Roselle Westmore

Roselle Willow Westmore (born 15 April 1989, age ) is a Lyvenan politician who is currently serving as the 66th prime minister of Lyvena since April 1st, 2023, following the resignation of Sasha Sturm. She is the first openly transgender head of state.
Westmore was born in Arylip, Saint Banning. A member of the Lyvenan Democratic Party, Westmore entered politics in 2012 after graduating from the University of Newranthia. Between 2018 and 2023, Westmore served as the Minister of Finance.
On 20 March 2023, Westmore became the sole candidate to succeed Sasha Sturm as leader of the LDP after he announced his resignation. She became party leader after being elected unopposed on 21 March 2023, and became prime minister on April 1st, 2023. She is expected to lead the LDP into the 2024 general election"LDP rises, Labour drops in new LTV poll". LTV News, 7 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023..
== Life ==
=== Early life ===
Westmore was born on April 15th, 1989, to a suburban family in Arylip, a small town in Saint Banning just outside of Dorsathwaite. She attended Clovendale Primary School in the Dorsathwaite suburb of Clovendale West. In 2000, Westmore and her family moved to a house in Clovendale East, with Westmore attending Felmarrow High School.
Between 2007 and 2012, Westmore attended the University of Newranthia and studied politics and international relations. While at university, in 2008, Westmore briefly travelled to Bellfort in Jonathia to undergo gender-affirming surgery.
=== Political career ===
About three months after graduating from the University of Newranthia, in November of 2012, Westmore joined the Lyvenan Democratic Party. She was a key ally of then-party leader Alton Blaxland. Westmore was first elected to parliament in 2015, taking up the seat formerly occupied by Gerard Mackellar, who was resigning. Westmore, alongside the rest of the LDP, opposed the Relaxation of Restrictive Border Policies Act, which, despite the efforts of the opposition parties, was passed on April 26th, 2016."Jeers and cheers in parliament as RORBPA passes". ABC, 26 April 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
=== Minister of Finance (2018 - 2023) ===
Following the victory of the LDP at the 2018 election, Westmore was appointed as Minister of Finance"PM Sturm announces the names of his new cabinet's members". LTV News, 3 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2023., and was promptly moved up to ranking number 3 on the party list.
=== Prime minister of Lyvena (2023 - present) ===
On March 17th, 2023, Sasha Sturm announced his resignation as prime minister of Lyvena. A leadership election within the LDP was subsequently held, in which Westmore was the only individual to have her name put forward. She was unanimously elected as party leader three days later on March 20th. Westmore was inaugurated by Governor-General Wesley Parks on April 1st, 2023.
On May 7th, 2023, Westmore undertook her first state visit to the Jonathian capital, Jetzeburg, where she met with Jonathian prime minister Lily Danyon.
== Personal life ==
In 2009, Westmore moved to Newranthia in order to be closer to the University of Newranthia, where she was studying at the time. She continues to reside in Newranthia to this day."Westmore to be Lyvena's next prime minister". Newranthia Tribune, 20 March 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
== See also ==
* Prime minister of Lyvena
** List of prime ministers of Lyvena
* Government of Lyvena
== References ==
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