Peter van Karstens (13/1/1892 - 1/9/1958) was a liberal politician who was Pharos Premier (1945-46 and 1955-58). He was born in Satemberg,DIA and studied Economics in the University of Diacria. He was a member of NDP Diacria Youth and an MP in Pharos Parliament since 1929. He was Jan Veiss' Minister of Finance (1932-33). He succeeded Jan Veiss as NDP President in 1942. After WW II he formed a minority government, but could not pass his liberal views so he resigned after almost 1,5 years. He won a majority vote in the 1955 elections and turned the Pharonian Economy into a more USA than British depended one, although he refused to enter NATO. In August 30th 1958 he was shot by Jos Graner, an alleged Communist, outside his cottage in Lake Diacria during his short summer vacations. He died in a Satemberg Hospital a couple of days later.
PETER van KARSTENS
