Jeroen Kost

Overview
Jeroen Kost was the Prime Minster of Doggerland from 1964 to his assassination in 1971. his premiership would be defined by constant fights with the NPD and his determination to modernise Doggerland.

Early life and education (1908-1926)
Kost was born to a wealthy Dutch family in Mistlân. His father ran a Large shipping company and had become the richest man in Doggerland. His mother was an opera singer from one of the many aristocratic Dutch families in Doggerland. He was an excellent student at his private school and excelled in studying history and math. In 1926 his father died when the NPD burned down the church he was attending just a week before his sons graduation. This would lead to his lasting hatred of Doggers.

Oxford Education (1926-1934)
Kost got a scholarship to go to Oxford and study economics. When he first arrived he shocked to see how wealthy England was. During his time there he became attracted to the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes and began to believe Doggerland's economic system was inefficient. He got his PHD in 1934 and retuned to Doggerland

Teaching Career
After returning to Doggerland, he became a Professor of Economics at the University of Carabou.