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'''Chief of State''' was the title given to the [[Head of State/Legends|Head of State]] of the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]]. [[Mon Mothma/Legends|Mon Mothma]] was the first to hold this position.

==Powers and abilities==
[[File:MonMothma-TEC.jpg|thumb|150px|Mon Mothma, first Chief of State of the New Republic.]]
Officially, the [[Chief of State]] was the [[President of the Senate]] and civilian [[Commander-in-Chief/Legends|Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Combined Defense Forces of the New Republic|New Republic Defense Force]]. The position was referred to by a number of titles: "President" by the media, "Chief of State" by government offices, and multiple variations based on translations from [[Galactic Basic Standard/Legends|Basic]]. When addressing the Chief of State, they were usually referred to as ''Chief'', as in Chief [[Borsk Fey'lya|Fey'lya]]. The Chief acted as [[Chief Councilor]] of the [[New Republic Provisional Council]].

A Chief of State was elected by a "fifty percent plus one" majority vote of the [[New Republic Senate/Legends|New Republic Senate]]. If the Chief of State was incapacitated, incommunicado, or dead, the chairman of the [[Ministry Council]] selected an acting Chief of State from among the following: any former Chief of State, the current [[Minister of State]], or any former Minister of State. This person would then act as an interim Chief of State until the proper Chief of State returned or the Senate could elect a new Chief of State.

The Chief of State could be recalled by a majority vote of the Senate on presentation of a petition of no-confidence by a majority of the [[New Republic Ruling Council|Ruling Council]] or [[Inner Council (New Republic)|Inner Council]], or by a quarter of the members of the Senate. The election of a Chief of State could be blocked by the Ruling Council on a unanimous vote. In practice, the power of the Ruling Council to void an election and initiate the recall of a sitting Chief of State meant any candidate proposed by or approved by the Ruling Council was likely to be elected by the Senate. The Ruling Council consisted of the chairbeings of the six Senate councils and the President of the Senate (the Chief of State). The Chief of State had the power to select any member of the Ruling Council to conduct the business of the Senate in their absence from that body.

Unlike the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]], the New Republic Chiefs of State did not have enforced term limits: [[Mon Mothma/Legends|Mon Mothma]] served for fourteen [[Standard year/Legends|years]] and [[Leia Organa Solo]] for twelve.

==List of Chiefs of State==
===New Republic===
*[[Mon Mothma/Legends|Mon Mothma]] ([[4 ABY/Legends|4 ABY]]&ndash;[[11 ABY/Legends|11 ABY]])
*[[Leia Organa Solo]] (11&mdash;[[17 ABY/Legends|17 ABY]])
*[[Mon Mothma/Legends|Mon Mothma]] (17 ABY) <small>(interim)</small>
*[[Leia Organa Solo]] (17&mdash;[[18 ABY/Legends|18 ABY]])
*[[Ponc Gavrisom]] (18&mdash;[[21 ABY/Legends|21 ABY]])
*[[Leia Organa Solo]] (21&mdash;[[23 ABY/Legends|23 ABY]])
*[[Borsk Fey'lya]] (23&mdash;[[27 ABY/Legends|27 ABY]])
*[[Pwoe]] (27 ABY) <small>(self declared; never officially recognized)</small>
*[[Cal Omas]] ([[28 ABY/Legends|28 ABY]])

==Elections==
*[[New Republic Presidential election, 11 ABY]]
*[[New Republic Presidential election, 21 ABY]]
*[[New Republic Presidential election, 23 ABY]]
*[[New Republic Presidential election, 28 ABY]]

==Appearances==
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*''[[Tales from the New Republic]]''
*''[[X-Wing: Rogue Squadron]]''
*[[X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (unabridged audiobook)|''X-Wing: Rogue Squadron'' unabridged audiobook]]
*''[[X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble]]''
*''[[X-Wing: The Krytos Trap]]''
*''[[X-Wing: The Bacta War]]''
*''[[X-Wing: Wraith Squadron]]''
*''[[X-Wing: Iron Fist]]''
*''[[X-Wing: Solo Command]]''
*''[[The Courtship of Princess Leia]]''
*''[[Tatooine Ghost]]''
*''[[Heir to the Empire]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Dark Force Rising]]''
*[[Dark Force Rising (unabridged audiobook)|''Dark Force Rising'' audiobook]]
*''[[The Last Command]]''
*[[The Last Command (unabridged audiobook)|''The Last Command'' audiobook]]
*''[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith]]''
*{{Journal|7|Retreat from Coruscant}} {{Mo}}
*''[[I, Jedi]]''
*''[[Jedi Search]]''
*[[Dark Apprentice (novel)|''Dark Apprentice'']]
*''[[Champions of the Force]]''
*{{Tales|16|The Other (comic)|The Other}}
*[[Children of the Jedi (novel)|''Children of the Jedi'']]
*[[Darksaber (novel)|''Darksaber'']]
*''[[Planet of Twilight]]''
*[[Crimson Empire III: Empire Lost 1|''Crimson Empire III: Empire Lost'' 1]]
*[[Crimson Empire III: Empire Lost 2|''Crimson Empire III: Empire Lost'' 2]]
*''[[The Crystal Star]]''
*''[[Before the Storm]]''
*''[[Shield of Lies]]''
*''[[Tyrant's Test]]''
*''[[The New Rebellion]]''
*''[[Ambush at Corellia]]''
*''[[Assault at Selonia]]''
*''[[Showdown at Centerpoint]]''
*''[[Specter of the Past]]''
*[[Specter of the Past (unabridged audiobook)|''Specter of the Past'' unabridged audiobook]]
*''[[Vision of the Future]]''
*[[Vision of the Future (unabridged audiobook)|''Vision of the Future'' unabridged audiobook]]
*''[[Survivor's Quest]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Promises]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Shards of Alderaan]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor's Plague]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City]]''
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef]]''
*{{GamerCite|5|The Crystal}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Outcast]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Outcast (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Outcast'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Conviction]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Conviction (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Conviction'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Ascension]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Ascension (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Ascension'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[X-Wing: Mercy Kill]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[X-Wing: Mercy Kill (audiobook)|''X-Wing: Mercy Kill'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
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==Sources==
*''[[The Essential Guide to Characters]]''
*''[[The Jedi Academy Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
*''[[Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised]]''
*''[[Cracken's Threat Dossier]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons]]''
*[[The Essential Chronology (real-world book)|''The Essential Chronology'']]
*{{InsiderCite|57|Who's Who in the New Jedi Order}}
*{{FFCite|9|COR8, ''Coruscant &ndash; Imperial City''}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order Sourcebook]]''
*''[[The New Essential Guide to Characters]]''
*{{FFCite|140|HUT18, ''The Hutts''}}
*''[[Coruscant and the Core Worlds]]''
*''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''
*[[Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force (real-life book)|''Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force'']]
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[Diplomatic Corps Entrance Exam]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 9]]''
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Dramatis Personae]]''
*''[[Rebellion Era Campaign Guide]]''
*''[[The Essential Atlas]]''
*{{DB|location|corellia|Corellia|archivedate=20110513234550}}
*{{InsiderCite|126|Blaster (Star Wars Insider)|Blaster}}
*''[[Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side]]''

==Notes and references==
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