Kreśentius Skoparón

Kreśentius Skoparón
Chief Executive of Fariva
In office 2020–2028
Chancellor	Itanur Akasavarin
Preceded by	Michael Vick
Succeeded by	Remistus Madikerin
Personal details
Born	1964 №4 Raion, Fariva Region Kiravian Union
Political party	Independent (in nomine) First Farivan Party (FRA)
Spouse(s)	Unnamed
Residence	Kolega, Fariva
Education	Civil Navigation University 1° University of the Holy Cross 2°
Military service
Allegiance	Kiravian Union
Branch/service	Kiravian People's Navy
Years of service	1982-1984
Rank	Able Seaman
Unit	Telmar Naval Yard

Kreśentius Skoparón was Chief Executive (Governor) of Fariva State from 2020 to 2028 AD, and currently represents his home state on the Federal Council.

Skoparón is best known for his leadership in the aftermath of the deadly 2023 Bérasar Harbour explosion. As a Federal Councillor, he has been active on the issues of bureaucratic reform and Crona policy.

Origins

Skoparón came of very humble origins by the standards of the Kiravian political class. He was born in Ilūkste, Farivan Socialist Republic under the Kiravian Union, into a family of Eskean Coscivian ethnicity. His parents were employed at a state-owned plant manufacturing water turbines. He served his standard two-year conscription term with the Red Navy at the Telmar, Ventarya naval yard doing something.

Although from a proletarian background, Skoparón came of age during the difficult final years of the Kiravian Union by which time the Kirosocialist system's inexorable slump toward collapse was clearly apparent to the public, and the zeitgeist of this period would influence the direction of his political career. Skoparón was a student at the Civil Navigation University in Bissáv in 1985 when the Kirosocialist Party capitulated to its untenable position, ushering in the process of Kiravian reunification.

Career

Skoparón was elected to the State Stanora in 2008, representing County Telbrant. He ran on the Freedom Plus Party ticket after initially courting the First Farivan Party ballot line. Many years later, his campaign manager Dhakxîuv Xesonin would claim that Skoparón was "left on read, as the youth say" by the upper-class, Eshavian-dominated FFP party apparatus in the countyship on account of his background. The two parties would go on to merge in 2018.

Upon the FFP-FPP merger in 2018, Skoparón was named Senior Vice-Chairman of the enlarged FFP. He would be selected (after a close and contentious nominating convention) as the FFP gubernatorial candidate for the 2020 election. He won the election thanks to a large number of second-preference votes under the state's instant-runoff voting system for gubernatorial races, attributed to his ability to earn high favourability outside of the reliable FFP voter base.

The 2023 Bérasar Harbour explosion which killed most of the city's municipal leaders and the entire Kirav national soccer team save for Téodar Konsaháken occurred during his tenure. Skoparón took the lead in coördinating the response to the disaster and was hailed as a state hero. In 2024 he was handily reëlected to a second term in office.

Into 2027, Skoparón still had approval ratings near historic highs (the record being his own 96% approval rating from 2023) but curiously chose not to seek a third term as Chief Executive. Instead, he was elected to the Federal Council by a 192-33 vote of the state legislature.