Marcus Smallegan
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Term: | 18 November 2006– |
| Predecessor: | Jeremy Cannon |
| Successor: | Incumbent |
| 14th Government House Leader | |
| Term: | 18 November 2006– |
| Predecessor: | Phillip Randolph |
| Successor: | Incumbent |
| 11th Prime Minister of Ibagli | |
| Term: | 15 January 2006–11 February 2006 |
| Predecessor: | Anthony Kinder |
| Successor: | Roger Pollack |
| 18th Leader of the Opposition | |
| Terms: | 19 July 2005–15 January 2006 11 February–7 June 2006 |
| Predecessors: | Clinton Roser Roger Pollack |
| Successors: | Roger Pollack Robert Clarke |
| Member of the House of Commons | |
| Terms: | 13 April 2005–7 June 2006 27 August 2006– |
| District: | Hampton (13 April 2005–12 January 2006) Party list (12 January–7 June 2006; August 2006–) |
| Party: | Conservative Party (2005) New Conservative Party (2005–2006) Conservative Party (2006–) |
| Born: | 25 May 1975 Tapachek, Hapalnia |
The Right Honourable Sir Marcus Smallegan, GCRI, QC, MP is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons of Ibagli. He also served as Prime Minister from January to February 2006.
Early Life
Smallegan was born on 15 May 1975 in Tapachek, Hapalnia. He attended secondary school in Hapalnia and attended Thistledowne University in Ibagli.
In the February 1999 election in Hapalnia, Smallegan was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Hapalnia as a member of the Conservative Party of Hapalnia.
Chief Minister of Hapalnia
In 2004, Hapalnia became a dependency of Ibagli. Shortly thereafter, Smallegan was elected leader of the Conservative Party of Hapalnia, and was appointed Chief Minister by Governor Sir Steven Spell.
In 2005, Smallegan tendered his resignation as Chief Minister to the Governor in order to run for a seat in the Ibaglian House of Commons.
Musical Career
Smallegan was well-liked as Chief Minister of Hapalnia, and continued to serve in this role through the creation of the Ibaglian Symphony Orchestra. Smallegan created the ISO as a cultural outlet for talent in Ibagli and Hapalnia. Immediately, the ensemble was recognized as a very successful performance group. It created a unique identity in that it played both modern, nontraditional musical selections and traditional classical selections.
Member of Parliament
Smallegan was elected to the House of Commons as a member of the Conservative Party on 13 April 2005 in a by-election in the district of Hampton.
On 19 July 2005, Smallegan voted for a motion to create a Republic. Shortly thereafter, Smallegan was dismissed from the Conservative Party.
Soon after his dismissal, Smallegan created the New Conservative Party.
Leader of the Opposition
When the New Conservative Party was formed, it nearly immediately overtook the Conservative Party as the Official Opposition. Several Conservative and Liberal MPs crossed the aisle, making Smallegan the Leader of the Opposition. Once he obtained this position, he was able to begin working towards expanding the goals and priorities of the New Conservative Party into the House of Commons. Even though it would be difficult to execute given the NCPs minority status, Smallegan believed that the "centrist idealism" of the New Conservative Party would be able to push important legislation through Parliament.
As the Leader of the Opposition, Smallegan's primary goals were to make the New Conservative Party known, and to discredit the rumors that the party was a short-lived startup party. Liberal and Conservative MPs accused the New Conservatives of being too loosely organized with a lack of vision and no clear plan for Ibagli. To discredit these rumors, Smallegan began to plan legislation in the areas of Health, Family, Security, and the Environment. The first issue that was addressed in the New Conservative Caucus by Smallegan was the environment. Smallegan felt that the Conservative Party did not address the issue as he felt it needed to be, and he also felt that the Liberals had not passed key environmental legislation through the House for months. Smallegan and his party set into motion plans for new Environmental legislation.
In addition, the party began a new platform based on health and wellness, family values, security and safety, the environment, and Ibaglian lifestyles in general.
Prime Minister
On 11 December 2005, Smallegan was appointed Prime Minister by Governor-General Dame Annette Farquhar on the condition that he reappoint the Senators dismissed in the prorogation scandal and advise a dissolution of Parliament. A general election was called for 12 January 2007.
The January 2006 elections were crucial to Smallegan and the New Conservative Party. Smallegan decided that his strategy would be to promote health and wellness of Ibaglians first, and emphasize the mistakes of the previous two Liberal governments. At the beginning of the Campaign, Smallegan proposed the controversial "Cooky Tax" that would limit imports and exports of "junk foods" and make importing healthy alternatives less expensive. This idea was not well received by the public, and was used against him in the coming days and weeks of the campaign. As such, Smallegan reversed the wellness plans and decided to take the campaign in the direction of overall health. As such, he emphasized the importance of exercise in daily lives. The YMCA Coalition that was formed between the New Conservative Party and the YMCA International Program was due to Smallegan's belief in the importance of a healthy society.
The campaign continued, and another crucial blow to Smallegan and the New Conservative Party was the failed Green-New Conservative merger. There were initial plans to convert the New Conservative Party into the Progressive Conservative Party- a combination of Greens and New Conservatives into one party. The idea was that this new party would put world affairs and the environment much higher on their list of important issues. Smallegan and Green Party leader Steven Lyall both agreed on United Nations Millennium Goals and increased world involvement. The key issue that they disagreed on was the Environment. The Green Party wished Smallegan to place more of an emphasis on the Environment, and push for much more radical environmental reform. As a result, Smallegan agreed to place Environmental issues directly into the new platform and to work closely with Lyall and the rest of the Green Party to make sure the Environment was addressed. Smallegan and Lyall completed the agreement of becoming the Progressive Conservative Party, and shortly after, an initial announcement was made by Smallegan concerning the new Party. After the announcement, the Green Party leadership called off the alliance, stating that the alliance had not been finalized at the time of the information release, and the NCP took a hit in the polls for releasing the information too soon.
