Tim Harrison

## The Right HonourableTimothy HarrisonMP PC

**Timothy James Harrison** (born 22 May 1981) is a British politician serving as Foreign Secretary since March 2023 and Member of Parliament for Sutherland since October 2021. Harrison has been a member of the Conservative Party since December 2021 following the merger between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. Harrison led the Liberal Democrats and Leader of the Opposition prior to it's merger with the Conservatives.

## Parliamentary Career

### Leader of the Opposition (October 2021 -January 2022)

Following the arrest of Leader of the Opposition Veronica Pembrook, the Liberal Democrats collapsed and were dissolved by the Electoral Commission on 29 August 2021. After a long interval, Tim Harrison re-registered the Liberal-Democrats and thus became the new Leader of the Opposition on 18 October 2021.

> *"It is an honor to become the new leader of the Liberal Democrats and become LOTO. It is an honor of a lifetime. The Liberal Democrats have had a shaky past. From Crooked Veronica to now. My team and I are here to fix that. We are introducing a new program to succeed. Thank you!"* - Tim Harrison MP on his new position as LOTO.
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Harrison also supported the 2021 United Nations membership referendum and chaired the Vote Yes for Britain campaign.

### Resignation and Defection

He was widely praised by Conservatives and members of his own party for and polled once at a 60% approval as leader of the opposition despite the country being heavily conservative. He resigned as Leader of the Opposition to take a back seat to politics and defected to the Conservative party which surprised many. He went on to be re-elected in the following General Election.

Following his re-election, he was appointed to serve as Minister for Employment under the Third Ministry of Sir Donovan R. Moore.

**Minister for Employment**

As Minister for Employment under the Third Ministry of Sir Donovan R. Moore and the, then, Chancellor of the Exchequer Cillian Whittaker, he was known for creating JobCentre Plus. He was also known for introducing business grants.

**Chancellorship of Tim Harrison**

## Chancellorship of Tim Harrison

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### Tenure

February 14th, 2022 - Present

February 14th, 2022 - Present

On February 14th, 2022, Tim Harrison was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer under the Third Ministry of Sir Donovan R. Moore. Throughout his time as Chancellor of the Exchequer, he has opened up Glasgow Street, released several advertisements, renovated His Majesty's Treasury building at Whitehall, and created an economic council. He has also re-introduced Business of the Month after a long hiatus.

Tim Harrison is an avid supporter of Prime Minister Sir Donovan R. Moore. He has embraced the policies of Donnynomics which is a combination of Thatcherism, Moorism, Reaganomics, and free-market policies. Donnynomics also advocates limited government regulation in the economy and is skeptical of Keynesian economics and its model of spending in the economy for demand. He has reportedly said that Donnynomics is one of the best economic policies out there.

In regards to his plans of the future, he intends to re-introduce business fairs and stop the hiatus of Glasgow Street. For now, he is focused on getting BUK's community engaged within the economy.