Raúl Buenaventura

Raúl Buenaventura
Photo of Raúl Buenaventura in 2073
7th Speaker of the Council of Delegates
In office 2073 – Present
President	Dietrich Weber
Preceded by	Eric Walters
State Delegate from Paletaph's 1st District
In office 2070–2073
Preceded by	Darius Kay
Succeeded by	Zachary Welsh
State Minister from Paletaph
In office 2066–2070
Preceded by	Paul Klaus
Succeeded by	Rye Kovan
7th Minister of Judicial Oversight
In office 2057–2065
President	Eli Dupont Santiago Franco Isabella Vidal
Preceded by	Julio Molina
Succeeded by	Neil Forsyth
Counsel to the Regulation Administration of Monetary Policy
In office 2054–2057
Personal details
Born	Raúl Buenaventura (2013-01-01)January 1, 2013 (age 60) Migaza City, Migaza
Nationality	Migazan (Prior to 2019) Icarisian (2019)
Political party	Traditionalist (until 2076) United Nationalist Party (2076-present)
Profession	Politician
Military service
Allegiance	Icaris
Branch/service	Icarisian Army
Years of service	2031-2032

Raúl Buenaventura (b. 2013) is the seventh and current Speaker of the Council of Delegates of The Theocratic States of Icaris. Before serving as Speaker he was the State Delegate from Paletaph's 1st District and State Minister from Paletaph. During the presidencies of Eli Dupont, Santiago Franco (2058-2061), and Isabella Vidal, he served as the Minister of Judicial Oversight.

Political Career

State Minister from Paletaph (2066-2070)

2066 State Ministry election

Main article: 2066 Icarisian State Ministry Elections

State Delegate from Paletaph's 1st District (2070-2073)

2070 State Delegacy election

Main article: 2070 Icarisian Council of Delegates elections

Speaker of the Council of Delegates (2073-Present)

2073 Speaker of the Council special election

Main article: 2073 Icarisian Speaker of the Council of Delegates special election

Buenaventura was overwhelmingly elected as Speaker due to his time in the Ministry of Judicial Oversight and the weaknesses of his opponents.

2077 Presidential election

Buenaventura was one of several candidates in the Traditionalist Party and Weber administration vying for his endorsement in the 2076 presidential election. Many saw his campaign as fairly weak, relying too much on his expertise as a politician. The public believed he has little backbone and many found him "annoying". His rivalry with Prime Minister Forsyth harmed not only his Speakership but his presidential campaign as well.

Political views

Raúl Buenaventura saw himself as the ideal Traditionalist. He believed heavily in the social market economy and businesses doing what was ultimately good for the public. He believed in high public spending and taxation to pay for social programs but he also held his traditional values and believes highly. Buenaventura was seen as a more extreme Traditionalist, hard to work with and untrustworthy. He often played partisan politics over consensus, but he was politically savvy and persuasive. He was also highly intelligent in the law and lawmaking, making him a powerful ally on any legislation.

Policy	Large/Small	Yes/No	High/Low	Easy/Rigid
Government Size	Large
Renewable Energy Dependence		Yes
Privatized Healthcare System		No
Social Market Economy		Yes
Business Regulation			High
Compellance Laws		Yes
Labor Unions		Yes
Opt-In Tax System		Yes
Business Subsidies		Yes
Government Spending			High
Conscription		Yes
Domestic Surveillance on Citizenry		Yes
Citizenship				Rigid
Theocracy		Yes
Death Penalty		No
Government-Sponsored Marriage		No
Abortion		No
Firearm Regulation			Low
Universal Public School		No
Isolationist Foreign Policy		Yes
Globalism		No
Free Trade		No
Defense Budget			High

Trad: 23/23
Lib: 1/20
Work: 11/23
Nat: 14/23
Fed: 7/23
NewF: 15/23
ColPro: 10/23