Lisa Gerschman

Lisa Marianne Gerschman (born 1943; née Stellar, formerly Brooks) is a Haddish poltician who served as the 14th Prime Minister of Hadley from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Conservative Party, she was been a member of Parliament since 1982.

Gerschman was married to Tom Brooks from 1980 to 1991, and Daniel Gerschman since 2003.

Member of Parliament (1982-present)
Gerschman (then Lisa Brooks) was first elected to Parliament from the 104th legislative district in the 1982 general election. She has been re-elected in every general election since.

In 1986, she was re-districted to the 99th legislative district. In 1994, she was re-districted to the 91st legislative district.

Gerschman was re-districted to the 94th legislative district in 2002, and to the 101st legislative district in 2018.

Minister of State (2006-14)
The Conservative Party won a majority of seats in the 2006 general election, and Conservative leader Stephen Phillips was elected Prime Minister on October 2, 2006.

Phillips appointed Gerschman Minister of State on October 2. According to Conservative Party rules, cabinet appointees must be confirmed by a majority of the party's caucus in Parliament. On October 3, 74% of the Conservative caucus in Parliament approved Gerschman's appointment.

When the Conservatives won re-election in 2010, Phillips re-nominated Gerschman for the Minister of State position. She was re-confirmed by 81% of caucus.

Leader of the Conservative Party (2014-present)
On March 26, 2014, Prime Minister Stephen Phillips died from a sudden heart attack. The President scheduled a special prime ministerial election for April 4.

A special Conservative leadership election was scheduled for March 31. Gerschman announced her candidacy on March 29, and was immediately considered a frontrunner. On March 31, she was elected Leader of the Conservative Party.

Prime Minister (2014-18)
As Leader, Gerschman was her party's nominee in the 2014 special prime ministerial election. She was elected Prime Minister on April 4, 2014.