Anina Bergmann
Anina Bergmann | |
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| President of Gylias | |
| In office 1 February 1991 – 1 February 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Mathilde Vieira |
| Preceded by | Sáe Nyran |
| Succeeded by | Laura Varnaþ |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1946 Antánas, Free Territories |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
Anina Bergmann (Gylic transcription: Anina Bergyman; born 20 April 1946) is a Gylian doctor and politician. She served as President of Gylias from 1991 to 2007.
Early life
Anina was born on 20 April 1946 in Antánas. Her parents were Acrean volunteers in the International Brigades.
She enrolled in the Regional University of Sænor in 1966 to study medicine, and graduated in 1972. She subsequently completed a medical doctorate and began working as a lung specialist.
She moved to Mişeyáke in 1980 to take up a job with the Public Health Agency.
In 1981, she joined the Socialist Party. She ran for the Mişeyáke City Council in 1986 and 1988, but failed to win election.
Presidency
Election
Anina was chosen as the Progressive Alliance's candidate in the 1991 presidential election. She won a plurality of first-preference votes, the first PA candidate to do so in a presidential election, and defeated the conservative candidate Şea Eneþi in final preferences by 50,8% to 49,2%.
She would go on to win re-election in 1995, 1999, and 2003.
Exercise of office
Anina established a close relationship with the Mathilde Vieira government — the fact that both Mathilde and Anina came from Antánas providing some amusement to the public and media.
She was an energetic and high-profile president, exercising her right to address a message to Gylians directly the most frequently after Eiín Dairyn. She chose to promote environmentalism and volunteerism as president — the former proving an apt choice due to the influence of the Gylian environmental movement and Aishwarya Devi's consumption-reducing policies.
She was known for her extensive domestic and foreign visits, and was strongly in favour of using the presidency's ceremonial duties to enhance Gylian foreign relations. She made official visits to Akashi and Delkora to support fellow Common Sphere members who had been affected by the neoliberal conspiracy.
She led the commemorations on the 40th anniversary of the Liberation War ending in 1998. She delivered a widely-acclaimed speech emphasising the great suffering of Gylians during the Liberation War and the importance of preserving the Free Territories' ideals and legacy.
Her 31 December 1999 address to Gylians on the eve of a new millennium was also widely commended.
Senate nominations
She expressed support for political reforms within the bounds of her office, and welcomed the transformation of the Senate into a sortition-based body. She was the first president to nominate eminent Gylians for a Senate term.
She repeatedly nominated Margot Fontaine to non-consecutive terms, and Ludmila Canaşvili to two non-consecutive terms. Ludmila's last term, from 1 March to 1 June 2002, served as a substitute for Margot, who had died before she was due to start a new Senate term.
Post-presidency
After the presidency, Anina returned to her medical career for a few years, before retiring completely in 2010.
She was herself nominated for a Senate term by her successor Laura Varnaþ, serving between 1 June and 1 September 2011.
Private life
Anina married twice, and has two children. She identifies as a practicing Asuryan.