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| '''Term:'''
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| 11 February 2006–18 November 2006
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| '''Preceeded By:'''
| '''Preceded By:'''
| [[Marcus Smallegan]]
| [[Marcus Smallegan]]<br>[[Amelia Pietersen]]
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| '''Succeeded By:'''
| '''Succeeded By:'''
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| 19 February 1943<br>[[wp:Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]], [[wp:Queensland|Queensland]], [[wp:Australia|Australia]]
| 19 February 1953<br>[[wp:Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]], [[wp:Queensland|Queensland]], [[wp:Australia|Australia]]
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'''The Right Honourable Roger Pollack, QC, MP''' was the [[Prime Minister of Ibagli]] from February to November 2006. He was born on 19 February 1943 in Cairns, Australia, to David Pollack, a Scottish laborer, and Victoria Llewellyn Pollack, the daughter of a Welsh mine worker. He attended Cairns State High School and the University of Queensland, where he recieved a degree in law. In 1974 he emigrated to Ibagli, and took up a job as a solicitor for the Ibaglian Railway and Maritime Workers Union. He was made a Queen's Counsel in 1983.
'''The Right Honourable Sir Roger Pollack, GCRI, KC, MP''' was the [[Prime Minister of Ibagli|Prime Minister]] of [[Ibagli]]. He served from February to November 2006 and from 2011 to 2023. He was born on 19 February 1953 in [[wp:Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]] [[wp:Australia|Australia]], to David Pollack, a Scottish laborer, and Victoria Llewellyn Pollack, the daughter of a Welsh mine worker. He attended [[wp:Cairns State High School|Cairns State High School]] and the [[wp:University of Queensland|University of Queensland]], where he recieved a degree in law. In 1979 he emigrated to Ibagli, and took up a job as a solicitor for the [[Ibaglian Railway and Maritime Workers Union]]. He was made a [[Queen's Counsel]] in 1986.


in 1989 he stood for election for the Liberal Party in the district of Haphonia-St. Edwards, the site of the nearly derelict Port of Haphonia. In 2003 he was appointed to be the Shadow Minister of Labour. During the [[Vincent McNeese|McNeese]] administration he was the [[Minister of Labour]]. In December 2005 he challenged Anthony Kinder for the leadership of the Liberal Party. On 1 January 2006 he was nearly unanimously elected to that position.
in 1989 he stood for election for the Liberal Party in the district of [[Haphonia-St. Edwards (electoral district)|Haphonia-St. Edwards]], the site of the nearly derelict [[Port of Haphonia]]. In 2003 he was appointed to be the Shadow Minister of Labour. During the [[Vincent McNeese|McNeese]] administration he was the [[Minister of Labour]]. In December 2005 he challenged [[Anthony Kinder]] for the leadership of the Liberal Party. On 1 January 2006 he was nearly unanimously elected to that position, just weeks before a [[January 2006 General Election|general election]]. He stepped down as leader of the Liberal Party in 2023, and resigned as Prime Minister on 1 June.


==Prime Minister==
==Prime Minister==
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===Appointments===
===Appointments===


*Pollack advised [[Queen Elizabeth II]], the [[Monarchy in Ibagli|Queen of Ibagli]], to appoint Sir [[Steven Spell]] on 1 September 2006.
*Pollack advised [[Queen Elizabeth II]], the [[Monarchy in Ibagli|Queen of Ibagli]], to appoint Sir [[Steven Spell]] as [[Governor-General of Ibagli|Governor-General]] on 1 September 2006.


==Opposition==
==Opposition==


The [[Conservative Party]] won the [[November 2006 General Election]], and Pollack resigned as Prime Minister shortly thereafter. He remained leader of the party and served as [[Leader of the Opposition]]. He announced his resignation as leader on 13 July 2009. A leadership convention will be held in August.
The [[Conservative Party]] won the [[November 2006 General Election]], and Pollack resigned as Prime Minister shortly thereafter. He remained leader of the party and currently serves as [[Leader of the Opposition]].


==Quotes==
==Second term==


*'Mr. Speaker, I will ''not'', under any circumstances, support this bill unless it is modified for the purposes of equality. I will ''not'', under any circumstances, support the amendment to create segregated institutions. I'll be damned, Mr Speaker, before I vote to allow a rag-tag band of bigots to destroy the principles of equality this country was founded on.'
The Liberal Party won the [[2011 General Election]], and Pollack was appointed Prime Minister on 29 August 2011.
:''During the 2004 Parliamentary debate on the Marriage Bill, a bill sponsored by the Goodwin government that would have defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The Speaker later ordered Pollack to retract his comments.''


