Alis Barnier

Alis Barnier (born 15 Wintertide, 1882) is a Caliantene politician, social activist, and professor who has served as the 102nd Prime Minister of Caliane since Summertide 1921 and Leader of the Solidarity Party since Emberrule 1920. She previously served in the cabinet of Henri Bittencourt's second government as Minister of Finance, and later in his shadow cabinet during Solidarity's term in opposition as Shadow Minister of the Interior. Additionally, Barnier has worked as a professor at the University of Mortier, teaching social science, and was elected First Minister of Pays-du-Gaçon, serving two terms between 1910 to 1916, when she resigned to serve in Bittencourt's cabinet.

Barnier was born in Pays-du-Gaçon to a Caliantene father and a mother who had moved to Caliane from Estrie following the Great War. She grew up in the commune of Toulies - a middle class suburb just outside of Mortier. She graduated top of her class, and was accepted into the prestigious King's College in Calise to study studied philosophy, politics and economics, earning her masters in 1906. She then became a professor at the University of Mortier, before running for First Minister of the Pays-du-Gaçon region in 1910, and winning. She served two terms, leading the regional Solidarity Party to victory twice, with her second run in 1913 being the only region which Solidarity gained on its seat count in the election.

Her successes on the regional electoral front, as well as her popularity for steering the region's economy to being one of the top performing in the country led then Prime Minister Henri Bittencourt to appoint her to his cabinet as Minister of Finance. A year later, the 1917 Economic Crisis struck Caliane, and Barnier was at the forefront of the government confronting the fallout, often taking the reigns on policy as Bittencourt's health faltered. When Solidarity lost the 1918 election, she became Shadow Minister of the Interior under Bittencourt, who promptly resigned a year later, citing health reasons, leading Barnier to secure victory in the Solidarity leadership election that year, becoming leader of the opposition.

During the 1921 General Election, Barnier led a slight lead over then Prime Minister Crespin Ponce of the Liberal Party, with her time as leader of the opposition spent opposing his government's militaristic approach to imperial affairs, including opposing his deployment of imperial forces to the Soullene to pacify the unruly regime in the region, as well as supporting the expansion of nuclear power, despite the Liberal desire to refuse public money for nuclear projects. She was able to secure a mandate for her party in the 1921 election, leading to her becoming the country's second female Prime Minister.

Barnier was elected during a period of turmoil in Korasha. Decades of military involvement by the world's Great Powers in the region had led to a massive refugee crisis, which left Korashan and Avanoran nations struggling to handle the influx of