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	When he first became a member of the [[Baronage]] in 2005, Eduard was keenly interested in pursuing automated defense forces in the waters of the [[Southern Ocean]]. To this end, he was made Chief of the Robotics and Surveillance Branch of the [[Ministry of Defense]].		When he first became a member of the [[Baronage]] in 2005, Eduard was keenly interested in pursuing automated defense forces in the waters of the [[Southern Ocean]]. To this end, he was made Chief of the Robotics and Surveillance Branch of the [[Ministry of Defense]].

	After making some radical proposals for automated squid-like robots that would monitor the security of [[Westarctica]] from underwater, the [[baron]] saw the practical application for automated monitoring of the oceanic environment and requested that his project be moved from the Ministry of Defense to the [[Minister of the Environment\|Ministry of the Environment]]. As no such ministry existed at that time, [[Grand Duke Travis]] created it and placed Eduard at its head.		After making some radical proposals for automated squid-like robots that would monitor the security of [[Westarctica]] from underwater, the [[baron]] saw the practical application for [[Automatic weather station\|automated monitoring]] of the oceanic environment and requested that his project be moved from the Ministry of Defense to the [[Minister of the Environment\|Ministry of the Environment]]. As no such ministry existed at that time, [[Grand Duke Travis]] created it and placed Eduard at its head.

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| name = His Lordship The Baron of Andrus
| image = Baron of Andrus1.jpg
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| succession = Baron of Andrus
| reign = 2005 - Present
| reign-type = Reign
| succession1 = [[Minister of the Environment]]
| reign1 = 2006 - 2010
| reign-type1 = In Office
| predecessor1 = ''Office Established''
| pre-type1 = Preceded by
| successor1 = Duchess of Eights (''As Minister of Conservation'')
| suc-type1 = Successor
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| spouse =
| spouse-type = Consort
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| date of birth = 1982
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His Lordship, '''Eduard Versluijs''', the '''Baron of Andrus''' is a [[Peerage of Westarctica|peer of Westarctica]] and member of the [[Old Guard]]. From 2006 - 2010, he served as [[Minister of the Environment]] through the reign of three [[Grand Duke of Westarctica|Grand Dukes]].

==Career in Westarctica==
When he first became a member of the [[Baronage]] in 2005, Eduard was keenly interested in pursuing automated defense forces in the waters of the [[Southern Ocean]]. To this end, he was made Chief of the Robotics and Surveillance Branch of the [[Ministry of Defense]].

After making some radical proposals for automated squid-like robots that would monitor the security of [[Westarctica]] from underwater, the [[baron]] saw the practical application for automated monitoring of the oceanic environment and requested that his project be moved from the Ministry of Defense to the [[Minister of the Environment|Ministry of the Environment]]. As no such ministry existed at that time, [[Grand Duke Travis]] created it and placed Eduard at its head.

===Under Grand Duke Philip===
Shortly after Eduard was promoted to Minister in January 2006, Grand Duke Travis abdicated the throne and passed leadership to [[Grand Duke Philip]]. Philip recognized the Eduard's potential and encouraged him to pursue his research in undersea robotics, although no prototypes were ever tested.

The baron authored a full page article about [[Peter I Island]] in the second issue of [[Westarctica Quarterly]].

===Under Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence===
After [[Westarctica Domain Name|Westarctica's official site]] collapsed and disappeared in 2008, for a short time, the only online trace of Westarctica's existence was found on Eduard's website for the Ministry of the Environment.

His mission statement, posted during the period of limbo between Grand Duke Philip's withdraw from public life and [[Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence]] assuming the throne, read:
<blockquote>
“At this point in time none of you probably have been present in our homeland. Our government is one in exile... A lot of work is being done behind the scenes. Very dedicated people are trying to realise the founding of a new country... But there is a big threat to that nice picture of our nation's surroundings and it's future. Although one of the harshest environments on the planet, Westarctica is also one of the most vulnerable, we must feel committed to protect for our next generation of Westarcticans.”
</blockquote>

==Title==
The Baron of Andrus' noble title is named for [[Mount Andrus]] in the [[Ames Range]].

[[Category: People]]
[[Category: Old Guard]]
[[Category: Barons]]

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