Stanley Wyford

Stanley Aberton Wyford Jr. (24 October 1961 - 16 May 1993) was a Jonathian politician who served as the 27th prime minister of Jonathia from his election in early 1993 to his death in May the same year. At just 85 days in office, Wyford is the shortest-serving prime minister in Jonathian history. He was preceded by Joshua Burton and succeeded by Boris Clark.
Wyford was the eldest son of Stanley Wyford Sr., a member of the Social Democratic Party and the then-member of parliament for Unadia. Growing up, Wyford was expected by many to enter politics, just like his father. After graduating from the University of Jetzeburg, Wyford joined the Liberal Party, a move unexpected to many political pundits. Wyford became very popular in the party, with his ideals of universally-accessible public care, elimination of oppression, and other social democratic ideals. Wyford is often credited with the shift of the Liberals from the centre to centre-left. Through this popularity, Wyford became party candidate in 1992, and won in the elections the following year.
Upon entering office, Jonathia would face an economic crisis. After many failed attempts to get his economic proposals past parliament, Wyford was forced to make a temporary pact with the opposition parties to create the Inflation Combat Plan, a move that alienated many of his voters. Amidst this, in March, Wyford began developing symptoms of pneumonia, however the severity of this was downplayed by the government, in an attempt to not further his opposition. On the morning of May 16th, 1993, Wyford collapsed while at Dybridge Street, and was rushed to hospital in Jetzeburg soon after. He died later that evening, and was succeeded as prime minister by his deputy, Boris Clark.
Following his death, Wyford's family received an outpouring of support. Sympathy for Wyford is often pointed out as a major factor for his popularity in the modern day, noting that Wyford has in recent years topped PM popularity polls. In 2013, Joshua Hammond gave the go-ahead to open the Stanley Wyford Library in his honour. Wyford's ideals of social democracy remain a primary factor in the modern Liberal Party, ideals which have since been furthered by his successors.
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