Ferdinand R.V. Kitagawa
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The Viscount Kitagawa | |
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| 43rd Prime Minister of the Erebonian Empire | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2050 | |
| Monarch | Eugent Reize Arnor III |
| Preceded by | Patrick T. Hyarms |
| 41st Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 3 January 2050 – 5 May 2050 | |
| Prime Minister | Patrick T. Hyarms |
| Leader of the Progressive Party | |
| Assumed office 3 January 2050 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Malcolmson |
| Member of Parliament for Daidoji | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2046 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ferdinand Rean Victor Kitagawa 19 October 2022 Fort Daidoji, Leeves, Erebonian Empire |
| Political party | Conservative (2044-2046) Progressive (2046-Present) |
| Spouse | Mildith Suzanne Egret |
| Relations | Daidoji Kitagawa (2nd great-grandfather) Maggie Arseid (2nd great-grandmother) Kiriya Kitagawa (grandfather) Aurelia Le Guin (grandmother) Naoto Kitagawa (father) Akiko Sugiyama (mother) Archibald L.K. Kitagawa (elder brother) Charlotte Kitagawa (elder sister) Rean Schwarzer (godfather) Laura S. Arseid (godmother) |
| Alma mater | Thors Military Academy |
Ferdinand Rean Victor Kitagawa, 1st Viscount Kitagawa of Leeves GEO GOH MP (19 October 2022) is an Erebonian statesman currently serving as the 43rd Prime Minister of the Erebonian Empire. He is Erebonia's youngest elected Prime Minister, at the age of 27.
Having both Lucian and Erebonian descent, Ferdinand is the first member of the Kitagawa family born outside of Great Lucis. As the youngest son of Naoto Kitagawa, his grandfather held high influence towards him. He attended the Thors Military Academy during the time when his father was the chairman of Thors Military Academy. During the Neocon and the early Deseleni War, Ferdinand was interested in public debates and his grandfather hoped that he would be the Kitagawa to be a public servant. He later attended the University of Heimdallr and earned a degree in Law following his graduation in 2044. He entered politics following his bar exams later on.
In 2046, He was elected as Member of Parliament for the Daidoji district in Leeves. He slowly gained popularity for his people-first politics and hoped to enrich Erebonia's agricultural regions in the West and Northern regions. He was instrumental in preventing the potential secession of the Jurai EEZ following his voicing out of Prime Minister Patrick T. Hyarms's intention of turning the region into a demilitarised region to aid the war effort. This, and his increasing popularity, caused the Progressive Party to be Erebonia's 2nd largest political party. In 2050, Gerald Malcolmson announced his resignation and the leadership of the Progressive Party was left vacant. Kitagawa was voted with a landslide vote of 57%. During the 2050 Erebonian Parliamentary elections, Kitagawa led the Progressive Party against reelectionist Patrick T. Hyarms who led the Liberal Party. The Progressive Party won by a historical landslide vote of 65%, the largest percentage of vote in Erebonia's electoral history. He was subsequently sworn in as Erebonia's 43rd Prime Minister that same year.