Philip-Alexander de Rynsburger

His Excellency Great Comrade of Freedom and Democracy Philip-Alexander de Rynsburger Fmr. President of the Federation, HYF, ONS, OM
De Rynsburger in 2383
Head of the Malenkov Family
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2381
Deputy	William-Alexander de Rynsburger Mikaela Andersen William Taylor
Secretary	Konrad Hess
Preceded by	No centralised leadership
35th and 38th President of the Yekaterian Federation
In office 10 January 2366 – 10 January 2381
Chancellor	Ryan Hochhahn Natalia Malenkova Anne Laurent Ryan Hochhahn Thomas Lindeman
Vice President	William-Alexander de Rynsburger William Taylor Valentin Bürgen Lukas Hochburger Thomas Aspen-Malenkov
Preceded by	William-Alexander de Rynsburger
Succeeded by	Lukas Hochburger
In office 10 January 2343 – 10 January 2346
Premier	Yulia Tyshenkova William Taylor (until January 2345)
Chancellor	William Taylor (from January 2345)
Vice President	Karyna Lybatova Kirsten de Rynsburger
Preceded by	Andrea de Rynsburger
Succeeded by	William Taylor
33rd and 35th Chancellor of the Yekaterian Federation
In office 7 July 2356 – 10 January 2366
President	William-Alexander de Rynsburger
Deputy	Kirsten de Rynsburger Ryan Hochhahn Anne Laurent Andreas Scheidermann
Preceded by	Natalia Malenkova
Succeeded by	Ryan Hochhahn
In office 10 January 2346 – 16 May 2356
President	William Taylor William-Alexander de Rynsburger
Deputy	Ryan Hochhahn Anne Laurent Natalia Malenkova
Preceded by	William Taylor
Succeeded by	Natalia Malenkova
Minority Leader of the House of Federals
In office 16 May 2356 – 7 July 2356
Deputy	Ryan Hochhahn Kirsten de Rynsburger
Preceded by	Natalia Malenkova
Succeeded by	Natalia Malenkova
Federal Deputy from Federal Cities
In office 10 January 2346 – 3 January 2366
Preceded by	Constituency created (from Xanderholm North)
Succeeded by	Lukas Hochburger
Constituency	Yekateria Hill and Northcentral Xanderholm
Leader of the Solidarity Party
In office 10 January 2343 – 3 January 2366
Deputy	Karyna Lybatova Ryan Hochhahn Kirsten de Rynsburger
Preceded by	Andrea de Rynsburger
Succeeded by	Ryan Hochhahn
President of the Solidarity Party
In office 10 January 2366 – 25 May 2378
Deputy	Kirsten de Rynsburger Lukas Hochburger William-Alexander de Rynsburger
Succeeded by	Lukas Hochburger
Secretary for Interspace Development and Advancement
In office 15 January 2356 – 25 October 2373
Deputy	Tamara Bratislavská Roman Novák
Preceded by	Estelle Nordberg (as Secretary for Space Affairs)
Succeeded by	Stefan Frey
Secretary for Social Inclusivity and Equity
In office 11 July 2343 – 15 January 2356
Deputy	Tamara Bratislavská
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Office abolished (merged into Department of Welfare)
Personal details
Born	Filip-Aleksandr Samuilovich de Rynsburger-Malenkov 10 June 2325 Palace of the Revolution Hospital, Nataliska
Nationality	Yekaterian
Political party	Solidarity
Spouse(s)	Ryan Hochhahn (since 2343)
Domestic partner	Hannah Schmidt (2343)
Relations	William-Alexander de Rynsburger (brother) Kirsten de Rynsburger (sister) Tara de Rynsburger (sister)
Children	Lukas Hochburger
Parents	Sam de Rynsburger Andrea de Rynsburger
Residence	Skavštona Palace
Education	Malenkov International School
Alma mater	State College Nataliska

Philip-Alexander de Rynsburger (Yekaterian: [/fɪlɪp-ˌælɪgˈzɑːndə diː rɛnzbʏrgʏɛr/]; born 10 June 2325) is a Yekaterian retired Solidarity politician and formerly active political reform activist who currently serves as the de facto head of the Malenkov Family. He served as the Federal President of the Yekaterian Federation from January 2366 to January 2381, also serving in the same position from January 2343 to January 2346. He has also formerly served as Chancellor from 2346 to 2366 and as Secretary for Social Inclusivity and Equality in the same time period, as well as Secretary for Interplanetary Development from 2356 to 2373.

