Martin Crawford

Martin Leo Crawford (born 6 July 1948, age ) is a Jonathian retired politician. He served as the 25th prime minister of Jonathia, between 1987 and 1989. He was preceded by Reuben Stanford and succeeded by Joshua Burton. Crawford was also the 19th deputy prime minister of Jonathia, between 1967 and 1969, under the government of Samuel Jackson. 
Crawford was born and raised in Glasbenshire, Lolland. After a brief tenure at the City University of Bellfort, Crawford joined the National Party. A political underdog little known outside of Lolland, Crawford was selected as the party's deputy prime ministerial nominee for the 1967 election. Crawford crossed the floor to the Jonathia First Party in 1974. In 1986, Crawford was selected as the JFP's prime ministerial nominee, and in 1987, narrowly defeated incumbent prime minister Reuben Stanford in that year's election. 
In late 1988, Joshua Burton successfully challenged Crawford's leadership, replacing him as leader and then going on to win the 1989 election. Crawford remained in parliament until June of 1996, when he resigned from his position in reaction to his disdain for Josif Klanton's policies. 
After leaving the presidency, Crawford established the Crawford Center to promote and expand human rights, earning him a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Polls of historians and political scientists generally rank Crawford as a below-average prime minister, although his post-premiership activities are viewed in an exceptionally favorable light. 
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