Mirjam Sterk is a controversial politician from Kirlawa. Born in 2302 in Uwakah, she came from an Episcopalian background, and once at university joined the Student wing of the Reformed Political Party, a Protestant movement in Kirlawa. She became a local councillor whilst still a student in 2322, and upon leaving university was elected to the Uwakan regional legislature. Her influence within the local party increased and she was elected to the Kirlawan national legislature in August 2326. Sterk married her husband, from Dorvik, in 2340. She is believed to have had a daughter in 2344.