John Holbrooke

John Holbrooke (b. September 16, 3442) is a Dranish politician of the right-wing Rally for the Republic who currently serves as his party's parliamentary leader.

Life
He was born in Ponte Iglesias, Valdor Province. His parents were shopkeepers and members of the bourgeois middle class. Developing an early interest in politics, he first ran for a council seat in his home town at the age of 20, but lost, and then focused on his academic education, studying engineering and architecture in Santa Sharika until 3468.

He then worked as a planning assistant in an architectural agency in Luz de la Mar for two years, before he again eyed a political career.

Politics
In early 3470, he declared his bid for a seat for Luz de la Mar's western districts, a difficult ground for right-wing politicians giving his right-wing views. However, with a populist campaign focusing on middle-class tax cuts, he achieved an upset and unseated leftist incumbent Ricardo de Soto 53-47 percent, winning one of its few Valdorian seats for the RFR.

In 3472, early elections has to be held following the assassination of President Martin Kresteva, and Holbrooke was up for re-election, facing a challenge by his predecessor de Soto, who he had only unseated two years ago. However, he won by in increased margin, 55-45 percent.

He was re-elected again in 3476, but lost in the conservative landslide of 3477. He then returned to his architecture profession until he would launch another bid in 3500, at the peak of leftist surge across the nation, proclaiming that he had "a duty to protect the nation from communism." This time, he ran in Santa Sharika, a right-wing stronghold, and easily won.

From 3510 onward, he was justice spokesman for his party, before becoming parliamentary leader, which was his first frontbench position, and was mainly assigned to him due to his seniority and experience. When The Good collapsed, he became Majority Leader in 3516, and fought against the downfall of the administration of Gwendolyn Hayforth-Breckinridge until early elections became inevitable in late 3517.