate for Lo Priore, representing his neighbourhood of Lo Priore in San Pietro, where his family lived, as Lacovara was one of the few members of the Labour Party to be based in Lo Priore at the time.
However, shortly before the writ was dropped for the 1948 elections, the Labour Party merged with the Democrats to establish the Democratic Labour Party. However, Efrem Lacovara was confirmed to be the nominee for Lo Priore.
Thus, in the 1948 elections, he ran against Conservative candidate Orio D'Ambrosia. During Lacovara's campaign, he pledged to ensure that the people of Lo Priore would be represented, and that he will do everything possible to ensure that "all in the Assimas" will benefit from the union.
When the results came in, Lacovara won with 62% of the vote, compared to D'Ambrosia's 27% of the vote, allowing him to take his seat as the first Member of Parliament for Lo Priore.
Backbencher
On 23 April, 1948, Efrem Lacovara was sworn in for his term as Member of Parliament for Lo Priore in the Lesser House of Parliament.
During his first term, Lacovara famously urged the Imaguan government to "treat all Assimans as equals, not as prisoners of war" in his maiden speech, which caused a stir, but helped boost his popularity within the Democratic Labour Party. As well, he focused on representing the issues facing his constituents in Lo Priore, which made him popular among his constituents.
Thus, in 1952, he faced re-election against Conservative candidate Francesco Colavita, and Democratic candidate Vinebaldo Lucido. Despite a strong campaign by Colavita, Lacovara won with 48.7% of the vote, compared to Colavita's 39.7% of the vote, and Lucido's 10.2% of the vote, allowing Efrem Lacovara to serve a second term in the Lesser House.
During his second term, while he remained a backbencher, his influence continued growing within the Democratic Labour Party, allowing him more of a say in deciding government policy under Prime Minister Marguerite Ernman's government.
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Personal life
He first met 22-year old singer Corinna Mongelluzzo at a concert in 1945, and they married in 1947, remaining married until her death in 2002 at the age of 78. They had two children together: Ricardo Lacovara, born in 1949, and Dianora Alberici, born in 1953.
He was a devout Solarian Catholic, especially supporting the Church's social teachings, but critcising the "reactionary" bits, especially its homophobia.
He spoke Etrurian as a first language, and was fluent in Estmerish and Imaguan Creole.
Political views
Honours
Domestic
- File:ImaguaFlag.png Companion of the Order of Imagua, 1973
