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Chief of State (New Republic)

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Chief of State or Commander of the New Republic was the title given to the Head of State of the New Republic. Mon Mothma was the first to hold this position.

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Mon Mothma, first Chief of State of the New Republic.

Officially, the Chief of State was the President of the Senate and civilian Commander-in-Chief of the New Republic Defense Force. The position was referred to by a number of titles: "President" by the media, "Chief of State" by government offices, and multiple variations based on translations from Basic. When addressing the Chief of State, they were usually referred to as Chief, as in Chief Fey'lya. The Chief acted as Chief Councilor of the New Republic Provisional Council.

A Chief of State was elected by a "fifty percent plus one" majority vote of the New Republic Senate. If the Chief of State was incapacitated, incommunicado, or dead, the chairman of the Ministry Council selected an acting Chief of State from among the following: any former Chief of State, the current Minister of State, or any former Minister of State. This person would then act as an interim Chief of State until the proper Chief of State returned or the Senate could elect a new Chief of State.

The Chief of State could be recalled by a majority vote of the Senate on presentation of a petition of no-confidence by a majority of the Ruling Council or Inner Council, or by a quarter of the members of the Senate. The election of a Chief of State could be blocked by the Ruling Council on a unanimous vote. In practice, the power of the Ruling Council to void an election and initiate the recall of a sitting Chief of State meant any candidate proposed by or approved by the Ruling Council was likely to be elected by the Senate. The Ruling Council consisted of the chairbeings of the six Senate councils and the President of the Senate (the Chief of State). The Chief of State had the power to select any member of the Ruling Council to conduct the business of the Senate in their absence from that body.

An alternative title for this role was Commander of the New Republic.[5]

One of the powers of the Chief was issuing executive orders to arrest people.[6]

Unlike the Galactic Republic, the New Republic Chiefs of State did not have enforced term limits: Mon Mothma served for fourteen years and Leia Organa Solo for twelve.

List of Chiefs of State

Period Chief of State
4 ABY[2]–11 ABY[2]
MonMothma-RotJAVA

Mon Mothma[1]
11 ABY[2]–17 ABY[2]
Leia endorpromo02

'Leia Organa Solo'[7]
17 ABY[2]
MonMothma-RotJAVA

Mon Mothma (interim)[8]
17 ABY[2]–18 ABY[2]
Leia endorpromo02

Leia Organa Solo[8]
18 ABY[2]–21 ABY[2]
Ponc Gavrisom the Calibop

Ponc Gavrisom[9]
21 ABY[2]–23 ABY[2]
Leia endorpromo02

Leia Organa Solo[2]
23 ABY[2]– 27 ABY[2]
BorskFeylya-NEC

Borsk Fey'lya[10]
27 ABY[2] Pwoe (self declared; never officially recognized)[11]
28 ABY[2]
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Cal Omas[3]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Heir to the Empire
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 The New Essential Chronology
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way
  4. ↑ The Glove of Darth Vader
  5. ↑ The Courtship of Princess Leia
  6. ↑ Dark Force Rising
  7. ↑ StarWarsTales-Icon "The Other" — Star Wars Tales 16
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 The New Rebellion
  9. ↑ Specter of the Past
  10. ↑ The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime
  11. ↑ The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
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