Michael Harley

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Michael Thomas James Harley
Incumbent Prime Minister of Liverpool England
Vice Prime Minister  Jon Tomohiro Nagasuki
Preceded by Thomas Douglas
Born September 16, 2113
(Liverpool England time)
Dennis, Paruvia, Bedistan
Residence City Centre, Liverpool England
Political party National Centrist Board
Profession Professional athlete
Religion Roman Catholic (Non-practicing)

Michael Thomas James Harley, more commonly known as Michael Harley (born September 16, 2113 Liverpool England time), is the current Prime Minister of Liverpool England, having been installed after the resignation of Thomas Douglas. Harley was born in Dennis, Paruvia, Bedistan, but he does not hold Bedistani citizenship. He is the youngest Prime Minister ever to serve, and is the first professional athlete to do so. His main sport is surfing, and he competes on the NationStates Surfing Tour. Harley formerly served as Deputy Prime Minister to his predecessor, Thomas Douglas.

Harley has come under limited fire at home for not permanently being able to be in Liverpool England due to his professional commitments, leaving Jonathan Nagasuki to act almost full-time as the Prime Minister. However, analysts have agreed that this is not likely to affect his popularity, as it is usually seen as that he is representing the nation overseas. When installed as Prime Minister, Harley inherited a dissatisfied Parliament from Thomas Douglas, and it took five rounds of voting to push his Cabinet through unscathed without any concession.

Early life

Michael Harley was born to Liverpool England parents James and Jillian Harley while they were living in Dennis, Paruvia, Bedistan. They migrated back to Liverpool England and settled in Folenisa when he was four months old. He was raised in Folenisa and later Schimpol, Lox Land Island, with his younger brother William Harley. James Harley was a regional politician who decided to flee to Bedistan after some unfortunate events in 2111, while Jillian Harley was a librarian.

Harley was home-schooled for most of his childhood, and was accepted to university in Ineptia, where he lived and studied for four years. He became interested in politics while studying in Ineptia, but did not pursue it as he had already been spotted as a professional surfer. He entered his first tournament when he was 19, and finished in third place.