Ventus Prime

## *The Esteemed*

Ventus Prime

*"Damn I should've walked instead"*

– Ventus Prime, shortly before winning the Secretary-General election, in response to Londoniopol claiming that they "rigged the election by running"

**Ventus Prime**, also known as **The Esteemed** **Ventus Prime**, is a New West Indian statesman who served as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Government of Karteria and the 6th Secretary-General of the New West Indies from January 1, 2021 to July 1, 2021. They regularly roleplay in the Future-Tech canon.

Ventus had served in the government from September 24, 2019 until June 2020 – and then from January through July 2021 – for a total of 21 months. Thus, they are one of the longest serving officials in the region's history. In their prior region, the New Western Empire, Ventus also had experience as the Minister of Foreign Affairs until becoming disillusioned with the government, prompting their migration to the New West Indies.

They are one of seven General Assembly authors, having written the ratification resolution of the ill-fated NWE-NWI Friendship Treaty.

## Diplomat

Upon entering the New West Indies and attaining citizenship, Ventus almost immediately became involved in the government. They became a diplomat under Secretary of Foreign Affairs Cymiopolis in September 2019, also serving under Secretary PotaTown from November through December. They left the position to become Secretary of Foreign Affairs themself starting in January.

As a diplomat, their primary role was representing the New West Indies in the New Western Empire, as Ventus had many connections with former colleagues there.

## Secretary of Foreign Affairs

On January 1, 2020, Ventus Prime was inaugurated as Secretary of Foreign Affairs under newly-reelected Secretary-General Karteria. As Secretary, they regularly approved or denied embassy requests and negotiated with ambassadors. Additionally, Ventus continued to build the connections gained as a diplomat to the New Western Empire, culminating in the New Western Empire-New West Indies Friendship Treaty, ratified on March 14th, 2020. However, the treaty was nullified four days later under the orders of the Secretary-General following an apparent scandal. Ventus, meanwhile, was not implicated in any wrongdoing and concurrently agreed with the order.

## President pro Tempore

On July 1, 2020, they left the Department of Foreign Affairs to become the fourth President pro Tempore under President of the General Assembly New Sistonia. As pro Tempore, they were tasked with assisting the President as needed and assuming their position during times of presidential inactivity. This situation did not occur under Ventus' tenure.

On September 28, 2020, Volirum was elected to be the next President of the General Assembly for the October – December term. New Sistonia did not run for reelection, nor did any other ticket challenge Volirum. Ventus Prime, however, was still set to be pro Tempore. Ventus's tenure expired in December 2020.

## Secretary-General

*Main articles: Government of Ventus Prime, Timeline of the Ventus Prime Government*

Following Celestiam's announcement that they were not going to run for reelection, Ventus Prime ran for Secretary-General with no opposing candidate. Unsurprisingly, they were elected with 92% of the vote and was subsequently inaugurated as the 6th Secretary-General of the New West Indies.

As Secretary-General, Ventus has promised to to utilize their government experience for the better, implying that they are in favor of the participatory management model to some extent. They retained the same cabinet as their predecessor excluding the Secretary of Defense & Information, which become The Sakura Nippon, who formerly held the position under the Karteria Government.

As Secretary-General, Ventus oversaw multiple significant elections, including the selection of Celestiam for Acting Justice as well as a special presidential election. They also oversaw the first celebration for the joint anniversary of the New West Indies and Conifer, which included contests and prizes. Prime's government saw the further establishment of the Coniferan Remnant into New West Indies society as well as the introduction of a new economy.

A major controversy stemming from Prime's government came when the Secretary-General suspended several Discord stations in early February 2021. The government contended that the creation of these stations inadvertantly exceeded the maximum number prescribed by law, and the suspension was needed to rectify the situation. Several citizens, especially the owners of the subjected stations, were displeased with the move. Ultimately, Secretary-General Prime amended Executive Decree 022 to eliminate a maximum limit on stations.

Following their first term, Prime unexpectedly dropped their reelection bid, stating that they did not run the most effective government and failed to accomplish what they set out to do.

## Legacy

Ventus Prime is one of the longest serving officials in regional history in terms of total time served and has made their mark in both the executive and legislative branches. They are one of seven citizens to have served as Secretary-General, the highest office in the region, and are one of four remaining former Secretaries-General. They are one of four citizens to have served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs and one of six to have served as President pro Tempore.

### Awards

* Influence (2nd, 3rd, and 4th class)
* Assembly (4th class)
* Government (3rd, 4th class)

## References

1. ↑ Walking Quote.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Poll for December 2020 Secretary-General election.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Employment Records.
4. ↑ Statement by Ventus on leaving the NWE.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Resolutions of the General Assembly.
6. ↑ General Assembly Presidential Election [SEP 2020].
7. ↑ Electoral History.
8. ↑ Ventus Prime SecGen Campaign Platform.
9. ↑ AJ nomination announcement.
10. ↑ Special presidential election result.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Timeline of the Ventus Prime Government.
12. ↑ Station suspension.
13. ↑ Karteria Executive Decree Library.
14. ↑ Dropping out announcement.