The Albian Who's Who: Kiznya Schlop

Former Prime Minister of Albia and leader of the Noy Krep Party.

Having seen his party elected to power after 18 years in opposition, Mr Schlop is credited with reviving the fortunes of the Krep Party with his search for "The Third Way"(*). During his time as leader Mr Schlop placed considerable emphasis on his trustworthiness and personal probity. Sadly, the average Albian's view of his honesty was such that his regular declarations that he was "a pretty straight kinda guy" were regarded in much the same way as are signs outside a car dealership declaring the owner to be "Honest" John.

A fine example of the Prime Ministerial style was seen in his speech the party conference in 2002, detailed in the report of the 2004 conference.

Mr Schlop announced his resignation as Prime Minister in May 2007, in an emotive speech marred only by the way the laser from Bragdny Door's gunsight making frequent appearances on Mr Schlop's forehead. This made the moment all the more poignant, Door and Schlop having gone through a marriage ceremony in 2005 as exclusively revealed on this blog. The marriage was subsequently annulled on the grounds that the couple "hated each other's guts".

Since leaving office, Mr Schlop has got down to the serious business of making lots of money. Occasionally he likes to dabble in the search for peace in the Middle East, "for a bit of a giggle".

(*) believed to belong in the Prime Minister's DVD collection alongside the "The Fourth Protocol" and "The Seventh Seal"