Alexander Bouras

Alexander Bouras (born 1907) is a former Brunanter politician.

Biography
Bouras was born in a farm in Cape Cross to a family of Barzuna origin. He was of mixed Catalan-Arab descent and his ancestors had arrived in the 16th century from Spain. He worked for most of his life as a police officer in Cape Cross and was respected by the community. In 1949 he was successfully elected as Prime Minister as a Liberal Party candidate. In his first term, he worked closely with the government at rebuilding Brunant following the destruction left from the War. During his second term (1953-1957) he was involved in a massive corruption case (some conservatives claimed he had funneled over Th. 250,000 from the treasury to benefit him and his family. In the end it was found that he had indeed stolen money, but only Th. 10,000. He resigned in May of 1955, but in a rare move president Leuvis Van Eyck pardoned and re-instated him. Bouras returned all the money to the state. In 1957 he was not re-elected but the president nonetheless appointed him to various cabinet positions during the course of his 6-year term. But, under the Kirkley administration (1963-69), Bouras fell out of favor and left the political scene.