Hwangbo Song-Gi

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**Hwangbo Song-Gi** (Koryo: ***황보송기***) (b. New Earth 17, 62;2E/July 17, 1130) is a Southambian politician, attorney, and activist who is currently serving as the President of Stotford since 5 Beginnings 107;2E. He is the first-ever Gatfordian to serve as President of Stotford. Hwangbo was formerly a member of the Populists Party and was elected as President of Stotford under the party, but in mid 107;2E, he would leave to form the National Front, an anti-Constitution Act of 107;2E political party centred around maintaining Southambian republicanism.

## Personal Life

### Early Life

Hwangbo Song-Gi was born on 17 New Earth 62;2E in Gatford to Hwangbo Young-Jae, a wealthy businessman, and Noe So-Hee, the daughter of a wealthy Stotfordian bureaucrat. As a result of his family's affluence, he attended primary and secondary education in Tabrad, and received higher education in the University of Stotford, where he would receive a master's degree in law, and an associate's degree in economics. Early in life, Hwangbo pursued a career in humanitarian organisations, however, following the Stotfordian revolution of New Earth in 81;2E, he and his family would flee from Stotford for Hinwaria, where his interests would shift from humanitarian work to politics.

Inspired by his father's liberal conservative beliefs, Hwangbo would meet with campaigners for the Populists Party, leading to him becoming a member of the party. In the 86;2E Southambian Council Election, he would be chosen as one of the party's candidates for Hinwaria. His first election would be successful, and he would assume his seat formerly held by then-Magistrate-elect Leonard Godsforth on 3 Beginnings 87;2E.

## Early Life and Career

Hwangbo was born in Gatford on New Earth 17, 62;2E to Hwangbo Young-Jae and Noe So-Hee. Born to an affluent family, he received primary, secondary, and higher education. Following the coup d'état of Stotford, he would flee to Hinwaria, where he would meet with Populists Party campaigners, leading to him joining and voting for the Party. He would run for election for the National Council in the 86;2E Southambian Council Election winning a seat representing Hinwaria. He would serve from 87;2E to 97;2E, after which point, he would return to Stotford after deradicalisation talks with the Southambian government had been successful. In Stotford, he would join the Populists Coalition and would become one of their representatives in the Autonomous Council. After the dissolution of the Stotfordian Autonomous Region and the formation of the Stotfordian Republic, Hwangbo would declare his candidacy for the Presidency of Stotford, which had been reestablished.

## President of Stotford (107;2E-present)

### 106;2E Presidential Election

Hwangbo declared his candidacy for the Presidency of Stotford in 105;2E. He became the Populists Party candidate in early 106;2E, and would later be elected as President of Stotford with 73% of the vote.

### Inauguration

Hwangbo was inaugurated on the 5th of Beginnings 107;2E.

## Political Profile

### Societal

Hwangbo's societal positions are generally considered to be similar to those of the Populists Party. He supports traditional Stotfordian values and customs, but also supports the liberalisation and relaxation on regulations and restrictions. Hwangbo also supports the Geocwasism church, and is registered as a member of the church. Hwangbo does also support religious pluralism, in which he declares should be Stotford's most important principle of religious acceptance.

### Economics

Hwangbo considers himself to be a capitalist, supporting the free markets and gain by capital. He does however support regulations on monopolies, and dangerous industries as he does consider the health of the worker to be most important issue in the economy.

### Vasarism

Hwangbo is staunchly opposed to Vasarism and it's associated ideologies and groups. Since late 107;2E, he has made an effort to devasarise Stotford by removing Vasarite symbols, plaques and statues, and replacing them with more traditional Stotfordian symbols and icons.

### Monarchism

Hwangbo considers himself to be a hardline republican opposing the Constitution Act of 107;2E and the reestablishment of the Southambian Empire through Kings who slowly become more dictatorial over time. He uses Stotford as a reference for this calling the Vasarite government to be a democracy in name only. Though he did represent Stotford in the 107;2E Constitutional Convention, he was pressured by other Stotfordians, primarily those from Paphanieato to support the proposals and measures. During Stotford's referendum vote on Southambia becoming a monarchy, he led the ***Vote No!*** campaign, though this was ultimately futile as Stotford would vote in favour of the referendum by a 1% margin.

## Notes & References

1. ↑ Though Skolar Vasary was born in Gatford, he is not of Gatfordian descent.