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'''The Right Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, KP, GCRI, OIM, QC''' (born 10 March 1959) is a puisne justice of the [[Supreme Court]] of [[Ibagli]]. From January to October 2006 he was the [[Minister of Foreign Affairs]] in the government of [[Roger Pollack]].
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|+ style="margin-left: inherit;" | '''The Right Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, GCRI, CMG, MP'''
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''[[Minister of Foreign Affairs]]'''
|-
| '''Term:'''
| 2 November 1989&ndash;30 August 1994<br>20 August 2004&ndash;15 January 2006<br>11 February 2006&ndash;18 November 2006<br>29 August 2011&ndash;
|-
| '''Predecessor:'''
| [[John Goodwin]]<br>[[Paul Kelso]]<br>[[Erik Barnes]]<br>[[Marcus Smallegan]]
|-
| '''Successor:'''
| [[Jacob Miller]]<br>[[Erik Barnes]]<br>[[Marcus Smallegan]]<br>Incumbent
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|'''15th [[Government House Leader]]'''
|-
| '''Term:'''
| 29 August 2011&ndash;
|-
| '''Predecessor:'''
| [[Marcus Smallegan]]
|-
| '''Successor:'''
| Incumbent
|-
| '''Party:'''
| [[Liberal Party|Liberal]] (1982&ndash;)
|-
| '''Born:'''
| 10 March 1959:<br>[[Haphonia]], [[Ibagli]]
|}


==Early Life and Political Career==
'''The Right Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, GCRI, CMG, MP''' (born 10 March 1959) is an [[Ibagli|Ibaglian]] politician, who currently serves as [[Minister of Foreign Affairs]]. He served in the same office in the past governments of [[Bradley Hunter]], [[Vincent McNeese]], [[Anthony Kinder]], and [[Roger Pollack]].


Cannon was born 10 March 1959, to Jeffrey Cannon and Rebecca Gore in Loygre. He attended a local state school and Thistledowne University, obtaining a degree in Law and minoring in French. After his formal education was complete, he obtained a job as an interpreter within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Always outspoken, he gained popularity inside the government and left for Palterma.
==Early Life==


In Palterma, his popularity soared as a member of the Palterman legislature. In 2003, he was appointed Premier of Palterma. In late 2004, he requested Ibaglian assistance in dealing with domestic terrorism. Cannon turned the government of Palterma over to a temporary Ibaglian authority and moved back to Ibagli, being elected to the House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party.
Cannon was born on 10 March 1959 to Jeffrey Cannon and Rebecca Gore in [[Loygre]]. He attended a local state school and [[Thistledowne University]]. Cannon always reflected favorably on his upbringing and childhood: "I was brought up in a warm and caring house devoid of any real rules." He later credited his family's hands-off approach toward his adolescence as "what allowed me become the person I am today."


In late 2005, Cannon was a leading force in the faction within the Liberal Party that sought to remove Prime Minister Anthony Kinder from the leadership of the party after the prorogation scandal, supporting Minister of Labour Roger Pollack's bid for the leadership. After the January 2006 General Election and the collapse of the Smallegan administration, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs.
==Entry into politics==


On October 11th, 2006, Cannon resigned from Parliament. He was appointed to the Supreme Court the same day.  
In [[1981 General Election|1981]], Cannon stood for the House of Commons as a member of the [[Liberal Party]] in the district of [[Haphonia-St. Edwards]], narrowly losing to [[Conservative Party|Conservative]] [[Harold Stuart]]. Stuart died later that year, and Cannon ran in the ensuing by-election in early 1982, winning with a narrow margin over the Conservative candidate. He worked feverishly and became known as easily one of the most liberal members of the House. He constantly had verbal altercations with well-known and respected Conservative leaders and became very well known within the party, keeping his seat in the [[1985 General Election]]. In 1987, he was selected by [[Leader of the Opposition|opposition leader]] [[Bradley Hunter]] to be the party's critic for foreign affairs. After the Liberal Party entered government following the [[1989 General Election]], he was appointed [[Minister of Foreign Affairs]].


