Johann Hauptsmann
Johann Frederick Hauptsmann (born November 3rd, 1950) is a Superian politician and lawyer serving as the TBD Secretary-General of the Conference of American States since 2015. A member of the Superian Christian Democratic Party, Hauptsmann previously served as a member of the House of Delegates, Superior's legislative lower house, from 2003 to 2015 and as the Governor of the state of Dakota from 1992 to 2000.
Johann Hauptsmann | |
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Official Portrait, 2020 | |
Secretary-General of the Conference of American States | |
Assumed office January 1st, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Jefferson Malcolm |
Member of the House of Delegates for New Rhineland (Dakota's 4th district) | |
In office December 18th, 2003 – January 1st, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Heinrich Adelhart |
Succeeded by | Georg Metzerberg |
Governor of Dakota | |
In office November 19th, 1992 – November 14th, 2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Heisenburg, Dakota, Superior | November 3, 1950
Political party | Christian Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Conservative (1980-1988) |
Spouse(s) |
Melissa Martine (m. 1978; d. 1991) Angela Willkie (m. 2002) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater |
Cumberland University (MA) Grand Falls University (BA) |
Born in Heisenburg, Dakota, Hauptsmann would be raised in a rural environment. Hauptsmann would attend Grand Falls University, and later the prestigious Durum League Cumberland University, receiving a master's degree in law. Hauptsmann would open a law firm in Augustus, Dakota in 1977, becoming a family attorney. After decades practicing law, Hauptsmann would enter politics, running and being elected as the Governor of Dakota as a member of the Christian Democratic Party. Hauptsmann would be the first Christian Democrat in Superian history to win a governorship. As Governor, Haupstmann would help recover the Dakotan economy following a state financial crisis and would be influential in building the state's tourism industry. He would be re-elected in 1996 and would leave office in 2000, being term limited. After a few years of retirement, Hauptsmann would again enter politics, running for and being elected to the House of Delegates in 2003.
As a member of the House of Delegates, Hauptsmann support liberal conservative and Christian centered legislation, being a proponent of multi-partisan co-operation. He would also be a leading proponent for a coalition between conservative parties represented in Parliament. Hauptsmann would become the chair of the Christian Democratic Study Committee in 2008. A longtime supporter of the Conference of American States and American unionism, Haupstmann would be selected to become the next Secretary-General of the Conference of American States, assuming office in 2015. As Secretary-General, Hauptsmann has become a chief advocate for greater unification between member states, and has worked to oppose Ameroskeptic groups all around the organization, most notably in Sierra during the 2017 CAS membership referendum.