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Imperial Inner Circle

General Information
Organization Type	Government/Bureaucracy
Scale	17 (Partial Galactic)
Founder(s)	Sate Pestage
Leader(s)	Cosinga Palpatine
Historical Information
Formed From	Republic Executive Cabinet Senate Advisory Board Chommell Sector Senatorial Staff
Founding	19 BBY
Other Information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire Era
Affiliation	Galactic Empire Emperor Palpatine

Faction

Era: Rise of the Empire Era
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The Imperial Ruling Council, or more commonly, the Imperial Inner Circle was the name given to the group of Imperial Advisors who constituted the most powerful collective body in the galaxy during the New Order. While Palpatine was Emperor, it was the Council that managed the Empire and carried out his will. The Council was also widely known as the Imperial Cabinet and Emperor's Inner Circle. Members of the Council were addressed as "Lords."

Organization

Council Position	Incumbent	Purpose
Imperial Supreme Chancellor	Cosinga Palpatine	Supreme head of the Council. Unquestioned authority.
Vice Chancellor	Sate Pestage	Administrator of the Council with the authority to summon and dismiss meetings, call for quorum and consensus, and exercise the will of the Supreme Chancellor in-absentia.
Imperial Minister of State	Sim Aloo	Authority over the Imperial Ministry of State, tasked with oversight of the Imperial Diplomatic Service, the Imperial Colonial Office, and the interim Imperial Reconstruction and Reallocation Service.
Imperial Minister of the Interior	Crueya Vandron	Much of the original authority of the Republic Ministry of the Interior, though since Imperialized as the Imperial Ministry of the Interior has been reorganized and co-opted by the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order, including the Imperial Office of Criminal Investigations, the Imperial Security Bureau, and the Coalition for Improvements.
Imperial Minister of Finance	Ragez D'Asta	Authority over the Imperial Ministry of Finance. Tasked with reorganizing the bloated and disorganized tax codes of the Galactic Republic, including the abolition of the independent taxation authorities of formerly independent member states and protectorates.
Imperial Minister of Justice	Janus Greejatus	Authority over the Imperial Ministry of Justice. Tasked with oversight over the offices of the Procurator of Justice, the Imperial Legal Council, the Imperial Department of Redesign, and liaison with the Imperial Supreme Court.
Imperial Minister of War	-	Authority over the Imperial High Command, with oversight over the combined Imperial Army and Imperial Navy. Technically the civilian head of the armed forces, in practice, this position's authority was regularly superseded by the authority of the Emperor, other Imperial Council advisors, various powerful sector Moffs, and the Emperor's Executor, Darth Vader.
Imperial Minister of Economics	Kren Blista-Vanee	Authority over the Imperial Ministry of Economics. Tasked with oversight of the Imperial Commerce Authority, the Imperial Chamber of Commerce, the Imperial Board of Restructure and Nationalization, and as such was responsible for the ongoing efforts of the Empire to consolidate economic power to the state.
Imperial Minister of Public Enlightenment	Ars Dangor	Authority over the Imperial Ministry of Public Enlightenment and through it, the offices of the Imperial State Secretaries for various forms of media. Tasked with the broad dissemination of the New Order party line to the galaxy at large. In practice, the functions of the IMPE are routinely in conflict with the offices of COMPNOR, in particular, the Art and Education agencies of the Coalition for Progress.
Imperial Minister of Science and Technology	-	Authority over the Imperial Ministry of Science and Technology. Tasked with oversight over the dozens of Imperial Commissions on virtually every topic of scientific endeavor (i.e. Commission of Energy, Commission of Armaments, Commission of Biotechnology, etc.). In practice, the office of the minister is routinely bypassed by various private projects by sector Moffs, the office of the Imperial Department of Military Research (under the Imperial Military), and special commission projects under direct oversight of the Emperor or his appointed executors.
Imperial Minister of Health and Welfare	Alec Pradeux	Authority over the Imperial Ministry of Health and Welfare. Tasked with the consolidation and reorganization of health and labor standards throughout the reformed Empire. Given broad latitude of intervention through the office of the Imperial Emergency Management Agency to respond to "clear and present threats to public health and welfare".
President of the Council of Moffs	-	Authority over the Council of Moffs. Tasked with dissemination of the Emperor's will to his handpicked sector governors, the office is also responsible for filtering requests and concerns upward from the sector level.
Vice-Chair of the Imperial Senate	Mas Amedda	A hold-over from the days of the Galactic Senate, the Vice-Chair of the Imperial Senate is tasked with administrating the day-to-day functions of the Imperial Senate. Traditionally holding the authority to set the senate's agenda, call for vote and quorum, and upholding the by-laws of procedure that allow for the civil discussion of the senate, the office is now mostly the mouthpiece for dispensing the Imperial will and suppressing any dissident discussion that may arise.
Director of Imperial Intelligence	Armand Isard	Authority over the Ubiqtorate, the consolidated head of the re-organized intelligence bodies of the Galactic Republic. Tasked with organizing routine briefings to the Emperor directly on threats to the stability of the Empire, the actions of non-affiliated worlds, and the tone and tenor of the populace of the galaxy. Also the supreme liason for the conveyance of intelligence findings and recommendations to Imperial High Command and any other relevant ministries.
Imperial Ministers of Sector Governance
Imperial Minister of Sector Governance	Bregius Golthan	Representative of the dozens (and increasing) number of Imperial Ministers of Sector Governance. Authority over dispensing the Imperial will directly to the sector Moffs when local action is required, they are also the conduit through which concerns and requests reach the Emperor. In practice, the post of Imperial Minister of Sector Governance can be anything from an inconsequential reward for loyal service to a crucial oversight post for the most dedicated and effective allies of the Emperor. Depending on the personality and intention of the office holder, this post can be a critical link between the Emperor and his sector governors, or a completely bypassed non-entity in the political chain.
Secret Members
Imperial Executor	Darth Vader	Broad and undefined authority to execute the Emperor's will directly. Though not officially a post within the Imperial government, the position of Imperial Executor as embodied by the person of Darth Vader is, in practice, superseded only by the direct commands of the Emperor.
Lord-Envoy of Special Affairs	Sly Moore	Nominally the head of the now defunct Republic Office of Special Affairs, at one time tasked with liaising between the Galactic Senate and the Jedi Order, the post has been revived as a special agent of the Emperor as regards captured former Jedi and independent Force-users. In this capacity, the Lord-Envoy and her hand-picked agents are tasked with the extreme re-education of qualifying individuals into the accepted doctrine and service of the New Order. In practice, this brings them into unresolved conflict with the mandate of the recently formed Inquisitorus.
Emperor's Hand	Sarcev Quest	Holding no official title or position within the Imperial government, the term "Emperor's Hand" itself is merely a whispered convenience of referral to a secret individual who acts with the will of the Emperor in all things and can supersede the authority of even the Imperial Executor, though such a conflict has never been reconciled.
Supreme Prophet of the Dark Side	Kadann	Known to none in the Imperial cabinet save the Imperial Executor, the Director of Imperial Intelligence, and some few select trusted Moffs and ministers. The Supreme Prophet of the Dark Side is the head of an extremely obscure cult of Force-users based on the planet Dromund Kaas deep within the Cloak of the Sith. What authority and influence this being wields vis-a-vis the Emperor is known only between themselves and Palpatine.