==Justice Of The Supreme Court==
==Hunter Government==


In 2006, Cannon became the youngest Justice of the Supreme Court in the history of Ibagli.  
While Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cannon was criticized for overseeing several state visits by [[Governor-General of Ibagli|Governor-General]] Sir [[Henry LeVeque]] to Western Europe, South America, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe. The trips were seen as an unnecessary extravagance, especially due to the gift of the enameled [[wp:Silver gilt|gilt]] insignia of a Knight or Dame Grand Companion of the [[Royal Ibaglian Order]] to each head of state visited.


He is widely considered the most liberal member of the Court.  
Ibaglian foreign missions were opened at a record rate during the Hunter government. Embassies were opened in [[wp:Brazil|Brazil]], [[wp:France|France]], [[wp:Kuwait|Kuwait]], [[wp:Nigeria|Nigeria]], and [[wp:Sweden|Sweden]]. A High Commission was opened in post-[[wp:apartheid|apartheid]] [[wp:South Africa|South Africa]].


Cannon led the charge to convict numerous famous politicians for their role in the 2006 Coup. In March 2007, all members of the coup that were arrested were convicted of treason and sentenced to life in prison. Steven Lyall was pardoned shortly afterward. Lyall had been supportive and it had been proven
==Foreign service==
he was not the real leader of the coup. Cannon supported the pardon.


On March 25, 2007, Cannon cast the tie-breaking 4-3 vote in favor of dismantling the Burlington Cross in the controversial "Cross Case". The Town of Burlington decided a few hours later it would not comply with the order. The cross was removed under order of the Supreme Court due to the mental anguish it was deemed capable of causing the citizens. Members of the Conservative majority were opposed to the action, it is unseen if charges will be brought against the court.
After the defeat of the Hunter government in [[1994 General Election|1994]], Cannon was appointed Ambassador to [[wp:France|France]], [[wp:Italy|Italy]], [[wp:Spain|Spain]], and [[wp:Switzerland|Switzerland]] (resident in France) by [[wp:Prime Minister of Ibagli|Prime Minister]] [[John Goodwin]]. In 2002 he was appointed High Commissioner to the [[wp:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] and Ambassador to [[wp:Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] (resident in the United Kingdom).


==Political Beliefs==
==Return To The Liberal Party==


*Liberal with some individualist-anarchist beliefs.  
In [[2004 General Election|2004]], Cannon stood for election in the district of [[Chesterford (Electoral district)|Chesterford]] as a member of the [[Liberal Party]]. He was again appointed [[Minister of Foreign Affairs]] in the new [[Vincent McNeese|McNeese]] government. After the death of McNeese in 2005, he declined to run for the leadership of the party.


*Supports same-sex marriage.
He used his popularity within the party and his growing popularity with the younger Liberals to rise to a very respected member of the party. After the election in [[January 2006 General Election|2006]] he once again became the [[Minister of Foreign Affairs]], this time in the government of [[Roger Pollack]].


*Supports the right for any female to have an abortion.
==Honours==


*Pacifist.
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*Supports a strong movement toward funding medical research.
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*An environmentalist, works consistently towards goals that benefit the environment.
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*Against government censorship in any form and believes parents should be more responsible in that regard.
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==Personal==
 
Cannon has joined numerous groups in both Ibagli and Palterma that are pro-human rights and against capitalism, violence, and homophobia. Cannon is a vegetarian, atheist, and is openly homosexual. Cannon resides in [[Haphonia]]. He spends his time listening to music (notably punk rock, of which he is still an avid fan), enjoying the outdoors, and reading. His favorite vacation spot is France, he visits every year. Cannon is a huge fan of Paris, calling it "the greatest city in the world."
 
==Controversy==
 
Always out-spoken and rarely withdrawn, Cannon has been caught up in numerous controversies.
 
While leading Palterma, he frequently criticized the Conservatives in Palterma and Ibagli. His very vocal attacks boiled over in an interview, in which he labeled Palterman conservatives "fascists" and Ibagli conservatives "not too much better." Outraged, many conservatives called for him to resign. The pressure in the situation never really went away, as Cannon refused to apologize.
 
