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'''Gerald Larsson''' (17 August, 1946 - 2 July, 2016) was an [[Imagua|Imaguan]] {{wp|politician}} who served as the thirteenth [[Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas]] from 1992 to 2000, and was the last of a series of six Prime Ministers to be part of the [[Democratic Labour Party (Imagua)|Democratic Labour Party]] governments from 1960 to 2000. (TBC) | '''Gerald Larsson''' (17 August, 1946 - 2 July, 2016) was an [[Imagua|Imaguan]] {{wp|politician}} who served as the thirteenth [[Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas]] from 1992 to 2000, and was the last of a series of six Prime Ministers to be part of the [[Democratic Labour Party (Imagua)|Democratic Labour Party]] governments from 1960 to 2000. | ||
Born to working-class family, Gerald Larsson was (TBC) | |||
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As one of the smartest students at his school, he was given a scholarship to attend the [[Università di San Pietro|University of San Pietro]], where he was to study {{wp|history}}. However, he became involved in student politics, joining the [[Democratic Labour Party (Imagua)|Democratic Labour Party]] in 1965. There, he met his wife, [[Tabitha Larsson|Tabita Palamara]]. He would graduate with a bachelor's degree in 1967, and returned to Bronstad. | As one of the smartest students at his school, he was given a scholarship to attend the [[Università di San Pietro|University of San Pietro]], where he was to study {{wp|history}}. However, he became involved in student politics, joining the [[Democratic Labour Party (Imagua)|Democratic Labour Party]] in 1965. There, he met his wife, [[Tabitha Larsson|Tabita Palamara]]. He would graduate with a bachelor's degree in 1967, and returned to Bronstad. | ||
In Bronstad, Larsson joined the local Democratic Labour Party association, and would work under DLP MP [[Reg Fuller]] as a staffer and volunteer. During this period, (TBC). | ==Political career== | ||
===Early years=== | |||
In [[Bronstad]], Larsson joined the local [[Democratic Labour Party (Imagua)|Democratic Labour Party]] association for [[Bronstad-South]], and would work under DLP MP [[Reg Fuller]] as a staffer and volunteer. During this period, Gerald Larsson became well-known for his activism in support of deepening civil rights protections, and for his support of dockworkers in [[Cuanstad]]. | |||
In 1972, he helped Reg Fuller campaign for his re-election, with Gerald Larsson knowing at that point that "he had found his calling" in Imaguan politics. During the early 1970s, Gerald Larsson would oversee the local constituency office at Bronstad, to the extent that in the 1976 elections, Larsson was seen as a potential successor to Reg Fuller. | |||
When in 1978, [[Travis Marshall]] and several of his supporters left the Democratic Labour Party in favour of the [[National Labour Party (Imagua)|National Labour Party]], Reg Fuller joined with Travis Marshall, throwing the local DLP association into chaos. Despite his "good partnership" with Reg Fuller, Gerald Larsson opted to stay with the DLP, finding "more in common" with [[Pietro Muro]]'s government. This, combined with his high position within the local association made Gerald Larsson the most likely candidate to succeed Reg Fuller within the DLP. | |||
Thus, when the writ was dropped for the [[Elections in Imagua#1980|1980 general election]], Gerald Larsson became the DLP candidate for Bronstad-South. During his campaign, he portrayed Reg Fuller as an "opportunist" who "betrayed Imaguan values for a chance of getting to the top," and promised that the DLP would "help the people get through the coming storm." Larsson's rhetoric, combined with Fuller splitting the votes with the [[Sotirian Democratic Party (Imagua)|SDP]] candidate meant that when the results came in, Larsson succeeded Fuller as MP for Bronstad-South, with 46.7% of the vote. | |||
===Entry into Parliament=== | |||
[[File:Larsson80.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Gerald Larsson, 1980]] | |||
On 23 April, 1980, Gerald Larsson was sworn in as Member of Parliament for Bronstad-South. As a {{wp|backbencher}} in the [[Chamber of Commons (Imagua and the Assimas)|Chamber of Commons]], Larsson sought to defend the interests of Bronstad-South. During this period, he developed a working relationship with [[Edmondo Privitera]], who took Larsson under his wing. | |||
However, when [[President of Imagua and the Assimas|President]] [[Anthony Brockett]] died in 1981 and was succeeded by [[Pietro Muro]], his [[Deputy Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas|Deputy]] [[Marguerite Ernman]] became [[Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas|Prime Minister]]. Per convention, an election was called, with Larsson defending his seat against his predecessor, [[Reg Fuller]]. Larsson campaigned on his ability to "get things done," and pointed to his support of the 1981 budget. Fuller attacked Larsson's support of the budget, calling the budget "devastating to Imagua" and criticised "his willingness to stay on in a party of socialists, a party of people whose ideas are antiquated." | |||
