Mark Ryden

Mark Ryden joined parliament in 2226 taking his seat from another Nationalist in a tough primary. He won the race and held his safe seat for decades.

In 2237 he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in a surprise decision by Marcus Kuturn, who was Chancellor at the time. He was later Minister of Transportation for Jubin and Chenan for a total of eight years, an unusually long tenure for a ministerial role.

In 2252 he was elected Leader of the Moderate Party in a leadership spill over Max Chenan by a large margin. Chenan had been polling terribly as Leader of the Opposition after his party kept him in office narrowly after he lost the 2250 Election. Ryden worked to improve the parties numbers and recruit new candidates for the coming election, as well as attacked Kim Rosen, the Chancellor, any time he could.

Ryden was ousted after his loss in the 2258 Election.