James "Jim" Crowley

James "Jim" Crowley (June 21, 1928 - Living) was a Dogger politician and statesman, who was leader of the Labor Workers' Party of Doggerland (LWP) from 1978 to 2001, and served as Prime Minister of Doggerland from 1987 to 1996. Crowley became Prime Minister after narrowly gaining a plurality of seats in the 1987 Snap Election, coming ahead of Paul Tudor's ruling Liberal Party in what was widely considered an upset election. Before he was elected Prime Minister of Doggerland, he served as Shadow Minister of Health from 1978 to 1980 and Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1980 to 1983, and Leader of the Opposition from 1983 to 1987, after being elected leader of the LWP.

Life
James Crowley was born on June 21, 1928 in Kensingston, Zuipont. He was the third and youngest of three sons of Liam Crowley (1889-1957), a Doctor, and his wife Hannah (Krol; 1895-1958). Liam Crowley was English and Hannah Crowley was Dutch, making James of mixed English-Dutch descent, being fluent in both Dutch and English, later he would say that the experience of being of two cultures influenced his handling of the NPD Crisis. Both parents were members of the Arbeidspartij, with Liam Crowley running for the Kensington City Council in 1934. James Crowley attended the Kensingston Academy High School, a majority English school, and then studied at the Graki City University; he was the first member of his family to attend university. He became a member of the Arbeidspartij at age 19 in 1947, and in 1949 became the President of the Student Socialists of Doggerland, the collegiate branch of the Arbeidspartij. He would go on to graduate cum laude in 1950, having studied both economics and political science. Beginning in 1952, he began to work for the local government of Kensington, helping to develop economic policy. Crowley would resign from this job in 1954 to run for the National Assembly.

Member of National Assembly
In 1954, he was elected to the National Assembly, and would quickly gain a reputation as both a firebrand for progressive social causes and as both the youngest and tallest member of the assembly at the time (being 30 years old and 6'7 feet). He would often criticize the Liberal administration during his early years in the assembly and was one of the harshest critics of Jeroen Kost's economic policies. It was during this time he developed a sort of personal rivalry with Paul Tudor, a Liberal MNA of similar age who had opposing views to him, who Crowley once famously called "a pompous prick". Crowley would be one of the key negotiators of the merger between the Arbeidspartij and the Workers' Party, a minor socialist party, into the Labor Workers' Party in 1967, crafting a party platform that was much more left-wing on social issues and adopted a firm social democratic stance on economic issues. Crowley ran in the 1968 Labor Workers' Party leadership election following the merger, running as the most moderate candidate in the race, he ended up coming in 3rd place, however, he was appointed Deputy Parliamentary leader of the LWP. Once Tudor was elected Prime Minister in 1971 and began to crack down on the NPD, Crowley became his most vocal opposition within the National Assembly, often calling his policies "authoritarian" and "the next step towards dictatorship".

Labor Workers' Party Leader
After the resignation of the LWP leader due to a corruption scandal, a leadership election was held in 1983 which James Crowley would win. The 1984 Election would see significant gains for the LWP, with Jim Crowley becoming the Leader of the Opposition, while the Liberal Party now relied on the Social Credit Party for parliamentary support. In 1986, Crowley would soon call for a vote in the assembly on repealing the Emergency Enabling Act and the Dogger Safety Act, which would pass with support from the Progressive Conservatives, the Justice Party, and some members of the Liberal Party; the repealing of these bills made Crowley an incredibly popular figure among the Doggish community. In 1987 a Snap Election was called by Prime Minister Tudor. This election would see the Labor Workers' Party gain a plurality of seats, forming a coalition government with the Justice Party.

Prime Minister of Doggerland (1987-1996)
After he was elected in 1987, he began undoing Tudor's unpopular reforms which made him quite popular especially with his party and Liberals tired of Paul Tudor. Doggish rights would also be improved nationally. The NPD became irrelevant by Paul Tudor's administration, but during Crowley's administration they became completely irrelevant. Thus in the 1990 elections LWP would win with 53.3%. Quite a majority for the party and thus he didn't have any deputy PM as ever since 1990 he won with over 50% of the vote, In the 1993 election too. But in 1996 he decided not to run for PM saying that Liberals have ruled for too long, and I don't wanna make LWP be shamed for ruling long too.

Post-Prime Ministership (1996-Present)
After his Prime Ministership he lived in the outside areas of Port Nandels in a mansion where he still lives to this day. He was a MP for 8 extra years after his Prime Ministership until he decided to retire from the Assembly permanently. He now lives a normal life in Port Nandels. He is also the 1st PM to be still alive to this day.