Born in Nataliska to incumbent President Andrea de Rynsburger-Malenkova and Sam de Rynsburger, he studied Business Administration and Political Science at State College Nataliska. Prior to his sudden unexpected rise to power, he was largely involved as an online activist. He was taught from to lead from a young age, as he was expected to continue the long line of the Malenkov political dynasty. As a result, many Yekaterian news outlets began touting him as the next leader of Yekateria after his 15th birthday.

De Rynsburger was propelled into the leadership of the nation's longtime ruling party Solidarity in 2343 after winning a leadership election following the resignation of Andrea de Rynsburger. In his early years in politics, de Rynsburger served as Federal President and undertook reforms to the Verkhovnyy Sovet', and led the push to replace Yekateria's communist-era flag and emblem. He became chancellor in 2346 in a switch with then-incumbent William Taylor and stayed on as chancellor and leader of the Solidarity Party, being temporarily ousted as chancellor in 2356 due to betrayal from coalition partner, the Federalists led by Natalia Malenkova. He regained the chancellorship following the July 2356 federal elections, before being elected as Federal President once again in 2366. Since then, de Rynsburger was re-elected twice in 2370 and 2375, stepping down in 2380 for his son and First Deputy Vice President Lukas Hochburger.

As Yekaterian leader, de Rynsburger has been instrumental in reforming Yekateria's democracy, turning it from a dominant-party system into a multi-party coalition system, increasing the number of Yekaterian republics from twenty-three to forty through accessions, annexations, and space colonisation, and increased rights and freedoms for the average citizen. However, he has also been criticised for his occasional bouts of authoritarianism and his support for neoliberal policies often at the expanse of popular dissidents and the poor respectively. de Rynsburger is the third-longest serving Yekaterian leader, at 38 years total in leadership, as well as being the most influential in recent history.

Early life and activism

De Rynsburger was born on 10 June 2325, in the Palace of the Revolution Hospital, Nataliska. He is the oldest son of Sam de Rynsburger and Andrea de Rynsburger (née Malenkova) and the oldest of fraternal twins. Andrea de Rynsburger later gave birth to his younger sister, Kirsten Anneliese, 2 years after Xander's birth, with youngest sibling Tara Astrid being born in the early 2340s.

He then studied at the prestigious Malenkov International School, a high-quality private school for ages 7-17 for first-level and second-level schooling. He studied at the State College Nataliska, the local branch of Yekaterian University, between 2343 and 2348. He majored in Political Science as well as Business Administration.

De Rynsburger was the second president to be born to an incumbent president at the time of their birth in the 24th century, the first having been his own mother (who was born in 2303 to then-incumbent President Elise Malenkova). As a result of his upbringing as the son of the incumbent President, coupled with his status as a member of the Malenkov Family, he was seen as a potential leadership candidate in future.

He took advantage of this, starting a video logging channel online documenting his life as the son of the incumbent Federal President and advocated for policies that were being promoted at the time by the de Rynsburger-Malenkova administration. However, he began turning against his mother's administration following the beginning of the 2340s-2350s Yekaterian coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent failure of his mother to implement coronavirus measures, being influenced by conservatives.

Rise to leadership and early political career

De Rynsburger in the early 2340s

Following the beginning of the 2340s-2350s Yekaterian coronavirus pandemic, the de Rynsburger-Malenkova administration began plans to tackle the continually-increasing coronavirus caseloads, instituting a lockdown and calling for Yekaterians to stay home. However, this changed with President de Rynsburger-Malenkova being influenced by conservatives within the Solidarity Party into completely abandoning the coronavirus containment plans, and began downplaying the dangers of the virus.

This ultimately led to Yekateria becoming the nation most afflicted with the virus and generated extreme political backlash from the Yekaterian population. Furthermore, the de Rynsburger-Malenkova administration proposed the GLORY Act, which further ignited calls for the administration to resign. De Rynsburger supported and promoted the backlash, which ultimately resulted in his mother's resignation as President in late 2342. Faced with a political crisis, the party immediately began looking for successors to party leader and President Andrea, culminating in the 2343 Solidarity Party leadership election with politicians such as Jakub Elicek, incumbent Vice President Karyna Lybatova, and Solidarity Youth leader Konrad Hess.

