First Space Lord

The First Space Lord was a senior post in the Imperial Admiralty during the reign of, being the highest uniformed chief of the. The largely honorary Lord of the Admiralty was the highest rank, but its holders were mostly advisers to the Emperor on naval affairs. The First Space Lord oversaw general administrative management of the Imperial Admiralty and thus the entire Navy.

Office
The Office of the First Space Lord consisted of an administrative staff including both naval staff officers and some civilian workers. It was located in 's.

History
In the, a close equiavlent of First Space Lord was the Chief of Naval Staff, who served directly below the and was the de facto head of the. During the this office was held by one person,  Ergoth Calderon, who continued to serve the  and was later promoted to  by the new Emperor.

During the, the First Space Lord continued his work but had to coordinate the Admiralty's (and the Navy's) efforts around those of the other branches to counter the.

Following the, the Republic Admiralty Board was reformed into the Imperial Admiralty, which became the administrative staff of the new. The First Space Lord became the title of the professional head of the organization, and thus the Navy, although the Lord of the Admiralty was technically the chief of the Admiralty. The latter post was mostly honorary, however, so the First Space Lord was effectively the chief of the Navy.

With the death of the Emperor at the, the post of First Space Lord remained with its latest appointee by Palpatine, Admiral Sir Demetrio Vanidor. He remained with the and did his best to direct the Navy from  as the Empire broke apart. However, as, , gained more power and influence over the government, Admiral Vanidor resigned in protest and retired. She did not appoint anyone to the post as Coruscant fell to a assault not long afterwards and the loyalist Empire was distracted with more pressing concerns.

No attempt was made by the to revive the office either, although some of the s had made suggestions to   to that effect. Pellaeon believed they did not have a large enough fleet to warrant an office titled "First Space Lord" and the matter was dropped.

First Space Lords

 * Fleet Admiral Sir Ergoth Calderon (19 BBY–16 BBY)
 * Admiral Sir Luthias Remal (16 BBY–11 BBY)
 * Admiral Sir Zacarias Staynholme (11 BBY–8 BBY)
 * Admiral Sir Trajan Wexor (8 BBY–5 BBY)
 * Admiral Sir Pragon Thorneclay (5 BBY–1 BBY)
 * Admiral Sir Neopold Jacinth (1 BBY–0 ABY)
 * Fleet Admiral Sir Stavros Lurican (0 ABY–3 ABY)
 * Admiral Sir Demetrio Vanidor (3 ABY–6 ABY)
 * Office abolished