Art van de Lay

Art van de Lay (fully, Arthur Wilhelmus Frederik van de Lay) born 19 September 1960, is a Lindian politician of the Union of Democrats. He is currently the leader of VUSL in the Vestean Parliament. During the 2000 general election he became a member of the States General. In 2001 he became minister for spatial planning and infrastructure until his resignation in 200x!, when he was elected as President of the Vestean Union.

Van de Lay studied to become an architect at the Ultingen University of Technology. In 1984 he graduated with a master’s degree specialising in urban planning. Instead of pursuing a PhD, as he had initially planned, he enrolled in both the bachelor’s and master’s programmes for public administration at Artwingen University. During the early 90's he worked at the ministry for spatial planning and infrastructure as an urban planner. During this time he also become politically active, citing a lack of vision within the ministry as the reason. Next to his full-time job he was a member of the Artwingen city council where he resided at the time. In 1996 he was elected to the position of alderman for mobility, housing and urban planning in the city. At that point he left his post at the ministry.

During the general elections of 2000 he was elected as a member of parliament. In 2001 a coalition was formed between the LP, UVD and GP. Van de Lay was offered a post as minister for spatial planning and infrastructure. His tenure, though short, is considered to have been of great importance by many; as it saw the considerable expansion of Lindenholt’s high speed rail system. Most notably, Van de Lay was directly responsible for connecting Lindenholt’s high speed rail system to Allentyr and Umbrellia.