After this hit to the NCP Ratings, Smallegan and his Associate President Péricles Maranhão Neto worked to regain support of the Ibaglian People. Within days, Maranhão announced his intention to leave the NCP and his position on the Secretariat, and then joined the Liberal Party. This also hit the NCP's ratings. Immediately following this action, Smallegan appointed Robert Clarke as the new New Conservative Party's Associate President. Because the position of Secretary-General was then vacant, John Landes was moved into the position of Secretary-General. The new NCP team worked hard as the end of the campaign was fast approaching. Election day came, and the three parties were close in public approval.
When Ibaglians went to the polls, the New Conservative Party received 15 seats, the Conservatives 15, the Liberals 24, and the Greens 6. In response to growing concerns about forming a viable government, and also to connect two parties of closely related beliefs, Smallegan and Conservative leader Clinton Roser established the Conservative Alliance of Ibagli, with Smallegan as its leader. Smallegan, who had been appointed Prime Minister in December, was asked by Governor-General Dame Annette Farquhar to form a new government. Smallegan scheduled the opening of Parliament for early February.
After the formation of the Conservative Alliance, Smallegan set out on his duties as Prime Minister. As Parliament was not yet in session, he focused on setting up a plan for the coming Parliament, and began work on the NCP/CAI goals for the next Parliament. Smallegan proceeded to set up his cabinet, naming all NCP Secretariat members to the Cabinet, along with several high-ranking Conservatives.
Shortly after Smallegan's formation of a government, the Liberal Party and the Green Party announced that they would be joining in a coalition with the intent to topple the Smallegan government. As the new coalition did not yet have a clear majority, Smallegan decided to remain Prime Minister and face the House of Commons.
Cabinet
Note: Erik Barnes resigned from the cabinet on 8 February 2006. Smallegan announced that Kelli Williams would replace him, but this was not completed before Smallegan's resignation.
Supreme Court
- Kathryn Jameson – 30 January 2006.
Fall of the Smallegan Government
On 30 January, Conservative MP Sir Steven Hardeman was reelected as the Speaker of the House. This left the CAI with a working minority in the house, as the Speaker is not permitted to vote unless there is a tied vote. On 10 February 2006, the House of Commons voted 30-29 on a motion inserting a statement of non-confidence in the government into the reply to the Speech from the Throne. Smallegan tendered his resignation to Governor-General Dame Annette Farquhar the next day.
Post-premiership
On 7 June 2006, Smallegan announced his resignation from the House of Commons and from the NCP leadership to become the director of the Ibaglian Intelligence Service. On 27 August 2006, less than two months later, Smallegan announced his return to the House. New NCP leader Robert Clarke announced his resignation from the leadership in order to allow for Smallegan's return. Smallegan was reappointed party leader, making him Leader of the Opposition.
In October 2006, after the fall of the Pollack government, Smallegan and Conservative leader Sir John Goodwin announced that the NCP and the Conservative Party would merge under the Conservative banner.
In the General Election held on 16 November 2006, the newly reunited party received a majority in the House of Commons. Smallegan was appointed to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the new Goodwin government.
Quotes
- 'Something that I don't like about the Christian church is that they don't want homosexuals to have equal rights to heterosexuals. I think that should change.'
- In 2004
- 'One more bad word about adoption, and I swear you'll have me knocking at your door with an armed weapon.'
- During a debate on abortion, directed at Green Party leader Steven Lyall. He was ordered to withdraw the comment by the Speaker.
- 'To buy a box of Hostess Cookies is far less expensive than it is to buy fruits and vegetables.'
- In his infamous speech on the proposed 'Cooky Tax.'
- 'Why don't you tell us why you feel Ibaglians don't deserve protection and defense against terrorists?'
- Response to Supreme Court Justice Jeremy Cannon and his criticism of Smallegan's plans for security in Ibagli.
Honours
- Royal Ibaglian Order - Knight Grand Companion (2006) (Officer in 2004)
- Lord of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council (2006)
- Semicentennial Medal (2005)
Shorthand titles
- Marcus Smallegan (25 May 1975–11 February 1999)
- Marcus Smallegan, MLA (11 February 1999–31 December 2004)
- Marcus Smallegan, ORI, MLA (31 December 2004–13 April 2005)
- Marcus Smallegan, ORI, MP, MLA (13 April 2005–15 April 2005)
- Marcus Smallegan, ORI, MP (15 April 2005–29 July 2005)
- The Honourable Marcus Smallegan, ORI, MP (29 July 2005–21 January 2006)
- The Right Honourable Marcus Smallegan, ORI, MP (21 January 2006–7 June 2006)
- The Right Honourable Marcus Smallegan, ORI (7 June 2006–11 June 2006)
- The Right Honourable Marcus Smallegan, ORI, QC (11 June 2006–18 July 2006)
- The Right Honourable Sir Marcus Smallegan, GCRI, QC (18 July 2006–27 August 2006)
- The Right Honourable Sir Marcus Smallegan, GCRI, QC, MP (27 August 2006–)
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| Preceded by: Anthony Kinder |
Prime Minister of Ibagli 2006 |
Succeeded by: Roger Pollack | ||||||||||
| Preceded by: Clinton Roser |
Leader of the Opposition 2005–2006 2006 |
Succeeded by: Roger Pollack | ||||||||||
| Preceded by: Roger Pollack |
Succeeded by: Robert Clarke | |||||||||||
| 14th Ministry - Government of John Goodwin | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Office | Successor | ||||||||||
| Jeremy Cannon | Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006– |
Incumbent | ||||||||||
