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She was appointed as [[Cabinet of Estmere#Shadow Cabinet|Shadow Minister for Education]] in 2014 as part of then-leader [[Nick Lawrence]]'s shadow cabinet shuffle.  Halivar consistently raised the issue of education reform, and drafted plans to streamline the system. After the SDCP's defeat in the [[2016 Svaldish general election|2016 election]], Lawrence stepped down as leader, and Halivar won the subsequent [[2016 SDCP leadership election|leadership election]] after emerging as a {{wp|dark horse}}. Subsequently, the party gained seats in the [[2018 Svaldish general election|2018 snap election]]. Her leadership has been defined by a new approach, "combining competence with the promise of real change", which has been dubbed [[One Nation Socialism]].  
She was appointed as [[Cabinet of Estmere#Shadow Cabinet|Shadow Minister for Education]] in 2014 as part of then-leader [[Nick Lawrence]]'s shadow cabinet shuffle.  Halivar consistently raised the issue of education reform, and drafted plans to streamline the system. After the SDCP's defeat in the [[2016 Svaldish general election|2016 election]], Lawrence stepped down as leader, and Halivar won the subsequent [[2016 SDCP leadership election|leadership election]] after emerging as a {{wp|dark horse}}. Subsequently, the party gained seats in the [[2018 Svaldish general election|2018 snap election]]. Her leadership has been defined by a new approach, "combining competence with the promise of real change", which has been dubbed [[One Nation Socialism]].  


==Early life and education==
Halivar was born on 24 November 1980 in the [[Morwall#Willowston|Willowston]] borough of [[Morwall]]. She grew up in a mixed household, which emphasied her joint [[Wealdland|Wealdish]] and [[Sivathra|Sivathran]] heritage. Her father, [[Sandip Halivar]], was a {{wp|Saint Thomas Christians|Southern Sotirian}} and {{wp|Christian socialist|Sotirian socialist}}, who became a member of the [[Satrian Section of the Workers' International]]. He arrived in Estmere in 1972, leaving [[Mandalore]] to avoid persecution following the [[Sivathra under martial law|imposition of martial law]] in [[Sivathra]]. Sandip worked as a lawyer for the [[Steelworkers' Union]], and met Jackie Walker - Zoe's mother - during a solidarity strike. Jackie worked as a nurse.
After her birth, the Halivar family moved to the suburbs of [[Harbrough]], where Zoe was raised for the majority of her early life. She attended the [[North Harbrough Public School]], a {{wp|comprehensive school}}, and was able to pass the entrance exam to attend [[Tolbury University]]. She studied history, and was accepted into the constituent college of [[Tolbury University#Colleges|St. Joseph's]]. She was active in politics throughout this time. During her second semester, she was elected as President of the [[Tolbury University#Students' Union|Tolbury University Students' Union]], running on a Pluralist Left ticket. She graduated from Tolbury in 2002 with a {{wp|British undergraduate degree classification#First Class Honours|first class}} {{wp|Bachelor of Arts}} degree in History. Her dissertation topic was ''Gone But Not Forgotten: An Argument on the Great Shift'', which argued that the failure of the SDCP to adapt to changing times doomed it to be overtaken by [[Reform Party|Reform]] in the 1980s.
==Career==
Briefly working at a supermarket chain in [[Tolbury]], Halivar became a chartered member and fellow of the {{wp|Royal Historical Society|Federal Historical Society}}, and began working as a professional historian in 2004. Her chief interest was in {{wp|labour history}} and {{wp|identity politics}}. She briefly worked as an assistant at the [[University of Sowemere]], but from 2007 she worked almost exclusively with the [[United Congress of Trade Unions]], documenting the history of the {{wp|labour movement|trade union movement}} in Estmere.


==Personal life==
Halivar married [[David Owen-Smith]] in 2011, having been engaged since 2009. The two met while both working with the UCTU; Halivar as a labour historian and Owen-Smith as a legal advisor. The couple have two children, Sidney and Lilian, born in 2015 and 2017. Their first child was named for SDCP founder [[Sidney Bell]].


==Early life and education==
Halivar is a [[Sotirianity|Sotirian]], but has not disclosed her creed.


Halivar was born in [[Morwall]] to Sandip Halivar, a [[Sivathra|Sivathran]] [[Sotirianity|Sotirian]] who fled to Estmere to escape the [[Sivathra under martial law|recent imposition of martial law]], and nurse Jackie Walker. She was raised mostly in the suburbs of [[Harbrough]], where she attended the [[North Harbrough Public School]], a {{wp|comprehensive school}}.
Halivar has said that she supports [[Harbrough United F.C.|Harbrough United FC]], the local football club for her constituency.

