Anastasija Makaćasu

*This is a Velkanian name. The last name is a family name, but this person should be referred to by the given name* Anastasija*.*

**Anastasija Gregorućiva Makaćasu** (born 30 January 1969) is an Akrainian-Velkanian politician who has served as Minister of Migration and Integration since 2016. A Liberal-Democrat, Anastasija has additionally served as a member of the Stádlink since 2012.

Born in Akraine, Anastasija attended Prav National University and graduated with a degree in modern languages in 1990. Afterwards, Anastasija immigrated to the Velkanian Isles to be with her Velkanian husband, settling in Jællkullythárjókur and working as a housewife for several years. Anastasija naturalized as a Velkanian citizen in 1998, and began working at Northstar, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting in helping refugees and political migrants come to safety in other countries. Anastasija was elected to the Stádlink for the Liberal-Democrats in the 2012 election, representing the South Riksania constituency. Following the 2016 election, Anastasija was appointed Minister of Migration and Integration by Síf María Vílhelmsdætr for her second cabinet.

## Early life and education

Anastasija was born on 30 January 1969 in Prav to parents Gregor (1939–2002) and Elitsa Makaćasu (1943–1975). Gregor worked as a manual laborer, while Elitsa was a secretary. Anastasija grew up as the younger of two children; her elder sister is Viktorija, born  (1967-06-07) 7 June 1967 (age 56). The family was working-class, often struggling to make ends-meet. Elitsa died of ovarian cancer when Anastasija was six years old, and she was subsequently raised by her father and paternal grandmother.

### Education and early career

Anastasija began her education in 1975, attending a local public primary school in Prav. Beginning in primary school, Anastasija became fascinated with foreign travel, but was unable to due to the restrictive nature of the Kashan Union and her family's lack of financial resources. After graduating from primary school in 1983, Anastasija enrolled in a local public high school. She graduated from high school in 1987.

After finishing her high school education, Anastasija enrolled in the Faculty of Modern Languages at Prav National University, graduating with a degree in the Helvarian language in 1990. Anastasija worked various part-time jobs, including as a boutique sales associate, waitress, and nanny, until immigrating to the Velkanian Isles and settling in Jællkullythárjókur in 1991. After arriving in the Velkanian Isles, Anastasija worked as a housewife and homemaker for a number of years, until beginning to work at Northstar in 1998, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting in helping refugees and political migrants come to safety in other countries.

## Political career

### Political beginnings

Prior to her marriage, Anastasija had identified as a non-political person. After marrying, she registered with her husband's Liberal-Democratic Party and began supporting them in elections. Her interest in politics began to grow rapidly during the tenure of Davíd Pétursson, with whom she disagreed greatly.

In 2012, Anastasija applied to stand as a candidate in the 2012 election in the South Riksania constituency of the Stádlink. She went on to be elected, and has been reelected in 2016.

### Minister of Migration and Integration

After the Liberal-Democrats won the 2016 election with an outright majority and ended their coalition with the Green-Agrarian Party, it was announced by Síf María Vílhelmsdætr that she would be nominating Anastasija for the position of Minister of Migration and Integration in her second cabinet, since the previous minister Natan Markússon was a member of the Green-Agrarians. Ragnhildur IV formally appointed Anastasija as Minister of Migration and Integration on 1 December 2012.

## Personal life

Anastasija began a relationship with Velkanian schoolteacher Kristján Snjólfursson in 1990; they met at a resort while on vacation in Matia. After dating long-distance for a year, Anastasija moved in with Kristján in Jællkullythárjókur in 1991. They became engaged later that year, and married the following year. Anastasija and Kristján have three children together: Ósvald, born  (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 29), Baldína Síf, born  (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 (age 26), and Pétur, born  (2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 (age 23). The family continues to reside in Jællkullythárjókur.

Anastasija and her three children are all dual citizens of the Velkanian Isles and Akraine; Anastasija became a dual citizen after naturalizing in 1998. Her children were raised multilingually in Velkanian, Akrainian, and Kashan, while Anastasija is also fluent in English and Helvarian. Anastasija is a practicing Eastern Eurean Christian.