Finis Valorum

Finis Valorum was the chief executive of he Galactic Republic during most of the Clone Wars. His incompetence saw him replaced as Republic chief executive by Palpatine. Valorum was a male of the race of Humans. He did recruit the Shi'ar Empire as an ally of the Republic, but opposed the Republic's merger with the Shi'ar-founded empire to form the Intergalactic Empire.

He died 16 years ago, and was rumored to be involved in the Alliance to Restore the Republic, but the rumor was never proven.