Upon returning to the mainland, Cannon was caught in a scandal due to comments about organized religion, saying in an interwiew: "I think it's [religion] mass delusion. It's ignorant. It follows no logic. Yet, people believe it. It's sad to me that people some people never even question it. People should question everything." Some members of public were once again outraged, but he won his election into Parliament in a landslide. Cannon once again refused to apologize, but did say he was strictly expressing his beliefs and not trying to condemn all religious and spiritual beliefs.
 
While in Parliament, Cannon clashed with numerous other members of all the major parties. Famously, he called conservative leaders "completely ignorant and blind to the publics needs and wants." He was known to clash with members of the cabinet he was a part of under Pollack.
 
As a Justice of the Supreme Court, Cannon has continued his very vocal campaign against conservatism.  Recently butting heads with Marcus Smallegan and other conservatives on military matters, reffering to the group as "The Aggressively Macho Over-Spenders."
 
 
 
==Honours and Decorations==


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*[[Royal Ibaglian Order]] - Knight Grand Companion (1999) (Knight Companion in 1994)
*[[Order of the Palm]] - Knight Companion (2004)
*[[wp:Order of St Michael and St George|The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George]] - Companion (2004)
*[[Royal Ibaglian Order]] - Knight Grand Cross (2004)
*Lord of [[wp:Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council|Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council]] (2006)
*[[Order of Ibaglian Merit]] (2004)
*[[wp:Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal|Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal]] (2002)
*Lord of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council (2007)
*[[wp:Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal|Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]] (2012)
*Semicentennial Medal (2005)
*[[wp:Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal|Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal]] (2022)
*[[Semicentennial Medal]] (2005)
*[[wp:Order of Sikatuna|Order of Sikatuna]] ([[wp:Philippines|Philippines]]) - Grand Cross (1990)
*[[wp:List of orders, decorations and medals of the Republic of China|Order of Brilliant Star]] ([[wp:Republic of China|Republic of China]]) - Special Grand Cordon (2011) (Grand Cordon in 1993)


===Shorthand Titles===
===Shorthand Titles===
*Jeremy Cannon (1959&ndash;2003)
*Jeremy Cannon (1959&ndash;1982)
*Jeremy Cannon, MLA (2003&ndash;2004)
*Jeremy Cannon, MP (1982&ndash;1989)
*Sir Jeremy Cannon, KP, GCRI, OIM (2004)
*The Honourable Jeremy Cannon, MP (1989&ndash;1994)
*Sir Jeremy Cannon, KP, GCRI, OIM, MP (2004&ndash;2005)
*The Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, KCRI, MP (1994)
*The Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, KP, GCRI, OIM, MP (2005&ndash;2006)
*His Excellency the Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, KCRI (1994&ndash;1999)
*The Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, KP, GCRI, OIM (2006)
*His Excellency the Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, GCRI (1999&ndash;2003)
*The Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, KP, GCRI, OIM, QC (2006&ndash;2007)
*The Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, GCRI (2003&ndash;2004)
*The Right Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, KP, GCRI, OIM, QC (2007&ndash;)
*The Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, GCRI, CMG (2004)
*The Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, GCRI, CMG, MP (2004&ndash;2006)
*The Right Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, GCRI, CMG, MP (2006&ndash;)


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Latest revision as of 16:10, 5 February 2022

The Right Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, GCRI, CMG, MP
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Term: 2 November 1989–30 August 1994
20 August 2004–15 January 2006
11 February 2006–18 November 2006
29 August 2011–
Predecessor: John Goodwin
Paul Kelso
Erik Barnes
Marcus Smallegan
Successor: Jacob Miller
Erik Barnes
Marcus Smallegan
Incumbent
15th Government House Leader
Term: 29 August 2011–
Predecessor: Marcus Smallegan
Successor: Incumbent
Party: Liberal (1982–)
Born: 10 March 1959:
Haphonia, Ibagli

The Right Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, GCRI, CMG, MP (born 10 March 1959) is an Ibaglian politician, who currently serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs. He served in the same office in the past governments of Bradley Hunter, Vincent McNeese, Anthony Kinder, and Roger Pollack.

