Linda Gascoyne-Macleod

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Linda Gascoyne-Macleod (born 23 May 1963 as Linda Macleod in Kettler's Port) was between 17 June 2005 and 14 December 2006 the eight prime minister of New Courland, making her the first woman prime minister of New Courland. She also was the first prime minister who was born after the independence of New Courland. She is a member of the Conservative Party and has been leading that party since 2005. Despite the fact that the Conservative Party lost all elections since 2006, mrs. Gascoyne remains a very popular figure in New Curonian politics, which is probably the reason that she wasn't replaced for a long time. After the party's loss in the 2015 general election, Gascoyne stepped down however on her own accord.

Having studied economics in Jamaica and the United Kingdom, mrs. Gascoyne became budget minister in the first cabinet of Ivar Hoare (1998 - 2002) and economic affairs in the second (2002 - 2005). In 2005 she was elected to replace mr. Hoare as party leader and prime minister.

She married Gerald Gascoyne in 1989. They have two daughters, Mary and Susan.

Prime Ministers of New Courland
Edgar Betterton (1962 - 1963) · Janis Krasts (1963 - 1966) · Eric Seymour (1966 - 1971) · Edgar Betterton (1971 - 1978) · Ramaswamy Ayyangar (1978) · Edgar Betterton (1978 - 1980)
Ramaswamy Ayyangar (1980 - 1984) · Charles Jurdzs (1984 - 1987) · Jaime Gonzales (1987 - 1998) · Ivar Hoare (1998 - 2005) · Linda Gascoyne-Macleod (2005 - 2006) · Luis Lavalleja (2006 - 2015)
Laila Miró-Rozenberga (incumbent since 2015)