Fredrick Chamberlain

'''Rt. Hon. Sir Fredrick Chamberlain, K.S.''', is the First Councillor of Sivad. He has represented Retrep Archipeligo in the Council of Equals since 2990 and has served three times as First Councillor, the only Sivadian ever to do so.

Born in 2956 on his family estate in Retrep, Sivad, Chamberlain was educated at the Haston-Simmons School and then attended the University of Enaj. He was called to the bar at the Outer Temple in 2978. Chamberlain then served as Director of Mining Operations for Greater Ikeopo Mining Consortium, his family company, from 2980 until 2985, when he became CEO. The company was liquidated in 2989.

Chamberlain was elected with nearly seventy per cent of the vote in Retrep for the 2990 general election as a Nationalist Party candidate, only to defect to the Conservatives when that party broke off. He became head of Sivad's Conservative Party, and leader of the official opposition, in 3001, and organized the vote of no-confidence that collapsed the government of Paul Truffaut, and the subsequent dissolution of the Council of Equals in Truffaut's attempt to seize power. He, along with several members of the Shadow Cabinet, was arrested by Truffaut and jailed when he refused to obey an order to vacate the Council chamber.

When the Council met again, it was Chamberlain who moved to restore the monarchy, placing King Richard I on the throne. Following the 3002 election, Chamberlain was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in Dame Amanda Ramlan's Coalition Government. He was knighted by the King in July 3002.

Sir Fredrick then formed a new government after First Councillor Ramlan resigned in February 3003, only to see that government defeated in the 3004 general election by the Social Democratic Party under Paul Moncrief, in an election that was later determined to have been rigged. He was again First Councillor after Moncrief's attempt to create a People's Republic of Sivad failed. He was eventually forced to resign for health reasons after suffering a severe stroke in September 3004, but recovered following an experemental surgery, only to then again become First Councillor when Sir Daniel Arndale resigned in July of 3005. He is the first person ever to serve three times as First Councillor of Sivad.

Chamberlain's substantial business holdings include ownership of energy giant Kuda Energy, specialist production firm A New Dawn, shipbuilder Interstellar Transport Systems.