Paulina Moussum (Pacifica)

The Honourable Paulina Moussum MDP CR
File:Moussum, Paulina.jpg Commissioner Paulina Moussum
Commissioner of External Affairs and the South Pacific
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 June 2014 (2014-06-06)
President	Columbo Septimum
Vice President	Jacobo Holtium
Parliamentary group	Socialist Union
Commissioner of Transportation
In office 6 June 2014 (2014-06-06) – 6 June 2018 (2018-06-06)
Council Leader of Chevrona
In office 2 November 1998 (1998-11-02) – 6 June 2014 (2014-06-06)
Personal details
Born	(1968-11-09) 9 November 1968 Chevrona, Anserisa
Citizenship	Anserisan
Nationality	Anserisan
Political party	Socialist Union
Education	University of Anserisa
Occupation	Sociology
Profession	Independent author
Awards	Medal of the President

The Hon. Paulina Moussum MDP CR (born 9 November 1968) is Commissioner of External Affairs and the South Pacific. Previously she was Commissioner of Transportation from 2014 until 2018 and Council Leader of Chevrona from 1998 until her nomination on the 1st Septimum Commission in 2014.

Early life and education

Paulina Moussum was born on 9 November 1968 in Chevrona, in Anserisa, she has a younger sister, Hortensia Moussum, player for the Chevrona Red-Blacks and part of the Anserisan National Football Team.

She attended the University of Anserisa in sociology between 1987 and 1992.

Career

After graduating from the University of Anserisa, Moussum worked as a researcher for the government of Anserisa and published many independent studies.

Council Leader of Chevrona

She was involved in citizens group, especially one demanding more public transit funding in the nation. In 1994, she ran to become Council Leader of Chevrona but was defeated. She ran again in 1998 and was elected with a strong majority. During her tenure, she worked to get rail access to Chevrona and worked to get a small tram system running which is now one of the most efficient transit system in Anserisa.

Commissioner of Transportation

In 2014, Moussum was approached by President Columbo Septimum to become Commissioner of Transportation stating that her work done in Chevrona to expand the public transit could prove to be even more efficient at a higher level. As Commissioner, she expanded many public transit projects, especially the public transit development of Alisa.

Commissioner of External Affairs and the South Pacific

She was offered to become Commissioner of External Affairs and the South Pacific at the end of her first mandate which she gladly accepted. President Septimum mentioned her negotiations skills as the main reason to promote Moussum to one of the most prestigious position in the Republican Commission.

Open Arms Initiative

She became a key part in the establishment of the Open Arms Initiative which was implemented in the beginning of 2020. The work was a cooperative effort with Virginia Vogélium, then Commissioner of Justice. She was also a strong supporter of her nomination as the first Anserisan Representative to the World Forum.

See also

• Department of of External Affairs and the South Pacific
• Foreign relations of Anserisa