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
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
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.
