User:LizArchive/Fred Thule

Frederick Jonathan Thule Jr. is an American conservative businessman and serves as the Oceanic Secretary of Infrastructure and Agriculture. He was born in Manhattan, New York, on the 14th of June, 1954.

Early Life
In Thule's early life, he spent most of his time in New York. He attended the Mountainside Private School which was about an hour away from his home to his school. He lived mostly with his mother and with his sisters, as his father and brothers were overseas. In school, he was frequently bullied.

He later attended Yeshua Christian High School which was closer to where he lived. He attended high school at his teenage years. When he graduated from high school, he went to college and university. He studied in Harvard University with the subject Law.

Political career
In 1990, Fred Thule initiated an unsuccessful House of Representatives campaign. While he was running, he was chosen as Secretary of Infrastructure and Agriculture by Governor Roberts.

As a secretary, he wished for increased privatization of publicly owned infrastructure, for example roads and rails, which was harshly criticized by attendees in his first press conference. New Republican fellows welcomed the decision.

Economic Policy
He has been described as liberal and fiscally conservative in regards to the economy. Thule has often advocated for increased privatization and lower taxes. He has also emphasized on Unions, which he has supported. In his first press conference as secretary he said: "I think it would be beneficial to increase the power of the Unions to be more similar to what Scandinavians have." This view is however unconventional in regards to his membership in the New Republican Party, which has often distanced itself from Unions. Thule argues that a federal minimum wage and other government interventions in workplaces can be relaxed or completely abolished if Unions are empowered, something which has been described as controversial by many conservatives.

Abortion
Fred Thule strongly opposes abortion except in cases of rape, incest and threat to the life of the mother. He has advocated for a restriction on abortions and believes abortion to be illegal following conception.

LGBT policies
Fred Thule has been viewed as critical in parts of the community however he has not explicitly commented on the community as of yet.

Personal Life
He is married to Catherine Villanueva and Mary Thule. He has 4 children, which he has had with Mary Thule. The 4 children are Fatima Thule (b. 1975), Mary Thule (b. 1976), John Thule (b. 1979), and Michael Thule (b. 1984).

Fred Thule is also a practicing Muslim and converted to Islam when he was 15 years old.