Leonard Hand

Leonard Henry Hand (b. May 17, 1933), is a Georgeland political figure, and a former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of that country. He has also served as President of the Liberal Democratic Party of the United Islands and as Ambassador to Saydney.

Diplomatic career
Hand was appointed Ambassador to Saydney in 2000. He served in Tasroco until 2004, where he established a good working relationship with President Marc Emerson, though relations cooled between the two as they did between Tasroco and Topstad.

LDP Presidency
Hand was the first President of the Liberal Democratic Party when it was founded in 2004. Hand was offered the presidency of the new party in order to avoid the Democrats from feeling marginalised in the new organisation. Hand resigned as ambassador to take up the appointment. He did not run for a second term at the 2005 party conference.

Presidential speculation
Hand has been mentioned as a contender for the Georgeland presidential election, 2008. Hand will be almost 75 years old when the election is held. Hand has denied any interest in running for the Presidency. The Rhodes government considered Hand as a successor to Susan O'Byrne in 1999, but the opposition refused to accept Hand as a candidate, saying he would be to partisan to make an effective President. {| border="1" align="center" width=700
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 * width="30%"|Preceded by Bob Urman 
 * width="40%"|Georgeland Foreign Minister October 11, 1995 - August 7, 1997
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 * width="30%"|Preceded by Robin Hellier 
 * width="40%"|Deputy Prime Minister of Georgeland October 11, 1995 - August 7, 1997
 * width="30%"|Succeeded by Andrea Perkins