Edmund Mahon

Edmund Mahon is a Powerplay character in the fictional Elite Dangerous galaxy. In the player created continuity his interests are represented by the Frontier Development’s recognised Powerplay Group, Alliance Office of Statistics.

Personality
A man of principle who believes in hard work and balks at the thought of corruption, Edmund Mahon is someone who is able to empathise with the concerns of the people. He brings humour to many situations but always strives to be on top of his brief by researching topics & people in depth before tackling them. This, plus being a keen observer of others make him an effective negotiator & debater in the fields of economics and politics.

Life and Career
Born in Federal Diso to a Birmingham based corn farming family in 3187, Mahon worked as part of the family business becoming a successful contract negotiator for equipment and crop sales before he had even turned 18.

He then began a Federal scholarship in Law determined to tackle what he saw as the corporate corruption and exploitation around him. However, two years into the course his growing pro-Alliance activism resulted in his scholarship funding being terminated for violating an anti-government sedition clause. In order to be able to continue his studies he took on a job as a bartender and in due course graduated.

Following graduation, Mahon worked as manager at the bar he once been bartender at. His experiences there and interactions with the people helped convince him that politics rather than law was the best route to effect change around him. He gained local prominence and a larger political following during the battle against corporate candidate Jensen Crane for City Office. Political observers and commentators noted how well Mahon handled the audiences during the debates, winning them largely over to his side by the conclusion. This still wasn’t enough to overturn Crane’s large majority on polling day and Mahon lost by a small majority. However, many considered it a huge victory for Mahon who at the onset had been wrote off as having little chance against the might of a corporation.

In 3214, encouraged by his supporters, he joined the campaign for Diso to secede from the Federation and join the Alliance. He worked alongside the highly respected politician Irene Mendel and became a skilled parliamentary. Thus, when success came in 3286 and Diso joined the Alliance Mahon found that he now had the platform to stand for Planetary Representative. He took up the opportunity, securing victory for the office several times before deciding to make his bid to be Alliance Prime Minister.

Education
Edmund Mahon grew up as an active part of his family’s corn farming business and has a Federal scholarship in Law.

Current Role and Position
Edmund Mahon is Prime Minister of the Alliance.