Larissa LeCoultre

General Information
Larissa LeCoultre (born February 22, 3223) is a Dranian politician and businesswoman. She is the founder and current leader of the Grand National Party, a libertarian political party.

Life
She was born in February 3223 in Santa Sharika, a small coastal city in the region of Valdor. By the time of her birth, her father, a professor at the local university, had already died and her mother had to raise her alone. After graduating from university in economy in 3242, she applied for a job at a multinational hotel chain. She soon became the manager of its local branch and managed to double its profits. In December 3243, she signed a peitition of several famous businesspeople to the government, urging the politicians to liberalize and deregulate the economic system to allow for more growth and prosperity. In January 3243, she was elected as a member of the municipial council of Santa Sharika as an independent candidate. She started working together with other libertarian-minded representatives and soon made the decision to found an own party in order to create a political platform to promote her ideas. In March 3243, she officially founded the Grand National Party. The party's manifesto was typically libertarian, aiming for less government, individualism, lower taxes and economic freedom. The GNP soon rose to over a million members, particularly members of the upper class, businesspersons and the urban population. The party was also welcomed by parts of the rural population of Dranland, because it had some conservative sections in its agenda as well, such as the preservation of the family and the cultural heritage of the nation. She also managed to convince some of her political allies in the municipal council to join her party. The GNP soon held over 100 of the 1000 regional seats in the country. On the first GNP Party Convention in March 3243 Larissa LeCoultre said that she would lead her party in the next parliamentary elections to be held in 3246. She said that her goal was to win a considerable number of seats:

"Our country needs a new perspective made up by economic and social freedom instead of overregulation and big government. This is what we will offer the people of Dranland, and I'm hoping for their broad support."