When the results came in, Larsson kept his seat with 49.6% of the vote, to Fuller's 38.1% of the vote, allowing him to keep his seat in the Chamber of Commons. Although he would remain a backbencher, as Privitera became Marguerite Ernman's deputy, Larsson would occasionally attend cabinet meetings in the Deputy Prime Minister's absence. This would give him "substantial insight" into how the Imaguan cabinet worked. | |||
By 1984, an early parliamentary election was called so that Ernman could become President. As the Bronstad-North and Bronstad-South constituencies were merged due to population losses, Gerald Larsson would compete in the new constituency of Bronstad against [[National Labour Party (Imagua)|National Labour]] candidate [[Irene Thompson]], and [[Sotirian Democratic Party (Imagua)|Sotirian Democratic]] MP for Bronstad-North [[Roy Floyd]]. | |||
In the elections, Larsson capitalised on the Sotirian Democrats' unpopularity among [[Bahio-Imaguans]], while attacking the National Labour Party's willingness to "sacrifice the people" to the "altar of capital," while promising that the Democratic Labour Party would maintain a "strong and steady presence" for [[Bronstad]]. Larsson's personal popularity, combined with vote-splitting between the National Labour and Sotirian Democrats meant that the [[Democratic Labour Party (Imagua)|Democratic Labour Party]] were able to keep the seat, with 54.3% of the vote. | |||
===Deputy Prime Minister=== | |||
On 23 April, 1984, Gerald Larsson was sworn in as [[Deputy Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas]] in [[Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas|Prime Minister]] [[Edmondo Privitera]]'s cabinet, succeeding Privitera as Deputy Prime Minister. As Deputy Prime Minister, he would chair cabinet meetings in the Prime Minister's absence. | |||
During this time, Larsson would (TBC). | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Revision as of 21:18, 17 June 2021
The Right Honourable Gerald Larsson | |
|---|---|
 Gerald Larsson, 1999 | |
| 13th Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas | |
| In office 23 April, 1992 – 23 April, 2000 | |
| President | Isidoro Libero |
| Deputy | Eleonora Lavorgna |
| Preceded by | Edmondo Privitera |
| Succeeded by | Agnes Ingram |
| Member of Parliament for Bronstad-South | |
| In office 23 April, 1992 – 23 April, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Sylvia Patton |
| Member of Parliament for Bronstad | |
| In office 23 April, 1984 – 23 April, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Bronstad-South | |
| In office 23 April, 1980 – 23 April, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Reg Fuller |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerald Larsson 17 August 1946 Bronstad, Saint Florian's, Imagua |
| Died | 2 July 2016 (aged 69) Bronstad, Saint Florian's, Imagua and the Assimas |
| Nationality | Imaguan |
| Political party | Democratic Labour Party (since 1968) |
| Spouse | Tabitha Larsson |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Università di San Pietro |
Gerald Larsson (17 August, 1946 - 2 July, 2016) was an Imaguan politician who served as the thirteenth Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas from 1992 to 2000, and was the last of a series of six Prime Ministers to be part of the Democratic Labour Party governments from 1960 to 2000.
Born to working-class family, Gerald Larsson was (TBC)
Early life
Gerald Larsson was born on 17 August, 1946 in Bronstad, Saint Isidore's to Eucleo-Imaguan fisherman Wilmer Larsson, and Bahio-Imaguan housewife Lucile Larsson, as the youngest of three children. Larsson grew up "just above the poverty line" in his early years, before falling into poverty following the death of Wilmer at sea in 1955.
Larsson would be enrolled in school in 1951, attending the Harmond Lambourne School in Bronstad, where he was described by his teachers as having a "natural acumen" towards the humanities. After taking the eleven-plus in 1957, he was able to attend a grammar school, attending the Bronstad Grammar School, where he did "relatively well" compared to other students. In 1962, he took the O-level exams and entered Sixth Form where after completing his A-levels, he graduated in 1964.
As one of the smartest students at his school, he was given a scholarship to attend the University of San Pietro, where he was to study history. However, he became involved in student politics, joining the Democratic Labour Party in 1965. There, he met his wife, Tabita Palamara. He would graduate with a bachelor's degree in 1967, and returned to Bronstad.
