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Bernard Gill Canterbury (October 2, 2964 - December 9, 3019) was a Wiltshirian politician who served as Leader of the National Party and in a number of key ministerial positions in the Grey Ministry and Balfour Ministry. Canterbury started his career as a Member of the National Assembly for the Wiltshire First Party, growing to become Minister for Trade and International Development during the Conservative/Wiltshire First Coalition of early 3019. This put him in a prime position to succeed the leadership of the party when, in April 3019, Michele Yarner (the Party's longtime leader) resigned. Canterbury was easily elected Leader based on an anti-Novanite and anti-immigration platform that he would push for the rest of his career.

Canterbury led Wiltshire First to their best ever election showing in June 3019 when the party won 26 seats, becoming the second largest party (only 3 seats behind Labour). The incumbent Labour Government, led by Rita Smith, was not able to secure a majority of support in the Assembly and so Canterbury was tasked with putting together a coalition. He was able to get the Leaders of the Liberal Alliance, Lucy Hobbs, and the Leader of the Green Party, Don Halloway, around the negotiating table and came to an arrangement to form a National Coalition.

However, many - especially in the Green Party - were unwilling to work in a government led by Canterbury himself. This was, for the most part, due to his support of extreme anti-immigration policies. Canterbury, in an attempt to forge a lasting alliance, voluntarily withdrew his name from consideration for the leadership of the Coalition. In due course, Fillmore Grey was elected Leader and Canterbury would serve as Leader of the Assembly and later Foreign Minister.

Following the September Mutiny, Prime Minister Jim Balfour was missing and his government was dissolved. The Kohl Caretaker Ministry was formed and new elections were called. Canterbury was now the leader of the National Party and contested the elections, however, failed to gain much traction as many in Wiltshire were resentful of the poor economic situation - many attested this to Balfour himself. Canterbury was, however, elected to the new Wiltshire Parliament. However, a few days later, was killed in a mass suicide of Parliamentarians.

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-{{CorpRP_Character_Infobox|title1 = Bernard Canterbury|born = October 2, 2964 (aged 54)|residence = [[Wiltshire]]|gender = Male|species = Human|occupation = Leader of the [[Wiltshire Provincial Assembly]]|education = PhD in Economics|image1 = BCanterbury2.png}}'''Bernard Gill Canterbury''' (born October 2, 2964) is a Wiltshirian politician who is currently serving as Leader of [[Wiltshire Provincial Assembly]] in the [[National Party]] [[Grey Ministry (Wiltshire)|government]] led by [[Fillmore Grey]]. Canterbury is a member of the [[Wiltshire Provincial Assembly]] and is very strongly opposed to [[Wiltshire]]'s membership of the [[Novanite Federation]]. Canterbury served in [[Audrick Hill]]'s [[First Hill Ministry (Wiltshire)|government]] in January 3019, however, lost his position following the [[Conservative Party (Wiltshire)]] victory in [[January 3019 Wiltshire General Election]]. Canterbury's pledge was to make Wiltshire First a strong political force in Wiltshire. Many fear Canterbury as he is described as a 'populist' and has higher polling numbers than both Conservative and Labour leaders.
+{{CorpRP_Character_Infobox|title1 = Bernard Canterbury|born = October 2, 2964|residence = [[Wiltshire]]|gender = Male|species = Human|occupation = Former Leader of Wiltshire First
-In the June 3019 Wiltshire Legislative Elections, Canterbury led Wiltshire first to become the second largest party in the Wiltshire Provincial Assembly. This allowed him to form the [[Grey Ministry (Wiltshire)|National Coalition]] with the Green Party and the Liberal Alliance, led by Director Fillmore Grey. Under this government, Canterbury is the Leader of the Provincial Assembly.
+Former Wiltshire Foreign Minister|education = PhD in Economics|image1 = BCanterbury2.png|died = December 9, 3019 (aged 55)|cause_of_death = Mass suicide following [[New Corporate Republic]] takeover of [[Wiltshire]].}}'''Bernard Gill Canterbury''' (October 2, 2964 - December 9, 3019) was a Wiltshirian politician who served as Leader of the [[National Party (Wiltshire)|National Party]] and in a number of key ministerial positions in the [[Grey Ministry (Wiltshire)|Grey Ministry ]] and [[Balfour Ministry (Wiltshire)|Balfour Ministry]]. Canterbury started his career as a Member of the National Assembly for the Wiltshire First Party, growing to become Minister for Trade and International Development during the [[First Hill Ministry (Wiltshire)|Conservative/Wiltshire First Coalition]] of early 3019. This put him in a prime position to succeed the leadership of the party when, in April 3019, Michele Yarner (the Party's longtime leader) resigned. Canterbury was easily elected Leader based on an anti-Novanite and anti-immigration platform that he would push for the rest of his career.
-In July 3019, Canterbury announced a [[September 3019 Novanite Presidential Election|bid for the Federal Presidency]], running on a platform of "Anti-Novanitism". He stated that if Wiltshire voted to become independent, he would suspend his candidacy. However, he ended up suspending his candidacy prior to even this as his support fell and he said he wanted to "focus on ensuring a "Yes" vote in the referendum".
+Canterbury led Wiltshire First to their best ever election showing in June 3019 when the party won 26 seats, becoming the second largest party (only 3 seats behind [[Labour Party (Wiltshire)|Labour]]). The incumbent Labour Government, led by [[Rita Smith]], was not able to secure a majority of support in the Assembly and so Canterbury was tasked with putting together a coalition. He was able to get the Leaders of the Liberal Alliance, Lucy Hobbs, and the Leader of the Green Party, Don Halloway, around the negotiating table and came to an arrangement to form a [[Grey Ministry (Wiltshire)|National Coalition]].
-In August 3019, following the "No" vote in the [[Wiltshire Independence Referendum|referendum]], Canterbury was one of the loudest proponents for incumbent Director [[Fillmore Grey]]'s resignation. Following this, Canterbury announced that he would seek to succeed Grey as Leader of the National Party and [[Provincial Director of Wiltshire|Director of Wiltshire]].
+However, many - especially in the Green Party - were unwilling to work in a government led by Canterbury himself. This was, for the most part, due to his support of extreme anti-immigration policies. Canterbury, in an attempt to forge a lasting alliance, voluntarily withdrew his name from consideration for the leadership of the Coalition. In due course, [[Fillmore Grey]] was elected Leader and Canterbury would serve as Leader of the Assembly and later Foreign Minister.
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+Following the September Mutiny, Prime Minister [[Jim Balfour]] was missing and his government was dissolved. The [[Kohl Caretaker Ministry (Wiltshire)|Kohl Caretaker Ministry ]]was formed and new elections were called. Canterbury was now the leader of the National Party and contested the elections, however, failed to gain much traction as many in Wiltshire were resentful of the poor economic situation - many attested this to Balfour himself. Canterbury was, however, elected to the new [[Wiltshire Parliament]]. However, a few days later, was killed in a mass suicide of Parliamentarians. [[Category:Active]]
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