Robert Alexander

Robert Steven Alexander (born 9 September 1939, age ) is a Jonathian retired politician who was aligned with the Republican Party. He served as the 30th prime minister of Jonathia from 1997 to 2003. He was preceded by Josif Klanton and succeeded by Richard Johnson.
Alexander grew up in the Jetzeburg town of Crosspicture. After graduating from the University of Jetzeburg with a major in business, Alexander worked in the steel industry. He then spent two terms in the Jetzeburg Provincial Council before becoming the provincial governor in 1977. He served in this position until 1981. In 1983, Alexander was elected to parliament.
In 1994, Alexander was elected as leader of the Republican Party after the resignation of Jim Woodards. However, the Republicans lost the following election in 1995 to a landslide JFP victory, prompting an unsuccessful leadership challenge in June of 1995. After the controversial events involving prime minister Josif Klanton that led up to the 1997 election, Alexander led a three-way coalition between the Republicans, Liberals, and Nationals, which won the 1997 election. During the 1997 election, Alexander was subsequently elected prime minister.
During his first term, Alexander promoted ideals of federalism and provincialism, an action that did not sit well with his coalition partners. However, these ideals proved popular with voters. Alexander also oversaw the passing of the LGBT Rights Act, though the bill had not been proposed by the Republicans. In 1999, Alexander and the Republicans were elected to a second term, this time as a majority government. In late 1999, Alexander initiated the National Emergency Plan to Combat AIDS, to address the AIDS epidemic. A decisive event that reshaped his administration was the terrorist attacks on March 30, 2000, resulting in Jonathia and the Commonwealth's entry into the Centrallian War, and beginning a string of events that saw the creation of the Internal Security Agency under the government of John Harvall. In 2001, Alexander's government was re-elected to a historic third term. Alexander chose not to run in the 2003 election, leaving office on February 21st later that year.
After finishing his third term, Alexander returned to Jetzeburg, where he has since maintained a low public profile. At various points in his premiership, he was among both the most popular and unpopular prime ministers in Jonathian history. Historians generally rank Alexander as an above-average prime minister.
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