Hans Steven Audrey

Hans Steven Audrey's portrait

### Job in Parliament

-Member of Assembly of Alterran Islands-Member of the Parliamentary Commission for Justice

-Speaker for Conservative Alterran Democrats in Assembly of Alterran Islands

### Education

MA in International Relations in Christian University of NartahPhD in Political Sciences in Columbia University

## Hans Steven Audrey

Hans Steven Audrey is a 49 years old politician in Alterra, member of Conservative Alterran Democrats & a member in the Arcola Syncletus, in the lower House, the ''Assembly of Alterran Islands''. He is happily married with Harriet Anderson and has 4 children.

## History

### Early life

Hans Audrey born in 1970 in Acrae in a middle class district. His father was a city council member for his city and the Conservative Party, as well as a small trader of fabrics (which he is still today), while, his biological mather - which he never met - was a Lithuanian immigrant who fled from USSR to Alterra, and died one week after birth. His father, after her death, married with Amaya Atkinson, an Alterran housewife who rose Hans up. He studied at the municipality until he finished high school.

### Young Adulthood and Adolescence

In high school, he was chosen as student representative. He began to play at tennis clubs as workout. After finishing high school, he moved to Nartah to continue studying. He studied at the Christian University of Nartah, where he was well known for studying a lot. He was very interested in politics, so he got a MA in International Relations in Christian University of Nartah & later got a PhD in Political Sciences in Columbia University in New York.

### Return to Alterra

Hans Steven Audrey returned in Alterra and took part of politics. He lives in suburb of Barmuir , and is also an ambassador to Lithuania while still being a member of C.A.D.

### Political life

In 1985, he joined the youth wing of Christian Democratic League & took the charge of it. In 1996, he was elected though a preference vote in his constituency though Christian Democratic League & became a member of Parliament. He was chosen as the member of the parliamentary commission of justice. He criticized some of Party's actions, like voting on laws which emptied prisons, as well as the hostility towards other right-wing parties, and the lack of internal democracy as he called for open primaries for the partyleader, which led him to leave the Party in 2011 to form the ''Group for Growth'' , with 6 members of Federal Council & 11 members of the Assembly of Alterran Islands, as well as 1 MEP from Nationalist Party of Alterra. It was firstly a simple parliamentary group, but a week later a symbol for the Party was made & it began to run a serious platform for the elections. The Party got an organic administration with every party militant being able to suggest new ideas for the Party, as well as frequent primaries. He began to support pro-NATO policies like supporting the War in Iraq, in Afghanistan, actions against Qaddafi, Israeli actions in West Bank, as well as Saudi-led blockades against Qatar to end terrorism. In 2001, his brother Benelat Audrey was appointed as editor of *The Messanger.* It affirmed itself in 2003 regional elections as a ''major Party'' , becoming the third party in Edisné with 12.5%. In 2004 EU elections, his Party got entered the EU parliament, joining EPP, however later his Party joined ECR in 2008. He supported the introduction of many LGBT rights, but opposed adoption, and voted for the abortion laws , but strictly opposed the legalization of euthanasia & of prostitution. He also pushed for privatization of many state-owned companies but supported the nationalization of ''Low Mineralized Water For All''. In 2012, he endorsed Mitt Romney in US elections & personally met him. He also supported the increases in military spending. His Party continued to rise in each national & european election. In 2014 he met Vassilis Pandis, a new MP for his Party who became a member of the Parliamentary Commission of Defence & he livestreamed himself with him, as well as a former President during the Second Technical Government. In 2016 he started a major campaign against Article 13. In 2018 he lost primaries to Vassilis Pandis. In 2019, however, his Party did a very controversial move, voting for Ursula Von Der Leyder as President of European Commission (making CAD one of the only parties in AECR , along with PiS, to do so). His Party is young but ambitious.

## Political Views

### Economy

Audrey support a major plan of privatizations to make economy grow, and supports a decrease in taxes for people under 30.000 euros. He however supports the nationalizing the water supply, because, as he puts it, ''privatizing it is like privatizing air''. He supports free trade, for nations that aren't Tunisia, China, Iran , Russia, etc. Steven Audrey also opposes euro but said that treaties should be changed so it is abolished, rather than plain leaving it, ''like an isolationist would do''. He supports a balanced budget, so the government doesn't play with money of ''future generations'' . As for the banking system, as the official party platform puts it, he will split banks in '' commercial banks (used by middle class & small and medium enterprises) who will be 100% private, and investment banks (used by our largest companies, as well as multinationals), which will be united to the National Treasury'' . When a minimum wage was proposed, he proposed an amendment supporting a training wage, which will help new workers to integrate within the new reality of the job market. He also supports some regulation to punish fradulent businesses and the decreasing of power of special interests.

### Social Issues

The Party voted for the current abortion laws but thinks that it should be heavily discouraged, so people learn about alternatives, like setting the kid in adoption. The Party is also LGBT friendly though it opposes gender studies & joint adoptions. The official stance of the Party on euthanasia is that while it should be forbidden, but patients should be free to reject artificial life support. The Party opposes prostitution as a ''disdain for sanctity of the body of a person''.

### Immigration

Audrey thinks immigration should be dealt on an EU level – making a ‘’naval blockade’’ on coastline with Libya , negotiating with Tripoli’s authorities to redistribute those who are legal. He also opposes illegal immigration, unless they have a residence permit.

### Government

Audrey describes himself as an ''institutionalist' as he sees populism as a ''disease'' affecting both the Left and the Right. He opposed the introduction of direct democracy in Alterra and supports a limited government, for ''more liberty'' , comprising providing a military & police, representing the Nation in foreign policy, providing a limited welfare state (limited healthcare,pensions, compulsory education respecting private choices). He thinks that rest of competences should belong to Provinces or Private Sector. He supports an administrative decentralization, increasing autonomy, and supports adding a system of preferences allowing electors of each Party to influence how members in the Assembly of Alterran Islands are appointed, and a reform of the Federal Council.

### Sports

Audrey says E-Sports, and Sports generally are not a political issue & that it shouldn't be part of the political dialogue.

### Justice and Civil Rights

The Party opposes counter terrorist moves & spying ''going too far''. According to Audrey, Government monitoring should be limited to tourist zones. The Party supports the right to bear arms with background checks, the neutralization of whistleblowers, Chemical Castration for rapists and pedophiles, Death Penalty for mass-murders & drug traffickers, decriminalization of marijuana, and building more prisons while providing an *extent* of education in them.

### Education

The Party campaigns for the constitutional right of school choice, and campaigns for flexible times in school. The Party wants to criminalize bullying in a stricter way than it is right now, and supports increasing hours for P.E./E-Sport and Ethical Class. The Party supports a more interactive education system and school - work alternance on model of Switzerland and of Italy

### Healthcare

Audrey wants to move towards a more insurance-based healthcare system & allow patients to choose their healthcare (be it private or public) with decentralization (Patient Centered Healthcare Act, or Audreycare) and, supports a commission to take care of the NHS.

### Social Security

The Party campaigns for decreasing of pension age, increasing limits to benefits of government, and making insurance taxes volountary.

### EU

Audrey in an interview said ''The EU has a good idea, it makes a lot of people within European Continent & islands that are heavily linked to it (like Alterran ones) be under it, like ‘’brothers’’. EU must be reformed not destroyed'' . He supports many democratic reforms as well as a Confederal Model, in which European countries collaborate in security, foreign policy, internal market & a plan to increase birth rates and incentivize families (coming from EU budget), but remaining sovereign in all other themes including currency.