Despite being initially seen as too young for the leadership and presidency, de Rynsburger was ultimately elected as Party Leader due to his liberal-leanings and support from the more liberal factions of the party. Together with his relatives William Taylor and Mikaela Andersen, he co-founded the Three of A Kind party caucus, which survives today as the Liberal Solidarists faction within the party.

First presidency (2343 to 2346)

De Rynsburger was voted into office by the Senate and inaugurated on 10 January 2343. He inherited a country facing the brunt of the coronavirus crisis, and terror attacks from the Christian ultrareligious terror group the "Front for Liberation of the Yekaterian Peoples" (FLYP).

Reforms and renewal

Acknowledging his young age (at 18), de Rynsburger quickly appointed teams of advisors immediately after his inauguration. In his first actions as President, he re-initiated coronavirus lockdowns and shut down the GLORY Act, as well as began steps towards reforming the system. This led to a rift with then-Premier Yulia Tyshenkova, a conservative and likely instigator behind his mother's sudden conservative turn. As a result, de Rynsburger fired Tyshenkova and replaced her with his cousin, William Taylor.

He then announced the New Dream Initiative, which would slowly bring the country towards liberal reform and democratisation. Within several months of his presidency, he called for a Cabinet reshuffle, appointing and confirming William Taylor as Premier and Mikaela Andersen as Secretary of State, which, in his words, "would bring more of the leadership of the Three of A Kind Caucus into power and therefore further the movement of reform" to critics who called it nepotism. He also outlined a plan for Yekateria to reform in phases, which would ensure that the process would be smooth and not rushed. De Rynsburger spoke of the necessity of the reforms;

It is the right time for our great country to go through reforms. Our system is decades, if not centuries old! We can't go on with our old ways. It is what it is. A total reform is what we need if we want to continue being the great nation that we have always been.

— de Rynsburger, in a TV broadcast in December 2343

Sticking with his plan to involve "fresh ideas and old wisdom", he appointed veteran politicians such as former Defence Minister Gennady Myschenko as the Chairman of the Velika Soveta, Unity Party leader Andrea Hargasova as Chairwoman of the Federal Senate, and former President Daria Myschenko as Chairwoman of the House of Federals. Conversely, he appointed younger politicians Frank Hoffman, Miroslav Kaschak, Bianka Dvorak, Claudia Schulte, and Charlotte Lybeck into the Federal Government as secretaries of the various departments.

Tackling the coronavirus and terrorism situation

By the year 2345, the coronavirus situation in Yekateria had improved slightly, but an international Summit was called for anyways to further tackle the issues of the virus. On the proposal of de Rynsburger, the international community agreed to spread Yekaterians out across the country due to the highly urban nature of cities and the highly unpopulated nature of most of Yekateria, also noting the abundance of holiday homes. This move led to the number of new coronavirus cases dropping sharply, finally bringing a foreseeable light at the end of the tunnel for the country in facing the coronacrisis.

Meanwhile, de Rynsburger oversaw the International Joint Task Force with other prominent countries and sought out to destroy major FLYP bases before raiding and neutralising the main command base in Xandersko, destroying the terror organisation which had terrorised Yekaterians for over a half-decade. This resulted in him being widely approved by 85% of the Yekaterian population.

Personal life

De Rynsburger is of Germano-East Slavic-Nordic descent through his mother Andrea de Rynsburger (née Malenkova) and of Dutch-British descent through his father Sam de Rynsburger.

He also identifies as gay, having come out when he was confessed to by the President of Neilreich and his future husband, Ryan Hochhahn. Prior to which, he had a relationship with Hannah Schmidt, a close friend of Mikaela Andersen. He also had a child with Hannah Schmidt, which was born after his relationship with Schmidt ended. Despite this though, they are still on good terms and regard each other as close friends. Schmidt ultimately chose to grant custody of the child to De Rynsburger and Hochhahn, to which they named him Lukas Hochburger, with the last name of being a portmanteau of their own last names. It is known that their relationship is very close, despite recent falling out over political differences during Hochhahn's term as Chancellor of the Yekaterian Federation in the late 2360s and early 2370s.

De Rynsburger and Hochhahn married at Stephansdom Cathedral in Neilreich, making him the very first leader in modern contemporary Yekaterian history to be married at a religious site, and also the first leader to be married to a Christian.

See also

• Ryan Hochhahn
• Cabinets of Philip-Alexander de Rynsburger