Early Life

Cannon was born on 10 March 1959 to Jeffrey Cannon and Rebecca Gore in Loygre. He attended a local state school and Thistledowne University. Cannon always reflected favorably on his upbringing and childhood: "I was brought up in a warm and caring house devoid of any real rules." He later credited his family's hands-off approach toward his adolescence as "what allowed me become the person I am today."

Entry into politics

In 1981, Cannon stood for the House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party in the district of Haphonia-St. Edwards, narrowly losing to Conservative Harold Stuart. Stuart died later that year, and Cannon ran in the ensuing by-election in early 1982, winning with a narrow margin over the Conservative candidate. He worked feverishly and became known as easily one of the most liberal members of the House. He constantly had verbal altercations with well-known and respected Conservative leaders and became very well known within the party, keeping his seat in the 1985 General Election. In 1987, he was selected by opposition leader Bradley Hunter to be the party's critic for foreign affairs. After the Liberal Party entered government following the 1989 General Election, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Hunter Government

While Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cannon was criticized for overseeing several state visits by Governor-General Sir Henry LeVeque to Western Europe, South America, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe. The trips were seen as an unnecessary extravagance, especially due to the gift of the enameled gilt insignia of a Knight or Dame Grand Companion of the Royal Ibaglian Order to each head of state visited.

Ibaglian foreign missions were opened at a record rate during the Hunter government. Embassies were opened in Brazil, France, Kuwait, Nigeria, and Sweden. A High Commission was opened in post-apartheid South Africa.

Foreign service

After the defeat of the Hunter government in 1994, Cannon was appointed Ambassador to France, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland (resident in France) by Prime Minister John Goodwin. In 2002 he was appointed High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ambassador to Ireland (resident in the United Kingdom).

Return To The Liberal Party

In 2004, Cannon stood for election in the district of Chesterford as a member of the Liberal Party. He was again appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in the new McNeese government. After the death of McNeese in 2005, he declined to run for the leadership of the party.

He used his popularity within the party and his growing popularity with the younger Liberals to rise to a very respected member of the party. After the election in 2006 he once again became the Minister of Foreign Affairs, this time in the government of Roger Pollack.

Honours

Coat of arms of Sir Jeremy Cannon

Shorthand Titles

  • Jeremy Cannon (1959–1982)
  • Jeremy Cannon, MP (1982–1989)
  • The Honourable Jeremy Cannon, MP (1989–1994)
  • The Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, KCRI, MP (1994)
  • His Excellency the Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, KCRI (1994–1999)
  • His Excellency the Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, GCRI (1999–2003)
  • The Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, GCRI (2003–2004)
  • The Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, GCRI, CMG (2004)
  • The Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, GCRI, CMG, MP (2004–2006)
  • The Right Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, GCRI, CMG, MP (2006–)
8th Ministry - Government of Bradley Hunter
Predecessor Office Successor
John Goodwin Minister of Foreign Affairs
1989–1994 		Jacob Miller
10th Ministry - Government of Vincent McNeese
Predecessor Office Successor
Paul Kelso Minister of Foreign Affairs
2004–2005 		Continued into 11th Ministry
11th Ministry - Government of Anthony Kinder
Predecessor Office Successor
Continued from 10th Ministry Minister of Foreign Affairs
2005–2006 		Erik Barnes
13th Ministry - Government of Roger Pollack
Predecessor Office Successor
Erik Barnes Minister of Foreign Affairs
2006 		Marcus Smallegan
16th Ministry - Government of Roger Pollack
Predecessor Office Successor
Marcus Smallegan Minister of Foreign Affairs
2011– 		Incumbent
House of Commons
Predecessor District Successor
Harold Stuart Queensgate
1982–1994 		Kendrick Matusiak
Diane Warman Chesterford
2004–present 		Incumbent
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