Huang-li Jia-kang

Huang-li Jia-kang (Chinese: 黃力家康; pinyin: Huánglì Jiākāng; born June 19, 1942) also known by his Japanese name Ieyasu Kochikara is a Tsengian politician and journalist who served as Governor of Nankou from 1979 to 1984, Minister of Industry from 1994 to 1998, Member of the National State Assembly from 2000 to 2008, and most notably the 11th President of Tseng from 1984 to 1992. He is the grandson of the 1st President of Tseng, Pierre Huang-li.

Huang-li's rule was characterized by high employment rates, more social programs and rising tax, the end of the Cold War, and China's rise as a global power. Historians rank Huang-li as an above-average president.

Early life
Huang-li Jia-kang was born Ieyasu Kochikara on June 19, 1942, to Huang-li Chuan (Kochikara Den) and Sakura Takahashi, in Kansu (Huanzhou), Japanese Tseng. Huang-li's name "Ieyasu" was inspired by, a famous Japanese shogun.

In 1946, Tseng became independent, and Huang-li changed his name to the Chinese version of Ieyasu Kochikara, which was Huang-li Jia-kang.

Huang-li graduated from Huang-li University in 1963 with a degree in physics. During the Luanzheng Era, he fled to, and met and married a Quebecoise named Victoire Lamoureux. As a result, he was ridiculed by his political opponents for many years for being a "coward", "banana", and "brought shame to the Huang-li family".

Political career
Huang-li returned to Tseng in 1968, where he became a figure for a free Tseng and anti-dictatorship.

Huang-li began his political career in 1976, when he became a member of the Huanzhou City Council. In 1979, he was elected Governor of Nankou.

In 1984, he announced he would run for president in the 1984 election. Huang-li won the NPP nomination and won against Thomas Lan-xiao, another NPP member.

Presidency (1984-1992)
Huang-li ordered the building of many new projects in Tseng, known as the Sixteen Projects. Some included the Wanxia Dam, New St. Joseph Port, and the electrification of the Taihua line. This increased the employment rate of the country.

Huang-li was re-elected for a second term in 1988. As he saw that the Cold War was ending, Huang-li decided to lift some conservative restrictions, like making the school curriculum more centrist. Before, the Tsengian curriculum defined communism as "unequal and evil". This caused some anger from the very conservative politicians.

Huang-li also started to reform the old system, like adding some social programs like a mandatory 30-week maternity leave (1986) and disability benefits (1991). These programs furthered with Julius Han's presidency.

Later life
In 1992, Huang-li not run for a third term. However, he continued to be active in politics, as he was appointed Minister of Industry from 1994 to 1998 under Han and Joseph Ai-guo, and served as a member of the National State Assembly (Tseng) for Huanzhou I district from 2000 to 2008. He also votes in NPP chairmanship and Tsengian presidential elections.

Huang-li and his wife Victoire are the current co-chairpersons of the Pierre Huang-li Foundation, an organization that supports democracy via non-violent means and poverty and illiteracy in the world.