Revision as of 15:16, 9 December 2020

Zoe Halivar
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Halivar in 2016
Leader of the Opposition
Assumed office
22 May 2016
PresidentAlice Roberts
Prime MinisterReginald Wilton-Smyth
Preceded byIsaac Wright
Leader of the Social Democratic and Co-operative Party
Assumed office
22 May 2016
DeputyOwen Cunningham
Preceded byIsaac Wright
Shadow Minister for Education
In office
11 February 2014 – 22 May 2016
LeaderNick Lawrence
Isaac Wright
Preceded byDoug Harman
Succeeded bySandeep Sangra
Member of Parliament
for Harbrough Hillside
Assumed office
5 August 2012
Personal details
Born
Zoe Lila Rose Halivar

(1980-11-24) November 24, 1980 (age 43)
Morwall, Estmere
CitizenshipEstmere
Political partySDCP
Spouse
David Owen-Smith (m. 2011)
Alma materSt. Joseph's College, Tolbury University

Zoe Lila Rose Halivar (born 24 November 1980) is an Estmerish politician serving as the Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Social Democratic and Co-operative Party since 22 May 2016. Halivar was elected as the Member of Parliament for Harbrough Hillside in the 2012 election, and has served in Parliament since then. Halivar describes herself as a progressive and a democratic socialist, and is considered on the soft left of the SDCP.

Halivar was born in Morwall to a mixed Wealdish-Sivathran family. Her father was an influential Sotirian socialist, and she joined the SDCP at a young age. She was raised in Harbrough, and attended the comprehensive North Harbrough Public School. She attended Tolbury University, and graduated from the constituent St. Joseph's College with a Bachelor of Arts in History in 2002. During her studies, she was elected as President of the Tolbury University Students' Union.

Prior to entering Parliament, Halivar worked as a historian with the United Congress of Trade Unions, working alongside her future partner David Owen-Smith to document the history of the trade unions in Estmere. She has authored many books on the subject, such as Godfredson: Father of the Nation? and Holmes: The Great Reformer. With the support of UCTU, Halivar was shortlisted as an SDCP candidate, and was elected to the Chamber of Commons in 2012.

She was appointed as Shadow Minister for Education in 2014 as part of then-leader Nick Lawrence's shadow cabinet shuffle. Halivar consistently raised the issue of education reform, and drafted plans to streamline the system. After the SDCP's defeat in the 2016 election, Lawrence stepped down as leader, and Halivar won the subsequent leadership election after emerging as a dark horse. Subsequently, the party gained seats in the 2018 snap election. Her leadership has been defined by a new approach, "combining competence with the promise of real change", which has been dubbed One Nation Socialism.

Early life and education

Halivar was born on 24 November 1980 in the Willowston borough of Morwall. She grew up in a mixed household, which emphasied her joint Wealdish and Sivathran heritage. Her father, Sandip Halivar, was a Southern Sotirian and Sotirian socialist, who became a member of the Satrian Section of the Workers' International. He arrived in Estmere in 1972, leaving Mandalore to avoid persecution following the imposition of martial law in Sivathra. Sandip worked as a lawyer for the Steelworkers' Union, and met Jackie Walker - Zoe's mother - during a solidarity strike. Jackie worked as a nurse.

After her birth, the Halivar family moved to the suburbs of Harbrough, where Zoe was raised for the majority of her early life. She attended the North Harbrough Public School, a comprehensive school, and was able to pass the entrance exam to attend Tolbury University. She studied history, and was accepted into the constituent college of St. Joseph's. She was active in politics throughout this time. During her second semester, she was elected as President of the Tolbury University Students' Union, running on a Pluralist Left ticket. She graduated from Tolbury in 2002 with a first class Bachelor of Arts degree in History. Her dissertation topic was Gone But Not Forgotten: An Argument on the Great Shift, which argued that the failure of the SDCP to adapt to changing times doomed it to be overtaken by Reform in the 1980s.

Career

Briefly working at a supermarket chain in Tolbury, Halivar became a chartered member and fellow of the Federal Historical Society, and began working as a professional historian in 2004. Her chief interest was in labour history and identity politics. She briefly worked as an assistant at the University of Sowemere, but from 2007 she worked almost exclusively with the United Congress of Trade Unions, documenting the history of the trade union movement in Estmere.

Personal life

Halivar married David Owen-Smith in 2011, having been engaged since 2009. The two met while both working with the UCTU; Halivar as a labour historian and Owen-Smith as a legal advisor. The couple have two children, Sidney and Lilian, born in 2015 and 2017. Their first child was named for SDCP founder Sidney Bell.

Halivar is a Sotirian, but has not disclosed her creed.

Halivar has said that she supports Harbrough United FC, the local football club for her constituency.