Arjun The Great



Arjun The Great (stylized as ArjunTheGreat!) is a Dogger member of parliament for the Labor Worker's Party and the current Health Minister of Doggerland. He was a candidate in the January 2021 legislative elections being 6th on the party list. He is most notably known for his work in designing the rose in the Labor Worker's Party logo and the LWP "I Voted" button.

Local Political Career
Arjun The Great was born in Mistlân in the Zuidvis province to two immigrants from India. He later attended the University of the City of Mistlân (UCM) on a scholarship and graduated with a degree in political science. After university, Arjun worked as a campaign associate for the incumbent mayor before being appointed to the position of Deputy Mayor of Mistlân. He began to attract attention from established LWP members for his staunch views on scientific progress and environmentalism. He then officially joined the party. Arjun served as acting Mayor of Mistlân after the unfortunate death of the elected Mayor. During his time as mayor of Mistlân, he fought for worker's rights, forest preservation, and funding for the arts and sciences. He served 2.5 years in this position before resigning to run for the newly established parliament.

National Parliamentary Career
Arjun The Great was one of the people to officially run for parliament. He later received the 6th spot on the party-list. He rose to mild acclaim after his work helping design the signature LWP Rose and several miscellaneous visual elements for the party. He was adamant about the party presenting itself as the uniting figure of the Doggerland left. After the January Elections, he was given a seat in the parliament. Shortly after that, he was appointed by the newly elected Prime Minister Kevin Trevor to serve as the country's first Minister of Health. He is pushing for a fast and expansive response to COVID-19 in his position. Another goal of his is to establish a food safety commission.

Ideological Positions
Arjun The Great self-identifies as a progressive Social Democrat. He is in the ideological middle-left of his party. He is very pro-Science and is advocating for increased funding to medical research and other scientific programs. He is Pro-EU.

Controversies
Arjun The Great is known for his strong positions on the issues he cares about. He frequently calls out members of opposing parties on unjust decisions. During his time as Mayor of Mistlân, he came into controversial light after referring to members of the DRA as, "filthy". He later apologized for this position and stated he simply had an unfavorable outlook upon the methods that the group used to get its way.