Atticus Roatta

Atticus Roatta was an Imperial politician. Originally he spent two decades as a career diplomat in the and was also an, representing the interests of the  in the. After the death of Emperor Palpatine, he would join the new Imperial Federation and served as the from  in the restored Imperial Senate.

Biography
Hailing from the city planet of Denon in the Inner Rim, Roatta's family had served the in various political roles for several generations. Atticus Roatta was born in 41 BBY and since his teenage years, he was determined to make politics his career as well. But in 21 BBY he was drafted into the at the outbreak of the. Roatta served as a gunner with distinction, leaving the Navy in 19 BBY with the rank of petty officer. After the war and the, Roatta attended Imperial City University and graduated with a law degree. He joined the in 15 BBY.

As an Imperial diplomat, Atticus Roatta spent more than a decade working at the in the. He had built up a network on, the capital of the , and was acknowledged as a shrewd political operator. In 0 BBY, as a reward for defending the Empire's interests there, he was appointed as the Imperial Advisor on the CSA's. The Empire required them to have a representative of the Emperor on their board. In this capacity Roatta was in a higher position than the more symbolic Imperial Ambassador to the Corporate Sector, as the Advisor on the Board had a say in the Authority's decision-making process.