Joseph Zerafa

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Joseph Zerafa
CStP
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Leader of the People's Party
Assumed office
20 December 2018
ChairmanThe Lord Fournier
Preceded byPelae Arvad
Mayor of Sydalon
Assumed office
12 September 2018
Preceded byDesiderius Aglukar
Member of Sydalon City Council
for Alisibo
In office
9 August 2015 – 12 September 2018
Preceded byLazru Calleja
Succeeded byMichael Meilka
Personal details
Born
Joseph Konstantinu Jordanes Zerafa

(1988-05-05) 5 May 1988 (age 36)
Malaka, Philippopolis, Sydalon
Political partyPeople's Party
Spouse
Angelica Habbar (m. 2011)
Children2
Alma materConcordia College, Utica
University of Haenna (DMD)
ProfessionDentist

Joseph Zerafa, CStP (Joseph Konstantinu Jordanes Zerafa de Aultavilla; 5 May 1988) is a Sydalene politician and dentist serving as Mayor of Sydalon, and Leader of the People's Party From 2015 until 2018 he served as Sydalon City Councillor representing the district of Alisibo. He is the youngest child of Hugh Zerafa, 1st Baron Rabat, and is heir apparent to the Rabat barony. He is the first person to be elected Mayor of Sydalon.

Education

He attended public school in Malaka, and later attended Lyceu ta'Aradia, in Ostracine, where he completed his secondary schooling and earned his baccalauréat. At the age of 16, he enrolled at Concordia College, Utica where he studied pre-medicine. Zerafa de Aultavilla graduated from Concordia in 2007, then enrolling at the College of Medicine at the University of Haenna, where he graduated with a degree as a Doctor of Dental Medicine in 2011.

Professional career

Political career

Sydalon city councillor

Zerafa was elected to Sydalon City Council representing the district of Alisibo in 2015, becoming the youngest member to serve on the council. During the New Year's Revolt, Zerafa remained in Sydalon despite warnings from royalists to leave the city for royal safe zones.

Mayoral election

Zerafa announced his intent to run for Mayor of Sydalon on 1 July 2018 in the first open elections for the office. His candidacy came five days before the registration deadline after People's Party candidate, Valent Deguara, dropped out of the election. In an interview, he stated that his initial hesitation was due to a reluctance to suspend his dental practice.

On 7 August 2018, Zerafa de Aultavilla was elected mayor, earning 45% of the popular vote. On 12 September 2018, he took office as the first elected Mayor of Sydalon.

People's Party leadership

Family

Zerafa married Angelica Habbar in 2011. The two met during a mixer while attending Concordia College, Utica. They have two children: Bernard (b. 2014); and Elissa (b. 2016); and Valent (b. 2018).

See also