Janet Gauss

Janet Linda Gauss (nee Hunter, born 17 March 1967) is a Georgeland scientist and politician who is Chair of the Vox Leadership Group, serving as the de facto Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons. She is the mother of footballer-turned-politician Damien Gauss and a leading figure in the People's Party of Long Island and its Vox umbrella organisation.

Born in London, Gauss came to Georgeland at age six with her parents and settled in Beale, Long Island. Educated in Dannyburg, Gauss became an agricultural scientist and a senior lecturer in the subject at the University of Long Island after a period working for the private sector and for the state and federal Departments of Agriculture. In 2019, Gauss was elected to the House of Commons for the constituency of Auburn in Dannyburg. Due to being the mother of the party's founder, as well as an outspoken and articulate spokesperson on environmental and agricultural issues, Gauss became one of the party's star recruits. Her husband Morgan Gauss and sister Barbara Gauss-Walton also stood in the election, but neither were elected.

Under the House of Commons standing orders, Gauss is recognised as Leader of the Opposition. However, Vox has a collective, committee-based leadership structure and Gauss is neither the leader of the PPL or Vox. She does not use the title of Leader of the Opposition, but does recieve the resources and staff normally allocated to that office. In October 2019 it was reported Dr Gauss was using the office suite assigned to the Leader of the Opposition. Later in October, Gauss declared she would be a candidate for leader if the party's membership voted to adopt a single leader in its constitution.