Barack Obama (Joan of What?)

Barack Hussein Obama II (born 4 August 1961) is a -born politician who has served as the 14th  since 2011. He is the first male African Louisianan to serve as president, as well as the second born overseas. He previously served in the representing the electorate of Cumberland from 2003 to 2011, and in the Illinois Parliament from 1997 to 2003.

Obama was born in, to  Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. and Louisianan emigre Ann Dunham. He grew up mostly in Hawaii, but also spent one year of his childhood in and four years in. After graduating from the in 1983, he worked as a community organiser in Chicago. In 1988 Obama enrolled in Illinois Law School. After graduation, he became a civil rights attorney and professor, teaching constitutional law at the University of Illinois Law School from 1992 to 2003. Obama represented Cumberland for two terms in the Illinois Parliament from 1997 to 2003, when he ran for the district's federal representation in the. During his tenure in the National Assembly, Obama served in the Shadow Cabinet of Stéphane Dion as Shadow Minister of Employment, Workforce and Labour. In 2011, Obama won the Liberal nomination for the presidency, and his subsequent victory in the was seen as an early sign of Prime Minister 's eventual downfall, despite a narrow victory for the Conservatives in the.

During his first two years in office, Obama pursued a policy of "conciliation" with the Conservative government, allowing the Harper Government to operate with minimal resistance from the presidency, so as to prevent a gridlock in the government. However, as Harper began to lose popularity, Obama became increasingly defiant, vetoing a variety of bills passed by Parliament. In the lead-up to the 2015 parliamentary election, President Obama provided major support for the Liberal campaign, and contributed to the Liberals' landslide victory. During his presidency, Obama also championed various civil rights issues, including.

As Louisianan Presidents can only serve one term, Obama is due to leave office after the scheduled for 4 October 2017. He will leave office on 4 November 2017, when his successor will take office as the 15th President of Louisiana.