included commanding the Imperial Guard Squadron, being enrolled in the Legion of Honour for a 'reactor leak', and being the victorious fleet commander in a battle aga... ears.
As First Space Lord he took the option of becoming a probationary member of the Senate being sponsored personally by the First Citizen. He was ele
===== The Senate =====
In total there are 98 members of the Grand Council of Senators((usually refer... e is comprised of the following parties (their number of affiliated Senators is shown in brackets). On... rty, and some 25% of the CoR. The party tends to be conservative in nature, supporting the guiding pr... mprises about 15% of the Senate. The CP is more liberal than the IP, and pushes for greater benefits f
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===== The Imperium =====
^ Post ^ Incumbent ^ Type ^
| The First Minister | [[dta]] | Impe... etariat|
===== The Citizenry =====
^ Post ^ Incumbent ^ Type ^
|Home Minister |Senator Eduard Kvashn... Ministries|
|Office of Martian Affairs |Senator Bernard Malvolio |Home Ministry|
|Imperial Audit Of... inistry|
===== Supreme Court =====
^ Post ^ Incumbent ^ Type ^
|Supreme Justice |Cordelia Lu |Supre
ran the Space Traffic Control facility on Phobos before being promoted to Group Captain in 3145 and serving several years as deputy Military Attache to t... ===
His cover was perfect for this role as he had been made a probationary Senator under the tutelage ... the first ten years in the Senate Zhang was a member of the Loyal Opposition, serving on Select Commi
his rise to the position of Foreign Minister has been meteoric, assisted in no small part by personal... till ruffle his hair in public.
He has made a number of well remembered speeches in the Senate, most notably on issues of Imperial stability and leadersh... s on foreign policy which no doubt influenced his being chosen for this, his first Ministerial post.
l servant with the Colonial Office and his career between postings at the Colonial Office on Earth and postings to Quadrant Governments. He has been in Quadrant 7 since 3195.367 when he was appoin... 3176 and worked in the Emigration Policy Division before being posted to Quadrant 6 in 3179 to be the Private Secretary to the Colonial Governor, a post w