*'Mr. Speaker, I hope you've noticed that the [[Erik Neyman|Honourable Member for Mormont]] is one one of the few members in this House who are hell-bent on reversing Ibagli's long record of supporting human rights. Capital punishment will be reintroduced when hell freezes over. Those members will know when that is Mr. Speaker, as I'm sure they have a direct line.'
===Cabinet===
:''During a 2006 Question period, after MP [[Erik Neyman]] asked if the government had any plans to reinstate capital punishment. His implication that the MP was a satanist was highly offensive to the evangelical Christian.''


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|[[Andrew Spearman]]
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|Sir [[Jeremy Cannon]]
|[[Minister of Foreign Affairs]]<br>[[Government House Leader]]
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|[[Amy Pfeiffer]]
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|[[Anthony Gaskill]]
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|[[Lawrence McCune]]
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|[[Megan Prince]]
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|[[Jason Reid]]
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|[[Karen Walker]]
|[[Minister of Health]] (2017&ndash;)
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|[[Darren Anderson]]
|[[Minister of the Environment]] (2017&ndash;)
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|[[Melissa Randolph]]
|[[Minister of Education]]
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|[[Richard LeVeque]]
|[[Minister of Finance]] (2011&ndash;2017)
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|Sir [[Joseph Vela]]
|[[Minister of Defence]] (2011&ndash;2017)
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|[[Péricles Maranhão Neto]]
|[[Minister of Transport]] (2011&ndash;2017)
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|[[Leonard Shedd]]
|[[Minister of Labour]] (2011&ndash;2016)
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==Honours==
*[[Royal Ibaglian Order]] - Knight Grand Companion (2023)
*[[wp:List of orders, decorations and medals of the Republic of China|Order of Brilliant Star]] ([[wp:Republic of China|Republic of China]]) - Special Grand Cordon (2011)
 
===Shorthand titles===
 
*Roger Pollack (1953&ndash;1986)
*Roger Pollack, QC (1986&ndash;1989)
*Roger Pollack, QC, MP (1989&ndash;2004)
*The Honourable Roger Pollack, QC, MP (2004&ndash;2006)
*The Right Honourable Roger Pollack, QC, MP (2006&ndash;2022)
*The Right Honourable Roger Pollack, KC, MP (2022&ndash;2023)
*The Right Honourable Sir Roger Pollack, GCRI, KC, MP (2023&ndash;)present
 
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| Succeeded by:<br>[[John Goodwin]]
| Succeeded by:<br>[[John Goodwin]]
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| Preceded by:<br>[[Amelia Pietersen]]
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| Preceded by:<br>[[Marcus Smallegan]]
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| Succeeded by:<br>[[Marcus Smallegan]]
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| Preceded by:<br>[[Robert Clarke]]
| Preceded by:<br>[[Robert Clarke]]
| Succeeded by:<br>Incumbent
| Succeeded by:<br>[[Amelia Pietersen]]
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| Preceded by:<br>[[Anthony Kinder]]
| Preceded by:<br>[[Anthony Kinder]]
| '''Leader of the [[Liberal Party]]'''<br>2006&ndash;
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Latest revision as of 15:37, 5 August 2023

The Right Honourable Roger Pollack, KC, MP
12th Prime Minister of Ibagli
Term: 11 February 2006–18 November 2006
29 August 2011–1 June 2023
Preceded By: Marcus Smallegan
Amelia Pietersen
Succeeded By: Sir John Goodwin
Incumbent
Party Affiliation: Liberal Party
Born: 19 February 1953
Cairns, Queensland, Australia

The Right Honourable Sir Roger Pollack, GCRI, KC, MP was the Prime Minister of Ibagli. He served from February to November 2006 and from 2011 to 2023. He was born on 19 February 1953 in Cairns Australia, to David Pollack, a Scottish laborer, and Victoria Llewellyn Pollack, the daughter of a Welsh mine worker. He attended Cairns State High School and the University of Queensland, where he recieved a degree in law. In 1979 he emigrated to Ibagli, and took up a job as a solicitor for the Ibaglian Railway and Maritime Workers Union. He was made a Queen's Counsel in 1986.

in 1989 he stood for election for the Liberal Party in the district of Haphonia-St. Edwards, the site of the nearly derelict Port of Haphonia. In 2003 he was appointed to be the Shadow Minister of Labour. During the McNeese administration he was the Minister of Labour. In December 2005 he challenged Anthony Kinder for the leadership of the Liberal Party. On 1 January 2006 he was nearly unanimously elected to that position, just weeks before a general election. He stepped down as leader of the Liberal Party in 2023, and resigned as Prime Minister on 1 June.

