Federation President
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The President of the United Federation of Planets (informally, the Federation President or the President of the Federation) is the elected head of state and head of government of the United Federation of Planets.
The Federation President is the chief executive officer of the Federation. He or she is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the government, setting and coordinating foreign policy, and dealing with resource distribution issues. The Federation President is also the commander-in-chief of all Star Fleet forces. The President receives foreign ambassadors and has the authority to control Star Fleet deployments and to declare martial law on Federation Member worlds. In addition, the President may preside over special courts-martial in which the Federation Council serves as the judging body.
The President is supported by the Cabinet, a special committee comprised of the heads of the executive departments of the Federation government.
The Federation President's office is located on Earth in the city of Paris, France.
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Jonathan Archer
Retired United Earth Star Fleet Admiral Jonathan Archer served as President from 2184 through 2192.
Human President, c. 2286
In 2286, a Human fulfilled the role of President.
That year he presided over the Council's deliberations concerning the actions of Federation Star Fleet Admiral James T. Kirk, who had hijacked the USS Enterprise, NCC-1701 and caused an interstellar incident with the Klingon Empire at the Genesis Planet. Ultimately, the Council decided to charge Kirk with nine violations of Star Fleet regulations.
When the whale probe approached Earth, transmitting its destructive message into the planet's atmosphere, the President decided to broadcast a planetary distress signal to warn all ships to stay away from Earth.
Following the whale probe incident (in which Kirk and his crew saved the planet), the President and the Council agreed to drop all but one of the charges against the Enterprise crew, the remaining charge simply resulting in Kirk being demoted to Captain - as he wanted all along - in gratitude for their service to Earth and the Federation.
Efrosian President, c. 2293
In 2293, the President, who was an Efrosian, opened negotiations with Klingon Chancellor Gorkon, following the destruction of the Klingon moon Praxis. The President was to meet Gorkon on Earth for a peace conference, but Gorkon was assassinated en route by a pair of rogue Star Fleet non-commissioned officers. USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-A--A captain Kirk and Doctor Leonard McCoy were arrested by the Klingons under the rules of interstellar law and charged with Gorkon's assassination; when the Klingon Ambassador to the Federation defended his government's actions and demanded that Kirk and McCoy stand trial, the President conceded, "This president is not above the law."
A short time later, Star Fleet Colonel West proposed a military offensive (code-named Operation Retrieve) aimed at invading Klingon space and rescuing the "hostages", Kirk and McCoy. Although West was confident that the prisoners could be retrieved, the President rejected his plan because of the probability that such an act would cause a full-scale war.
At the Khitomer Conference, the President was targeted for assassination by the Star Fleet and Klingon conspirators, but the plot was foiled by the crew of the Enterprise with assistance by the crew of the USS Excelsior.
Jaresh-Inyo, c. 2372
In 2372, the post was held by Jaresh-Inyo, a Grazerite. His presidency was marked by a number of troubling foreign and domestic policy developments, including the dissolution of the Khitomer Accords and an undeclared war with the Klingon Empire in 2372, increasing tensions with the Dominion, and the rise of the Maquis.
In 2372, fears of Changeling infiltration of the Federation government reached a high point when Dominion agents were discovered to have detonated a bomb at a diplomatic conference between the Federation and the Romulan Star Empire in Antwerp. Star Fleet Admiral and Chief of Star Fleet Operations Leyton and Captain Benjamin Sisko advocated increased security on Earth following the bombing, and when the planetary power grid was disabled, Inyo declared martial law on the capital planet. Later, it was discovered that the grid had been disabled by Leyton's own agents, and that Leyton was leading an attempted military coup d'etat against the Federation civilian government. Leyton's coup was thwarted by Sisko, but as a result of the scandal, Jaresh-Inyo's political career ended.
Jaresh-Inyo left office sometime prior to 2375. While questioning Luther Sloan, Julian Bashir discovered that Section 31 had an operative working in Jaresh-Inyo's cabinet.
Presidents of the United Federation of Planets include:
- 2161 - ?: Thomas Vanderbilt (Human male)
- (Dates unestablished: Mid-22nd Century): Haroun al-Rashid (Human male)
- (Dates unestablished: Mid-22nd Century): Avaranthi sh'Rothress (Andorian shen [female])
- (Dates unestablished: Late 22nd Century): T'Maran of Vulcan (Vulcan female)
- 2184-2192: Jonathan Archer (Human male)
- (Exact dates unestablished: early 2230s, two terms): Madza Bral (Trill female)
- 2265-2268: Kenneth Wescott (Human male)
- 2269-2272: Lorne McLaren (Human male)
- 2285-2288: Hiram Roth (Human male)
- 2289-2300: Ra-ghoratreii (Efrosian male)
- (Dates unestablished): Hikaru Sulu (Human Male)
- c. 2313 (exact terms unestablished): Gan Laikan
- (Dates unestablished; during Cardassian First Contact): Thelianaresth "Thelian" th'Vorothishria (Andorian thaan [male])
- c. 2351 (exact dates unestablished; during the Cardassian-Federation border wars): T'Pragh of Vulcan (Vulcan female)
- 2364-2368: Amitra of Pandril (Pandrilite female)
- 2369-2372: Jaresh-Inyo (Grazerite male)
- 2373-2379: Min Zife (Bolian male)
- 2379 - ?: Nanietta Bacco (Human female)
- 2405-2413 Jonathan Beckett
- 2413-2014-09 Selin Prenn (Trill male)
- 2415-Present Joshua Barnett
