ificantly expanded colonisation from Earth had it not been vetoed by the [[zhang|Lee Zhang]] governmen... e votes with the Imperialist Party although he is not formally a member of any faction. If the Admiral... er naval officers in the Senate, although they do not all follow his lead on all occasions. Above all ... a private bill which was defeated because it did not receive Government support. The bill would have
es do have a role in Earth politics they are most notable in the Council of Representatives (CoR). Th... ted Senators is shown in brackets). Only the most notable Senators are named.
==== Imperial Party (4... Senate, however its star has risen rapidly and it now has around 10% of the Senate and of the CoR. Th... amongst the older generation and is likely to be non-existent within the next 50 years. Considered by
and the government, but it earned him sufficient notoriety to get him selected as Senator for Shangha... Me Knowing You, A-ha". This further increased his notoriety and led to a stint as Chair of the Select ... t continued to debate fiercely in the Senate as a non-voting member. He was always a popular speaker a... vigorate the war effort, and forge new alliances, not least of which was the formation of the grand al
f Foreign Minister has been meteoric, assisted in no small part by personal relations within the Senat... r of well remembered speeches in the Senate, most notably on issues of Imperial stability and leadersh... e powerful pronouncements on foreign policy which no doubt influenced his being chosen for this, his f
on, including Take Thirty and the Fifth Estate. A noted writer, he also contributed numerous articles ... ll to introduce mandatory identification chips on non-perfect children. He held this post from 3194-5.