Apples

Apples Clarke (born February 13, 1981) is a Dogger politician serving as member of the National Assembly of Doggerland. He has served as a member of the Grand Brun-South Assembly, minister of Rural Development and Infrastructure in Brun-South and as junior counsellor in the Executive Council of Brun-South. He's a member of the Doggerland Communist Party and the Labour Union of Brun-South.

Early Life
Apples Clarke was born on February 13, 1977 in Abester, Brun-South to a middle class family. He moved to Nandels Port to continue his education studying law.

Political Career
Grand Brun-South Assembly Clarke joined the Labour Union of Brun-South after graduating and helped organize local events such as rallies in support of the People's Freedom and Justice Party during elections. He was a strong advocate for workers' rights and blamed the deteriorating economic situation in the province on the incumbent governor and his administration. After years of grass roots organising he signed up to the party list of the PFJP alliance as a member of the Labour Union of Brun-South and was accepted. He was elected to the Grand Brun-South Assembly on April 29, 2006, becoming the youngest member at just 29 years old. In the assembly he was a big opponent of the incumbent administration but wasn't afraid of trying to work across the isle. Considering the majority the government had in the chamber he was left little choice besides it anyway. During his time in the assembly he was able to pass the "Workers' Preservation Act" a bill sponsored by him, by working with the liberal members of the incumbent alliance. This was his proudest achievement yet and got him a wave of support all around Brun-South because he never stopped campaigning. The incumbent governor wildly opposed the newly passed act which brought him a lot of unpopularity, culminating with him loosing his council seat after the 2010 election.

Minister of Rural Development and Infrastructure A new governor was elected from the National Conservative Party, the Civic Union equivalent in Brun-South. Perhaps because of Apples was working with the government or perhaps because he thought the young MP will have less power outside the assembly the governor appointed him minister of Rural Development and Infrastructure. In this position Clarke worked to narrow the gap between urban and rural development in the province. He worked on infrastructure projects to connect rural Brent-South with its urban areas. This stagnated the economy but ended up improving living conditions and developing areas which lacked any investment. He worked on a land reform made to improve the standards of farmers but it was shot down in the Grand Brun-South Assembly after being voted down 94 to 122. During his time as minister he remained popular and campaigned for the Labour Union and the People's Freedom and Justice Party as a whole. This led to problems between him and new governor Jeremiah Meligston of the Union Party after his election in 2014. Meligston and Apples never liked each other but were getting along for the sake of work, however, when the governor heard that Clarke was working on a new land reform, two years after his previous project failed, he sacked him. Apples left the Rural Development ministry in 2015.

Executive Council of Brun-South Having just recently been kicked out of the position of minister, Clarke used this time to further his popularity and support for him. He decided to run for Counsellor of the Executive Council of Brun-South in the 2016 election. He ended up winning the race but was unable replace the incumbent governor since progressives had very little support in the body. During his term in the council he governor Meligston and most of his policy but was unable to stop much of it because of the limited power of the council. He used most of the time to campaign and grass roots organise against government counsellors. His efforts were successful when more progressives were elected to the body in 2018 and 2020. The then chief counsellor and close ally to Apples David Ledgnot of the Social Democratic Union was elected governor, replacing Jeremiah Meligston after 2 liberal counsellors who would normally have supported the incumbent decided to back him due to Meligston's unpopularity. Apples' support was vital for keeping the government stable but he decided to run for the National Assembly of Doggerland after he found a popular replacement for him in the council.