Richard Osmund

Osmund was a member of the Liberal Party until 2016, when he became an independent. He served as an independent MP for his last two years in Parliament.

Early life
Richard Bradley Osmund was born on March 6, 1956 in Orosuelo, Wren Island. His mother was born in Castilla and his father was an immigrant from England.

Osmund graduated from Orosuelo East High School a year early in 1973. He then attended Santa María University in El Jardín from 1973 to 1977, graduating with a bachelor's degree in economics. He received a master's degree in business from the University of Castilla in 1981.

From 1981 to 1992, Osmund held several miscellaneous jobs in the business field. He has worked as an accountant, an actuary, and an auditor.

Orosuelo City Council (1992-98)
On May 3, 1992, Osmund was elected to the Orosuelo City Council. He was re-elected in 1994 and 1996.

Parliament (1998-2018)
Osmund announced his campaign for a Parliament seat in the Orosuelo constituency on January 13, 1998. A Liberal candidate, Osmund was considered an underdog as Orosuelo was a Socialist Party stronghold at the time.

On May 3, 1998, Osmund won the third-most first-choice votes, and narrowly won a seat alongside incumbent Socialists Will Castaza and Maya Perlman. He was the first Liberal to win an Orosuelo seat since 1990. Osmund was sworn into Parliament on May 11, 1998.

Osmund was re-elected in 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014. In December 2017, he announced that he would run be running for re-election in 2018. He left Parliament on May 14, 2018.