Julia Abard

Julia Abard is currently the Speaker of Parliament and is a former Governor of the Cantonia District.

Abard first ran for parliament against an NDP incumbent in 2274 and narrowly won the seat, holding office for four years. In 2277 she became Shadow Minister of Education, an important role in the shadow cabinet under Sarah Mandel's leadership of the in-opposition Moderate party.

Abard decided not to run again for parliament, instead opting to run for Governor of the Cantonia District. She became the first moderate ever to win the office, the state usually being predominantly democratic, winning by less than 9,000 votes. While she was fairly popular during her term, focusing on both raising the minimum wage and bringing in new industries to the state, she opted not to run for re-election, thinking she'd lose. Instead she sought her old seat in parliament again and won.

In 2285 she became Speaker of Parliament, a major promotion for the second term re-elected MP.

Abard went on to win the National Primary in the 2288 Presidential Election. Abard went on to then beat Kyle Aers, the Governor of Tasmania and NDP nominee for President, in the general election in May and was elected the 11th President of Cantonia.