Martynas Wright
The Honourable Martynas Wright | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for the Home Office | |
| In office 11 October 2021 – 23 November 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | The Duchess of Manitoba |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Warwick |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Warwick |
| Secretary of State for the Home Office | |
| In office Unknown – Unknown | |
| Prime Minister | The Baron Summerside |
| Member of Parliament for Wigram | |
| In office 15 August 2022 – 11 September 2022 | |
| Leader | The Baron Summerville |
| Parliamentary group | British Workers' Party |
| Personal details | |
| Parent | The 1st Viscount Islington |
| Relatives | The Noble House of Wright |
| Profession | Politician |
| Former political affiliations | Democratic Unionist Party, The British Workers' Party, The Independent Group |
| Joined | 13 January 2021 |
Martynas Wright (joined January 13, 2021) was a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Wigram and twice served as the Secretary of State for the Home Office. He was elected on behalf of the British Workers' Party. Later during his political career, he was a member of both the Independent Group and the Democratic Unionist Party, but was never elected to the House of Commons on behalf of those parties. While formerly a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Wright's honour was revoked during his departure scandal.
Personal Life
Family
Noble House of Wright
Martynas Wright was adopted into the Noble House of Wright by Andrew Wright, the 1st Viscount Islington. He was the nephew of Charles Wright, The Baron Huntingdon, with whom he maintained a somewhat distant relationship. A portrait of Wright is featured in the Gallery of Harewood House, the family seat of the Noble House of Wright.
Religion
Wright was a registered member of the Roman Catholic Church, a source of tension with his father, who, as Patriarch of the Noble House of Wright, adhered to the Anglican Catholic faith.
Military Career
Wright served in the Royal Navy as an Able Rating but was never promoted during his military service.
Political Career
Member of Parliament
Wright first entered the political arena in January 2021 when he joined the British Workers' Party. However, he quickly resigned his membership and registered as a member of the Independent Group on May 4, 2021. On October 8, 2021, he rejoined the British Workers' Party, the party once represented by his grandfather, Richard Wright. He was elected to the House of Commons for the first time during the 20th Session of Parliament, representing the constituency of Wigram for the British Workers' Party. In October 2022, he became a member of the Democratic Unionist Party and briefly led the party, though he was never re-elected to the House of Commons.
Secretary of State for the Home Office
Wright served twice as Secretary of State for the Home Office. His first tenure as Home Secretary was during the Manitoba Premiership, followed by a second term in the same role during the J. Sherwood Premiership. At the conclusion of the J. Sherwood Premiership, Wright was invested as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by King William V, who remarked the following:
Following the departure of Aurelius Carleton, there left a void within Government. During that time, the Honourable Martynas Smetona, stepped into the role of Secretary of State of the Home Office at the Prime Minister's request. In a office that requires a lot of work and dedication, he served the Realm admirably, helping during this period of struggle. As we now see a light at the end of the tunnel, his help is acknowledged as one of the reasons why things are doing better now.
Departure Scandal
Wright resigned as a citizen and moved abroad, to a nation with which the Empire had hostile relations, in December 2022. Earlier, he was the subject of administrative measures. Queen Elizabeth the III consequently renounced Wright's membership of the Most Excellent Order of the Empire, stating the following:
Today, I come to you all on a solemn and serious matter. Earlier this week, Martynas Wright decided to resign his citizenship and leave the Empire of Great Britain. Not long after his departure, he became a Citizen of the United Kingdom (NSUK). A region which has permanently denied relations with us by the way of complete proscription. An damaging act which I remember deeply to this day. With this in mind, and his past behaviour which has seen him temporarily banned and suspended on the regional Discord several times, I hereby strip him of the honour he received on 27 October 2021, Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. His actions make him no longer worthy of being among the members of that exalted order and the designation of being an Honoured Citizen.
Wright never returned as a citizen of the Empire of Great Britain.