President of Great Britain: Difference between revisions

The respective positions were created when the [[British monarchy]] of their worlds were abolished, with Great Britain trasitioning into a [[republic]]an system of government. Despite this similarity, however, these versions of the presidency and Great Britain as a whole significantly differed between the two parallel worlds. The Presidency of Great Britain had very different powers and officeholders between these two parallel Earths, and were unrelated beyond the title.

[[File:TheLeader.jpg|thumb|left|The President of Great Britain in the [[Inferno universe]], known only as "[[the Leader]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'')]]

On the [[Inferno universe|Inferno Earth]], the first British President was a man usually known by his title of the "[[The Leader|Leader]]". The Leader assumed office in [[1943]] and established a totalitarian regime that harshly repressed dissent; however he was beloved by the British public who were enraptured by the kindly image he projected in the press and on television. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'') The image of the Leader became such a popular and respected symbol that posters and portraits depicting him remained omnipresent for years after his death. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') It has been implied that the Leader may have been an alternate [[Third Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') The Leader was succeeded by [[Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Inferno Earth)|Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] after the latter "arranged" the Leader's death. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]]'', ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'') President Lethbridge-Stewart himself was later killed in a [[Inferno Project|volcanic disaster]] and was ''de facto'' replaced by Commander [[Marianne Kyle]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'')

[[File:PresidentofGBERise-of-the-Cybermen.jpg|thumb|right|The [[President of Great Britain (Rise of the Cybermen)|President of Great Britain]] in [[Pete's World]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'')]]

On [[Pete's World]], [[President of Great Britain (Rise of the Cybermen)|one]] President of [[People's Republic of Great Britain|Great Britain]], who knew [[Peter Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]], was in office in [[2007]]. His actual power was seemingly limited, with [[Cybus Industries]] widely being considered to be more powerful than his own government. When [[John Lumic]] informed the President of his [[Ultimate Upgrade™ project]], the President forbade it. Lumic, however, moved ahead with his plans nonetheless, disregarding the President's orders, and creating the [[Cybusman|Cybermen]]. He was ultimately "[[deletion|deleted]]" by Lumic's Cybermen after their raid on [[Jackie Tyler (Pete's World)|Jackie Tyler]]'s [[birthday party]], with the government being wiped out immediately after. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'') He was succeeded by [[Harriet Jones (Pete's World)|Harriet Jones]], who remained President into [[2010]]. As in the primary universe, her time in office was referred to as "the [[Golden Age]]." The [[Tenth Doctor]] warned Pete Tyler to keep an eye on her, remembering [[Harriet Jones|her counterpart]]'s actions with the [[Sycorax]] in his universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'')