Ned Malarkey

Ned Malarkey (born March 20, 1946) is a Dogger defense attorney and politician who has served as Minister of Energy since December 11, 2021. A member of the Doggerland Left, he was a member of the Zuidbete General Council from 1976 to 2013. He was also a member of the Zuidbete Assembly from 1973 to 1976. Between the General Council and Assembly, Malarkey has served in the Zuidbete General Congress for more than four decades.

Malarkey is a progressive who has focused on climate change and energy policy and was chair of the Zuidbete General Congressional Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming from 2007 to 2011. He is the co-author of the Thorium Expansion Act, an expansion of Seth Woods' Thorium Power Act. Malarkey's progressive policies have led to widespread support among young voters. The Sun called him "a Gen-Z Icon".