Easter Wilkins

Easter Wilkins, born on the 29th of July, 1940. She is a Askarian politician.

Early Life & Studies
Easter was born into a lower class family; she was the youngest of 6 children. Her father, Albert Wilkins had been a leading figure in the fight for racial rights in Askaria and was influenced by him to follow in his steps and work in politics. During secondary school her father and her older brother Michael would take her to political debates so they could gain a deeper knowledge of various issues. At the age of 17 her brother Michael then aged 27 was murdered campaigning in which contributed to her hunger to succeed in the political field. At the age of 18 Easter began to study a joint honors degree in Politics and History at the University of Swatski. She graduated aged 21 but decided to study further with a Global Politics degree and a degree in International Relations, both taking a year.

Politics (1963-1977)
After graduating Easter wanted to put her knowledge into practice and moved to working as an invitational guest in the cabinet meetings, she held this position from 1963 until 1966. She then moved back to and stood for the local elections. She became the local minister of Swatski in 1967 and stayed in this position for 10 years. During that time she set up various charitable establishments and secured a hospital network which exceeded all hospitals in the country.

Hiatus 1977-1987
In 1977 Easter decided to put her career on hold after becoming pregnant with her husband Harold, she gave birth to a boy in 1978 which they called Michael in tribute to her older brother. 4 years following the birth of her son Micheal she gave birth to twin girls Nia and Layla. While being away from work she studied a part time degree in International Conflict and Security from 1978 to 1980. In 1983 she decided to study again, studying a degree in Sex, Gender and Violence which she completed in 1985.

Politics (1988-1998)
Easter stood for election in 1988 winning with a 54% compared to 2nd places 38%. She came into power in 1988 and began to focus on various different issues in Askaria, the first being the armed forces. She prohibited the testing of nuclear arms and signed a peace treaty with the global leading political establishment that Askaria would now use any nuclear action unless they had been given permission to do so. Alongside this she put new rights into place such as allowing homosexuality in the army and giving homosexuals more rights then they had previously had in society. She also made a reform in education encouraging people to study harder and to go after their dreams. During her first term in office she made many trading connections to different nations, one being. The nations began to work together to solve global issues and had a high trade ethic between them.

Vice Presidency (1998-2008)
In 1998 Easter stood down from presidency after receiving the same percentage of votes with the then chosen president Malcom Harrows, many were surprised at her action to which she said "I have had my say for 10 years and I would love to be able to enable another's". During this 10 year period she did a lot of work in schools and universities giving talks about the world, Askaria and politics in hopes to create the ambition for students.

Return to Presidency (2008-Present)
After her term as vice president many people wanted her to be the leader again, she did this after receiving the highest votes in 2008. During this term she legalized same-sex marriage and completed the agenda of rights for the LGBT community. She additionally focused on domestic violence making is a more severe punishment and made it against the law for media outlets to only discuss abuse towards women. This term was known at the activism term with many issues relating to rights being passed or abolished. After the hugely successful term she stood for election being elected the president for a third time in 2018.