T.J. Younger

T.J. Younger was the second President of Earth elected after the formation of the World Government. He succeeded Nikita Bandranaik in 2067.

Biography
He was born in Australia forty-seven years prior to 2067 and served as a Senator at the World Security Council representing the Australasian states for a long time. In 2057, he was elected senator for Mars and three years later became the vice-chairman of the World Government, deputy to the Vice President.

Following the resignation of Nikita Bandranaik due to ill health, Younger was "overwhelmingly" chosen as the new World President (PROSE: Information Service) in the November elections of 2066. (PROSE: President To Stand Down?) He officially took office after January 2067. (COMIC: Fireball XL5)

On 29 April, Younger hosted a ceremony at the World Senate in which military and civil leaders paid tribute to the courage and ability of Colonel Steve Zodiac, (PROSE: World Mourns Dead Space Hero) who was believed killed while patrolling the Astran border. (PROSE: Mars Ship Hi-Jacked) Younger posthumously presented the Golden Accolade, the World Government's highest award for valour, to Air Marshal Steve Zodiac, the dead hero's father. He was quoted as saying "Colonel Zodiac was the type of man we all dream of being. We have lost a legend — history has gained a human monument of 2067". (PROSE: World Mourns Dead Space Hero)

Behind the scenes
President Younger was later stated by TV Century 21 to be the same unnamed World President who recurred in multiple episodes of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.