Barbillus Cogidubnus Caecilius
| The Right Honourable The Lord Caecilius CAE PC | |
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| Official bust of Caecilius | |
| 1st Lord President of Great Alemonia | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office June 15, 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Salvius Senecio |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Prime Minister of Great Alemonia | |
| In office January 16, 1972 – April 28, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Huw Milrossen |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Rios |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office February 7, 1971 – January 16, 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Huw Milrossen |
| Preceded by | James Dooley |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Hart |
| Leader of the National Party | |
| In office February 7, 1971 – April 28, 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Huw Milrossen |
| Preceded by | James Dooley |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Rios |
| Member of the Imperial Council | |
| In office August 2, 1968 – April 28, 1987 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office June 18, 1987 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barbillus Caecilius 5 June 1932 Alémo, Great Alemonia |
| Political party | The National Party |
| Alma mater | Alémo University |
Barbillus Cogidubnus Caecilius, Lord Falkland CAE PC (born 5 June 1932) is the first and current Lord President of the Federal Republic of Great Alemonia. He is a sitting member of the House of Lords.
Caecilius studied History at University of Alémo, gaining a BSc degree in 1952. After, he began his career in politics by joining The National Party, with ambitions to gain a seat in the now defunct Imperial Council and to achieve Prime Minister of Great Alemonia.
In 1968, Caecilius was granted a seat on the Imperial Council. In 1971, he became Leader of the National Party and contemplated running for the Premiership, instead of granting the parties candidacy to the parties President, as was done the term before. He was defeated in his first election in 1971, but gained scores of seats for the Nationals, and was allocated the title of Leader of the Opposition, and a place on the Privy Council of Great Alemonia which at the time was simply honorific. After a Vote of No Confidence in the Imperial Council in 1972, a general election was called, winning Caecilius a landslide and the title of Prime Minister.
He served as the Prime Minister and Head of State for 15 years, until he resigned for a younger candidate for the 1987 General Election, and to join the House of Lords as Lord Falkland, where he remained on the Lords front bench.
Under the Great Alemonian Bill 2017, he was granted the new title as Lord President, by the House of Commons, which made him the official head of state, which he will hold until his death.
Early life and education
Caecilius was born on June 5, 1932, at the Alémo City Hospital. His father was a vicar in the Church of Alemonia, who was a strong Imperialist, who later became a supporter of the National Party. His family shortly after moved to the outskirts of Alémo to Falkland.
He gained a school place at Falkland School for Boys, after passing the National Progress Examination. He then attended the University of Alémo, studying Political History, graduating with a BSc.
Early career
From the first couple of years of graduating from University, Caecilius worked as a curator at the Imperial Archives in the new capital of Port Ross. He traveled extensively throughout the world gathering information the Empire to archive.
Caecilius soon joined the National Party, which his parents had been great supporters of, and was a large donator to the party. He continued to work at the Archives until 1962 when he worked in the National Parties Headquarters as a political analyst. It took him 3 years of work there before he became the Chief analyst. He worked extensively on the 1966 General Election, which the Labour Pary ultimately won.
