Tony Bradbury

General Information
Tony Bradbury is a Dranian politician of the right-wing Grand National Party currently serving as its Chairman and education spokesman.

Life and Politics
After he had studied Mathematics and Physics at the University of Soyolango, he proceeded to become a teacher and later the headmaster of a local public school. Ironically, he was an early advocate for the privatization of the school system and thus the abolition of all public schools. As headmaster, Bradbury refused to join the dominant teachers' union in Dranland due to their support for the Unity-PAC government and thus became a controversial figure in the area of education.

His political career began in 3365 when he became the education spokesman of the right-wing Grand National Party after having met then-opposition leader Marina LeCoultre several times to give her advice on education issues. Soon after this, Bradbury attracted nationwide attention due to his proposals to end subsidies for tuition fees and privatize the school system, while also introducing a voucher system to pay for the costs of disadvantaged children. However, Bradbury's proposals received criticism from teachers' unions and former education Minister Marvelid Santander (PAC), even though they were considered moderate for GNP standards as he also stated that he did not aim to privatize all higher education institutions which had been a major element of the GNP agenda during the Heyworth/Goodwill-years.

Bradbury implemented these proposals in an according bill which he presented to the assembly in 3371. In the same year, he was elected Chairman of the GNP after the retreat of Prime Minister Marina LeCoultre resulted in leadership elections and a reform of the party structures. Bradbury won the election against four other contenders, eventually defeating Minister for Health and Social Services John Westwood in a runoff.