Elliot Schultz
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Biographical Information
The eighth Central Director of Schultaria Prime, Elliot Schultz is the tenth member of the Schultz family to hold national office and the third to hold a position as head of state. His personal policies, considered to be some of the most aggressive greatest promotions of science and industry in the Schultaria's history, have garnered him the nickname "The Teknate". The longest serving head of state, Elliot Schultz has formed one of the most diplomatically and economically progressive national administrations in Schultarian history.
Personal History
The son of Michael Merle Schultz and Joan Kathleen Steiner, the current Central Director of Schultaria Prime has lived in the mystique of the Schultz family lineage while attempting to forge his own distinct livelihood. Ignoring the opportunities of politics during his twenties, he pursued his passion of becoming a professor of historical studies. By the age of 24, Elliot had earned his PhD in Modern British Political History and began to teach seminars in a full time capacity by age 27. At the age of 32 he became the youngest professor to head any academic college, establishing tenure at the University of Schultaria Prime - Schultaria Prime. Many of his older colleagues in the department considered the bright and open-minded Schultz to be the next great practitioner of the Schultarian School of historical investigation. At the same time, it appeared that Elliot's social life was beginning to settle down and take shape. After nearly six years of long and wishful courtship, the tenured professor finally married his first college love and mathematics professor Renee Mai in a subdued ceremony on March 30, 87 SDC.
Political Development
However, the Schultz family lineage could not be ignored so easily. By 88 SDC, at the advice of his family and several friends prominent in the University System, Elliot announced his intentions to run for one of the three positions in the Directorate of Schultaria Prime. Although personally content not to run for the position, the future Central Director was worried about the state of decline in the nation's internal welfare policies; the last ten years under Central Director Harlen Damien had produced exceptional growth for Schultaria Prime's state run industries but at the expense of nearly bankrupting the nation's budget.
In a heated election, Elliot Schultz made a break with tradition and severed his ties to established political parties, running on a platform championing the government as responsible to the people and the world abroad. When the election of 89 SDC was finished, Elliot had earned the position of Central Director by the biggest landslide since his grandfather, Merle Schultz, acquired the office. With nearly 80% of the electorate Elliot Schultz had established a solid mandate to the position of Central Director, and his plans for the office would be the most ambitious for the nation to date.
