Vanessa Sheraton

Overview
Vanessa Sheraton is a Dranian politician of the Grand National Party currently serving as Minister of Defence.

Life and Career
She was born in Luz de la Mar (Valdor Province) in 3353 as the daughter of a high-ranking military officer and his wife. As a child, she would often accompany her father at his work and soon became interested in all things connected to the army. Soon after she had graduated from high school at the age of 18, she began studying at the army-operated University of Luz de la Mar where she focused on military history, international policy and defence technology. She completed her studies in 3357 with a PhD in the subject of army history.

In early 3358, she published various books on the Dranish army and also wrote several essays for numerous newspaper in which she made the case for nuclear weapons, more defence spending and a hawkish foreign policy.

She entered politics when she was asked by then-opposition leader Marina LeCoultre to become Minister of Defence on a GNP ticket following the formation of an all-party-cabinet in Dranland. She was inaugurated in February 3358. As minister, she proposed to acquire nuclear weapons and build a stronger army by lifting restrictions on the usage of various types of weaponry, including landmines. The bill was, however, defeated in the legislative assembly.