Max Chenan

Max Chenan was a former Chancellor of Cantonia for several years and a member of the moderate party in parliament (formerly nationalist). He was previously a Minister in several administrations and separate roles.

Max started in politics back in 2210 when he ran for city council and lost. In 2214 he was elected in a surprise victory to Parliament and he kept his seat in a very liberal district for decades, which was also surprising to many.

Chenan started in party politics late after focusing his first few terms on legislation. He earned a reputation as a legislative leader and under Chancellor Paul Rosef he was Minister of Waterways and Plumbing, a new post later renamed, for a year. Under Marcus Kuturn he served three years as Minister of Science and Technology and three years as Minister of State and Government (federal auditor). Under Cynthia Jubin he was Minister of Agriculture for four years.

In 2245 with a general election coming up and Jubin holding low approvals, party strategists convinced Chenan to challenge Jubin in a leadership race. Originally and underdog many thought should give up on his Chancellor ambitions, as he was too old, Chenan ended up playing hard on her lack of public support. Chenan forced a leadership vote and narrowly won, becoming Chancellor on November 5th. Chenan lead his party to victory in the 2246 Cantonia Election.

Chenan's election was a miracle and was attributed to him being such a new Chancellor, which gave him a boost in the polls with the new energy over older Kim Rosen. Chenan's numbers however began slipping immediately after the election and his party was deeply divided for the rest of his tenure. Over his four years he started Cantonia's first war in Central America against Nicaragua due to foreign tensions. This war was highly unpopular in Cantonia and eventually he lost his seat as Chancellor in 2250 in a huge electoral landslide victory for the New Democratic Party and Rosen.

He was ousted as leader by Mark Ryden in 2252 amid terrible Moderate polling. Chenan resigned from Parliament in 2257 to run for President.