Office of the Supreme Chancellor

Office of the Supreme Chancellor has two meanings. The first refers to the institution and position of the Supreme Chancellor itself.

The second, more common, meaning is the combined aides, staff, and government organizations directly subordinate to the Supreme Chancellor. It could therefore be considered a combination of executive cabinet and personal staff to the Chancellor, and as the de facto (if not de jure) executive branch of the Old Republic.

The Office of the Supreme Chancellor had both official, standing subsections/positions, and positions and officials which each Chancellor brought to his/her Office. The Judicial Department, Emperor's Royal Guard, Senior Administrative Aide, and presumably the Republic Measures and Standards Bureau, were all standing bodies of the Office of the Supreme Chancellor, regardless of who held the office. It is not clear if the Jedi Council and the Vice Chair (a position with its own office) also were standing members of the Office.

During the tenure of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, the authority and composition of the Office were greatly expanded, due to the numerous crises of the time. At the dawn of the New Order, the Office of the Supreme Chancellor consisted of:


 * Anakin Skywalker, Representative to the Jedi Council
 * Commission for the Protection of the Republic
 * Chancery Guard
 * Dar Wac, Administrative Aide
 * Jedi Council
 * Judicial Department
 * Homeworld Security Command
 * Mas Amedda, Vice Chair of the Senate
 * Republic Measures and Standards Bureau
 * Sate Pestage, Chief of the Executive Agenda
 * Sly Moore, Senior Administrative Aide
 * War Council Advisory Panel