Robert Casey-Harel

Robert Casey-Harel NA
Minister for Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 February 2011
President	Cárlos Tobón
Minister for Internal Affairs
In office 11 February 2006 – 11 February 2011
President	Montero Irisar
Succeeded by	Estebán Santander
National Assemblyman for Secano's 5th constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 February 1996
Personal details
Born	Robert Casey-Harel (1960-01-26) 26 January 1960 Secano, Carloso
Nationality	Carlosian
Political party	National Salvation (2010–present)
Other political affiliations	Conservative Party (1992–2010)
Children	8
Alma mater	Arteida Circuit University (BA) Madrigal Metropolitan University (MA)
Occupation	Politician, economist
Religion	Catholic
Military service
Allegiance	Carloso
Branch/service	Carlosian Army
Years of service	1987–1988
Rank	Private
Battles/wars	Bourgougian Blitz

Robert Casey-Harel NA (born 26 January 1960) is a Carlosian politician, economist and Army veteran. He has been National Assemblyman for Secano's 5th constituency since 1996 and has served as Minister for Finance since 2011. Casey-Harel is an economist and is considered to be one of the most prominent proponents of distributism in Carloso, having written several best-selling books on economic and social theory.

Casey-Harel was born in Secano. After graduating from college, he worked for several years as an accountant. He enlisted in the Army at the start of the Bourgougian Blitz, seeing action in Victory and Subercaseaux. He entered politics shortly afterwards, joining the Conservative Party and being elected as a National Assemblyman for Secano's 5th constituency in 1995. He served from 2006 to 2011 as Minister for Internal Affairs. After defecting to National Salvation during the Blue Revolution, he was made Minister for Finance by President Cárlos Tobón. As Minister of Finance, he has been credited with facilitating the reindustrialisation of Carloso and severely curbing the operations and influence of large banks and international financial institutions in the country, favouring community banking and credit unions as an alternative.

Early life

Robert Casey-Harel was born on 26 January 1960 in Secano. His ancestry mostly originates from Ireland and Spain. His great-great-grandfather, Isaac Harel, was a Jewish immigrant who came to Carloso from France in the 1800s, and converted to Catholicism when he married Robert's great-great-grandmother.

Political views

Casey-Harel has identified himself as a nationalist and ultraconservative. He is an anti-communist and is critical of capitalism. A traditionalist Catholic, he has spoken out against the "permissive society", normalisation of homosexuality, abortion and is opposed to immigration. He is a vocal opponent of liberalism and secularism.

Personal life

Casey-Harel married Elizabeth Steward in 1988. They have eight children, including triplets. He is a Catholic.