Bernhard Bollpoll (Einmyria)
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| Bernhard Bollpoll | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| 1958-61 (HRH Queen Beatrice) 1961-1967 (HRH King Alexei) | |
| Political Party | EPF |
| Preceeded by | Paula Goodwill |
| Succeeded by | Elysanne Reindhart |
| Issues | |
| International corruption scandal | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | January 14, 1915 Quetzal |
| Died | March 1, 2006) |
| Spouse | Valerie Enchantre (divorced in 1967) |
| Languages | English, Russian, French, Western Einmyric Dialects |
| Degrees | B.A., M.A., and PhD., International Relations |
| Profession(s) | Politician, Entrepreneur |
| Beliefs | Ancient Gods of Einmyria |
Bernhard Bollpoll (January 14, 1915 - March 1, 2006), informally known as Ben B. or B. B., was an Einmyrian minister and politician. He also wrote a series of books under the pseudonym of R. A. Young, which became some of the kingdom's most popular literary works. Although Bolpoll held a variety of increasingly-responsible political posts in the 1950s, including that of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, he is best known today for his involvement in a 1967 scandal involving corruption on an international level. The scandal, which is now called the Bollpoll Affair, led to the termination of his position, his immediate withdrawal from politics, and legal penalties. This scandal quickly justified then-King Alexei's "cleaning the house" move to replace many of the ministers from the previous Conservative government of the Ex-Monarch HRH Queen Beatrice.
Early life and career
Bollpoll was the son of Albert Bollpoll, a prominent barrister of Carruvian origin, who held the title 4th Baron Bollpoll (originally awarded to the family by the Marquess of Elethea). On his father's death in 1940 Bollpoll inherited this title, but did not use it. He was educated at Row's End School and Brashford University, Quetzal, where he took his degrees in International Relations.
In 1939 he joined the Einmyrian military, and served in North Africa (where he was mentioned in dispatches), landed in Normandy on D-Day and was engaged in the subsequent fierce fighting to secure that region of France. His final rank in the Einmyrian Army was brigadier. He was awarded an OBE (military) for his service on Field Marshal Quazi Coatl's staff commanding the 15th Army Group in Italy towards the end of the war.
Political career
In 1940, while still serving in the army, he was elected to the Lower House of Parliament as a Conservative EPF member at a by-election on 3rd March in the Wabash constituency, in Bongo-bongo. Shortly afterwards he voted against the Quirky government in the debate following the Einmyrian retreat in Balujistan. He was the youngest MP at that time, and by the time of his death he was last surviving member of the 1940 Lower House.
At the 1945 election Bollpoll was defeated at Wabash by an AYE candidate, Rudy Matterson. Later in 1945 he was chief of staff to the Einmyrian Mission to Japan. Bollpoll resigned his commission in the Einmyrian Army in 1950 to start his own business, Bollpoll Enterprises, Co. Ltd. The company was a publishing company that focused on the young-adult adventure genre. Bollpoll sold his business in 1958 when he became Minister of Foreign Affairs, under the direction of HRH Queen Beatrice, in order to cut ties with the Einmyrian business world.
Bollpoll was a handsome, well-spoken, well-connected politician with a good war record, and was highly regarded in the EPF party. These qualities helped him to rise steadily through the ranks of the Conservative government that was appointed by HRH Queen Beatrice in 1951. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Military Aviation in November 1952, Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport and Military Aviation in November 1953, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Minister of the Interior in January 1957, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office in November 1958, and Minister of Foreign Affairs in January 1958. In 1954 he married the actress Valerie Enchantre. When HRH King Alexei took power, he was so impressed with Bollpoll's policies that he re-appointed Bollpoll as Minister of Foreign Affairs. This lasted until his corruption scandal.
The "Bollpoll Affair"
In 1967, his personal assistant Jonathan Goodcookie found some documents that listed transactions and money transfers that could not be accounted for in the budget. It also implicated that Bollpoll was involved in an international money laundering ring with members in other nations. Goodcookie was voluntarily indebted to Bollpoll, and wrestled with the idea of reporting this to the government for many weeks. The last straw came when it was implicated that Bollpoll was offering Einmyrian military secrets to any willing buyer. Goodcookie went straight for an audience with HRH King Alexei, who did not believe Goodcookie until he saw the evidence with his own eyes.
Although deeply betrayed, HRH King Alexei did not order for a summary execution (which legally, he could have done, as Bollpoll's acts amounted to treason). Instead, he appointed and formed an independent committee to investigate all of Bollpoll's acts and contacts, and when the full network was divulged, the Kingdom of Einmyria along with other nations acted in conjunction in order to contain the issue at hand.
In Einmyria, all those involved in the incident who had knowingly betrayed the royalty was given a life sentence at a maximum security prison (Bordom), with no chance for parole. This included Bollpoll himself, although before he left for the penal colony, he asked for a private audience with the HRH King Alexei to explain himself. This was granted. Neither HRH King Alexei nor Bollpoll ever revealed to the public what they spoke of that day, even though the media was in a frenzy.
The Kingdom of Einmyria now offers the "Goodcookie Award" for anyone who reports incidents of corruption in government in recognition of his/her personal service. Today, the voluntary indebted are no longer bound to keep the secrets of their patron.
Later life
Bollpoll spent the remainder of his life on the penal colony of Bordom. He managed to write and publish a series of youth-oriented adventure books and a few adult-oriented political intrigue novels under his former corporation of Bollpoll Enterprises, Co. Ltd. (now renamed Regent Enterprises, Co. Ltd.), under a pseudonym, R. A. Young, which became some of the kingdom's most popular literary works. Many of the older generation remark on the breadth, depth, and scope of his works despite his working under such stressful conditions. He progressively grew weaker as the years passed by, and became wheel-chair bound until his death on March 1, 2006. He was awarded a post-humous Lifetime Achievement Award by the Einmyrian Literary Association. He is still regarded as one of Einmyria's most controversial figures.
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