Galactic Senate

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The original Galactic Senate was the governing body of the Galactic Republic and later the Galactic Empire where it was known as the Imperial Senate.

History

Thousands of Senators representing worlds from throughout the galaxy participated in Senate sessions inside the Galactic Senate Building. In the years prior to the Clone Wars, the senate's function was hampered by increasing bureaucracy and corrupt practices. During the Clone Wars, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine gained emergency powers at the expense of the Senate. The Senate itself became divided between those that pushed for war and those that wanted to sue for peace with the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

Following the transformation of the Republic into the Galactic Empire, the Senate was renamed the Imperial Senate and its powers decreased further as Regional Governors gained more power over the systems they governed. Right before the Battle of Yavin in the Galactic Civil War, now-Emperor Palpatine disbanded the Senate altogether and made plans to let the Regional Governors rule directly, as well as keep the populations in fear of his new weapon, the Death Star.

When the New Republic was founded by the Alliance to Restore the Republic, a new Galactic Senate was created and reforms were made so as to make it more appealing to former Separatist worlds.

Roles

• Supreme Chancellor
• Vice Chair
• Senator
• Senatorial Aide
• Senior Represenatative

Supreme Chancellors

• Finis Valorum
• Sheev Palpatine

Galactic Emperors

• Sheev Palpatine

Vice Chairs

• Mas Amedda

Known Senators

Note: This list is incomplete

• Aang
• Ainlee Teem - Malastare
• Ask Aak - Malastare
• Kharrus - Malastare
• Aks Moe - Congress of Malastare
• Baskol Yeesrim - Gran Protectorate
• Nee Alavar
• Padmé Amidala - Naboo
• Sheev Palpatine - Naboo
• Bail Antilles - Alderaan
• Bail Organa - Alderaan
• Jar Jar Binks - Naboo
• Lux Bonteri - Onderon
• Halle Burtoni - Kamino
• Christo - Mon Calamari
• Tikkes - Mon Calamari
• Tundra Dowmeia - Mon Calamari
• Meena Tills - Mon Calamari
• Riyo Chuchi - Pantora
• Chi Eekway Papanoida - Pantora
• Rush Clovis
• Mee Deechi - Umbara
• Lott Dod - Trade Federation
• Onaconda Farr - Rodia
• Tal Merrik - Kalevala
• Mon Mothma - Chandrila
• Zinn Paulness
• Mot-Not Rab
• Kin Robb
• Terr Taneel
• Yarua - Kashyyyk
• Fang Zar
• Passel Argente - Corporate Alliance
• Po Nudo - Ando
• Toonbuck Toora

Aides

Note: This list is incomplete

• C-3PO
• Unidentified Protocol Droid (Palpatine's)
• Sly Moore
• Lolo Purrs

Representatives

• Jar Jar Binks

Droids

Note: This list is incomplete

• Cam Droid

Locations of the Senate Capital

• Coruscant

External Links

• Galactic Senate in the Databank

Appearances

• Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
• Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
• Supply Lines (Mentioned only)
• Bombad Jedi (Mentioned only)
• Trespass (Mentioned only)
• Blue Shadow Virus (Mentioned only)
• Storm Over Ryloth (Mentioned only)
• The Zillo Beast (Flashback)
• The Zillo Beast Strikes Back
• Senate Spy
• Lightsaber Lost (Flashback)
• The Mandalore Plot (Mentioned only)
• Voyage of Temptation (Mentioned only)
• Duchess of Mandalore
• Corruption (Mentioned only)
• Sphere of Influence
• Evil Plans (Mentioned only)
• Hostage Crisis
• Hunt for Ziro (Mentioned only)
• Heroes on Both Sides
• Pursuit of Peace
• Senate Murders
• Nomad Droids (Indirect mention only)
• Slaves of the Republic (Mentioned only)
• A Friend in Need
• A War on Two Fronts (Mentioned only)
• Revival (Mentioned only)
• The Lawless (Mentioned only)
• Sabotage (Mentioned only)
• The Jedi Who Knew Too Much (Mentioned only)
• To Catch a Jedi (Mentioned only)
• The Wrong Jedi
• The Rise of Clovis
• Crisis at the Heart
• The Disappeared, Part I
• Voices (Flashback)
• Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
• "Orientation"—Star Wars Insider 157 (Mentioned only)
• Tarkin (Mentioned only)
• Lost Stars (Mentioned only)
• Battlefront: Twilight Company (Mentioned only)
• Aftermath (Mentioned only)
• Bloodline (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (Mentioned only)