ALAV HALFSTEIN

ALAV HALFSTEIN

Alav Halfstein (12/7/1942 - 30/102020) was a former Minister and President of the Federal Republic. He was born in Nobel,CEN, studied Economics in CGH College in Nobel and obtained a PhD in Harvard. He became a full-time professor in Caleton University of Hilvar. He served as an advisor to the Gray administration from 1993 to 1996 and then as the Minister of Finance. Due to revenue from new vast oil reserves to the south of the island, Halfstein was able to raise public expenditures and achieve social objectives. He became acting President - after all he was known as the President behind the President - from 2000 to 2001 after Gray was not able  to perform his duties due to health problems. On 30 October 2020, Halfstein died aged 78 at Nobel's University Hospital after a suspected stroke.