Prime Minister

On 10 February 2006, the Liberal Party formed a coalition with the Green Party, led by Steven Lyall, that successfully toppled the recently-formed Smallegan government the next day. Pollack was appointed Prime Minister shortly thereafter.

Cabinet

Jan.–Jul. 2006 Jul.–Oct. 2006 Oct. 2006–
Minister of Finance Péricles Maranhão Neto
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sir Jeremy Cannon
Minister of Defence Steven Lyall Steve McLaren
Attorney-General Jacob Michael
Minister of the Environment Ashlee Bushway Sir Joseph Vela
Minister of Transport Andrew Spearman
Minister of Health Amy Pfeiffer
Minister of Labour Steve McLaren Leonard Shedd
Minister of Education Lawrence McCune
Minister of Culture and Heritage
Minister of Press and Media 		Jacob Jenkins
Minister of Home Affairs
Government House Leader 		Phillip Randolph
Leader of the Government in the Senate Charlotte Faulkes

Appointments

Opposition

The Conservative Party won the November 2006 General Election, and Pollack resigned as Prime Minister shortly thereafter. He remained leader of the party and currently serves as Leader of the Opposition.

Second term

The Liberal Party won the 2011 General Election, and Pollack was appointed Prime Minister on 29 August 2011.

Cabinet

Name Position
Andrew Spearman Minister of Finance (2017–)
Attorney-General (2011–2017)
Sir Jeremy Cannon Minister of Foreign Affairs
Government House Leader
Amy Pfeiffer Attorney-General (2017–)
Minister of Home Affairs (2011–2017)
Anthony Gaskill Minister of Home Affairs (2017–)
Minister of the Environment (2011–2017)
Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage (2011–2017)
Lawrence McCune Minister of Defence (2017–)
Minister of Health (2011–2017)
Megan Prince Minister of Transport (2017–)
Jason Reid Minister of Labour (2016–)
Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage (2017–)
Karen Walker Minister of Health (2017–)
Darren Anderson Minister of the Environment (2017–)
Melissa Randolph Minister of Education
Richard LeVeque Minister of Finance (2011–2017)
Sir Joseph Vela Minister of Defence (2011–2017)
Péricles Maranhão Neto Minister of Transport (2011–2017)
Leonard Shedd Minister of Labour (2011–2016)

Honours

Shorthand titles

  • Roger Pollack (1953–1986)
  • Roger Pollack, QC (1986–1989)
  • Roger Pollack, QC, MP (1989–2004)
  • The Honourable Roger Pollack, QC, MP (2004–2006)
  • The Right Honourable Roger Pollack, QC, MP (2006–2022)
  • The Right Honourable Roger Pollack, KC, MP (2022–2023)
  • The Right Honourable Sir Roger Pollack, GCRI, KC, MP (2023–)present
Prime Ministers of Ibagli
Brixton · Kenilworth · LeVeque · Rockington · LeVeque
Forrester · Harlington · Hunter · Goodwin · McNeese · Kinder
Smallegan · Pollack · Goodwin · Pietersen · Pollack · Spearman
Leaders of the Loyal Opposition
Warner · Weston · Kenilworth · Johnson · Schmidt · Menzies · LeVeque
Parrin · Rockington · LeVeque · Rockington · Forrester · Spell
Forton · Hunter · Goodwin · Philips · McNeese · Goodwin · Smallegan
Pollack · Smallegan · Clarke · Pollack · Pietersen · Barnes · Foster · McDaniels
Leaders of the Liberal Party
Patterson · Baxter · Weatherby · Brixton · Johnson
Schmidt · Menzies · LeVeque · Spell · Forton
Hunter · Philips · McNeese · Kinder · Pollack
Preceded by:
Marcus Smallegan 		Prime Minister of Ibagli
2006
2011– 		Succeeded by:
John Goodwin
Preceded by:
Amelia Pietersen 		Succeeded by:
Incumbent
Preceded by:
Marcus Smallegan 		Leader of the Opposition
2006
2006–2011 		Succeeded by:
Marcus Smallegan
Preceded by:
Robert Clarke 		Succeeded by:
Amelia Pietersen
Preceded by:
Anthony Kinder 		Leader of the Liberal Party
2006– 		Succeeded by:
Incumbent
10th Ministry - Government of Vincent McNeese
Predecessor Office Successor
Amelia Pietersen Minister of Labour
2004–2005 		Cont'd into 11th Ministry
11th Ministry - Government of Anthony Kinder
Predecessor Office Successor
Cont'd from 10th Ministry Minister of Labour
2005–2006 		Kelli Williams
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