Yuri Gorbochov

*"If the government is in the hands of a few, they will tyrannize the many; if in the hands of the many, they will tyrannize over the few" -* Yuri Gorbochov during his speech after being oathed into office as Chancellor

## Early Life (2014 - 2032)

Yuri Gorbochov was born on July 17, 2014 to Dimitri and Catherine Gorbochov. Both of his parents were high ranking members of the Ispirium armed forces. His father, Dimitri, was a Colonel in the Ispirium army and his mother, Catherine, the Chief Medical Officer of the Ispirium Navy.

## Biographical information

### Relative(s)

* Dimitri Gorbochov (father)
* Catherine Gorbochov (mother)
* Viktor Gorbochov (brother)
* Elizabeth "Eliza" Gorbochov (Wife)

## Politicial information

### Occupation

* Chancellor of Ispirium (2048 - Present)
* Kralj of Ispirium (2051-2051)

## Physical appearance

### Skin color

White

Both of his parents had forced Yuri to join some branch of the military. As a child he only went to military and high achieving boarding schools. Yuri never did form a good relationship with his parents, but respected them because he loved the military.

After graduating high school at the Kyiv Naval Research Institute, he moved onto the Ispirian Naval Academy. This is one of the toughest schools to get into in Ispirum and after graduation you are required a minimum of six years of military service in the Ispirian Navy. He spent his four years at the academy majoring in Political Science and minoring in Economics because he knew he had a future in politics.

## Life In The Navy (2032 - 2040)

After graduating as the top student of his class he was assigned Surface Warfare on the *IMS Drotnik* and was given the rank of Lieutenant Commander, the first person in Ispirian history to graduate the academy and be commissioned as a LT. CMDR.

In 2038 the SPA (Supreme Peoples Assembly) created a new rank in the Navy called the Fleet Admiral. As the current Captain of the *IMS Drotnik* Yuri Gorbochov was nominated for the position by his father who was at the time retired from the military and a SPA representative. Yuri Gorbochov won the position and accepted it.

A mere two years later he would be forced to temporarily retire from the Navy, not yet serving his 6 years in the Navy, when he accepted a nomination for Vice Chancellor of Ispirium by a (ret.) Captain of the Navy, Anatoly Seknov.

## The Vice Chancellorship (2040 - 2048)

### The 2040 Election

On August 20th, 2040, only nine days before the Conservative National Convention, Anatoly Seknov announced his Vice Chancellor running mate, Yuri Gorbochov.

On August 29th, 2040, the Conservative Party chose Anatoly Seknov and Yuri Gorbochov for the ticket of the Chancellor/Vice Chancellor election, and they ran against Independent candidate Frantz Rose and his running mate.

The general election lasted 3 months, and it was a hard battle between the candidates. On November 1st, 2040, the main ballot took place, and at 11:00 PM when the ballots closed, Anatoly Seknov and Yuri Goborchov were declared winner and inaugurated on November 5th, 2040 after a celebration parade.

### First Term as Vice Chancellor

In his first term, Yuri Gorbochov's main goal was to better foreign relations with all countries. He did the most work with the United European Federation and the Republic of Caledonia. He created strong financial and trade plans with both countries, creating a trade league. Along with that he helped write the Department of Finance reform. This helped raise the value of the Ispirian Hryvnia, one of the Seknov/Gorbochov administrations biggest accomplishments.

Due to Yuri Gorbochov's history, he was a major proponent of expanding the military. He wrote many acts that would increase funding and size of the military, all of which were passed with major success.

Yuri Gorbochov began plans to expand the middle class and decrease poverty, and the unemployment rate, this however did not start taking presence until his second term.

### The 2044 Re-Election

The Seknov/Gorbochov administration sought re-election for Chancellor in 2044, and went up against Communist Party candidate, Dimitri Rascalov, and Liberal candidate Alek Henrikson.

Yuri fought for the same principals the Conservatives believed in, including his plan to improve the middle class and unemployment. He promised to continue his work on improving Ispirium for every single person.

Together Anatoly and Yuri won the election by a landslide, having 76% of the vote.

### Second Term as Vice Chancellor

Yuri Gorbochov's second term was again primarily foreign relations and the economy. He implemented his plan to expand the middle class and lower unemployment, as a result, poverty went down 5% and unemployment was down to 6% of the population.

During this term Yuri Gorbochov married Elizabeth "Eliza" Schuyler, a well known speaker, and writer, she would help write many of Yuri's most popular speeches and quotes.