Office of the Chancellor

The Office of the Chancellor, also known as the office of the Supreme Chancellor, consisted of the immediate staff of the Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic. The second highest-ranking official in the office was the Vice Chair. In addition, a Chief of Staff and senior aides assisted the chancellery with the administrative matters.

The Office of the Chancellor maintains both the Chancellery Secretariat beneath the Senate chambers of the Galactic Senate Building and the Chancellor's office in the Senate Office Building.

Following the death of Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas over the moon of Oba Diah, much of the information surrounding his demise was classified by the the administration of Chancellor Finis Valorum. The office's authority and influence expanded to an unprecedented level throughout the Clone Wars, a process that began with the Galactic Senate empowering Valorum's successor, Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, with wartime powers. In the aftermath of the Republic invasion of Scipio, the chancellery gained control over the assets of the InterGalactic Banking Clan. The office was ultimately dissolved when Palpatine proclaimed the formation of the Galactic Empire, with himself as Emperor of the galaxy.

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