Palpatine

Palpatine is a male member of the race of Humans and a native of the Triangulum Galaxy. He is the current Supreme Chancellor of the Intergalactic Empire and the last chief executive of the Galactic Republic before it was merged with the Shi'ar Empire to form the current Empire 19 years ago. Palpatine was appointed Chancellor by the Imperial Senate and approved by the then-ruling monarch on Chandilar, Magister D'ken the 77th just after the Republic was merged with the Shi'ar-founded regime.

Palpatine had good relations with D'ken even in the last years of the Republic, but when D'ken's sister Lilandra the 17th was elected Magistrix, Palpatine's relations with Lilandra were mixed at best. Lilandra wanted to use peaceful negotiations to pesuade the newly-formed Rebel Alliance to give up their armed rebellion against the Empire. Palpatine wanted a hard-line approach.