Political career
Early years
In Bronstad, Larsson joined the local Democratic Labour Party association for Bronstad-South, and would work under DLP MP Reg Fuller as a staffer and volunteer. During this period, Gerald Larsson became well-known for his activism in support of deepening civil rights protections, and for his support of dockworkers in Cuanstad.
In 1972, he helped Reg Fuller campaign for his re-election, with Gerald Larsson knowing at that point that "he had found his calling" in Imaguan politics. During the early 1970s, Gerald Larsson would oversee the local constituency office at Bronstad, to the extent that in the 1976 elections, Larsson was seen as a potential successor to Reg Fuller.
When in 1978, Travis Marshall and several of his supporters left the Democratic Labour Party in favour of the National Labour Party, Reg Fuller joined with Travis Marshall, throwing the local DLP association into chaos. Despite his "good partnership" with Reg Fuller, Gerald Larsson opted to stay with the DLP, finding "more in common" with Pietro Muro's government. This, combined with his high position within the local association made Gerald Larsson the most likely candidate to succeed Reg Fuller within the DLP.
Thus, when the writ was dropped for the 1980 general election, Gerald Larsson became the DLP candidate for Bronstad-South. During his campaign, he portrayed Reg Fuller as an "opportunist" who "betrayed Imaguan values for a chance of getting to the top," and promised that the DLP would "help the people get through the coming storm." Larsson's rhetoric, combined with Fuller splitting the votes with the SDP candidate meant that when the results came in, Larsson succeeded Fuller as MP for Bronstad-South, with 46.7% of the vote.
Entry into Parliament
On 23 April, 1980, Gerald Larsson was sworn in as Member of Parliament for Bronstad-South. As a backbencher in the Chamber of Commons, Larsson sought to defend the interests of Bronstad-South. During this period, he developed a working relationship with Edmondo Privitera, who took Larsson under his wing.
However, when President Anthony Brockett died in 1981 and was succeeded by Pietro Muro, his Deputy Marguerite Ernman became Prime Minister. Per convention, an election was called, with Larsson defending his seat against his predecessor, Reg Fuller. Larsson campaigned on his ability to "get things done," and pointed to his support of the 1981 budget. Fuller attacked Larsson's support of the budget, calling the budget "devastating to Imagua" and criticised "his willingness to stay on in a party of socialists, a party of people whose ideas are antiquated."
When the results came in, Larsson kept his seat with 49.6% of the vote, to Fuller's 38.1% of the vote, allowing him to keep his seat in the Chamber of Commons. Although he would remain a backbencher, as Privitera became Marguerite Ernman's deputy, Larsson would occasionally attend cabinet meetings in the Deputy Prime Minister's absence. This would give him "substantial insight" into how the Imaguan cabinet worked.
By 1984, an early parliamentary election was called so that Ernman could become President. As the Bronstad-North and Bronstad-South constituencies were merged due to population losses, Gerald Larsson would compete in the new constituency of Bronstad against National Labour candidate Irene Thompson, and Sotirian Democratic MP for Bronstad-North Roy Floyd.
In the elections, Larsson capitalised on the Sotirian Democrats' unpopularity among Bahio-Imaguans, while attacking the National Labour Party's willingness to "sacrifice the people" to the "altar of capital," while promising that the Democratic Labour Party would maintain a "strong and steady presence" for Bronstad. Larsson's personal popularity, combined with vote-splitting between the National Labour and Sotirian Democrats meant that the Democratic Labour Party were able to keep the seat, with 54.3% of the vote.
Deputy Prime Minister
On 23 April, 1984, Gerald Larsson was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas in Prime Minister Edmondo Privitera's cabinet, succeeding Privitera as Deputy Prime Minister. As Deputy Prime Minister, he would chair cabinet meetings in the Prime Minister's absence.
During this time, Larsson would (TBC).
Personal life
In 1966, he met his wife, Tabita Palamara, during a Democratic Labour Party meeting at the University of San Pietro. After they graduated in 1967, they moved to Bronstad and married the following year. They had two sons: Dale, born in 1969, and Francisco, born in 1972.
At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife, his sons, and five grandchildren: two grandsons, one to Dale in 1996 and one to Francisco in 2000, and three granddaughters: one to Dale in 1998, and two to Francisco in 1997 and 2003.