Governor of Metastrato Prime

Governor of Metastrato Prime was a common variant of the title given to the elected leader of Metastrato Prime. The full title was Governor of the Independent Colony of Metastrato Prime and the Shattermoon Colonies. The head of the executive branch of the Metastraten government, the governor was the head of state and head of government for Metastrato Prime. Commander-in-chief of the Metastraten Home Defense Forces, the Governor was elected for a six-year term by a plurality of the popular vote. The office of Governor replaced the Chairman of the Metastraten Provisional Council as the chief executive of the state.

Joint Governor
The Metastraten constitution had a provision for candidates seeking to run for the office of governor as a coalition of two or more. These individuals would then share the office and responsibilities of Governor, each assuming the title of Joint Governor. As of 43 ABY, this provision was only used once, when Reilly Carroll and Tessa Montor ran on a joint ticket against incumbent Tenth Grouman. Carroll and Montor won on a slim margin, and ruled for several months as a duumvirate, as Joint Governors. However, the coalition began to implode when Montor was indicted on trumped up fraud charges and was forced to resign.

Acting Governor
Acting Governor is the position assumed by the individual taking up the office of Governor in the event of a Governor being killed or incapacitated, or otherwise suspending their duties. The first such incidence of an Acting Governor taking charge of the Metastraten government took place in 14 ABY, when Reilly Carroll temporarily suspended his duties. He nominated Porak T'song to the Metastraten Parliament to assume the office of Acting Governor, and she was confirmed.

In [40 ABY]], Manax Ryyder was assassinated. Vice Governor Tenth Grouman was sworn in immediately as Acting Governor. The role of the Acting Governor in this case was to run the government until such time as elections could be called. Grouman again achieved the position of Acting Governor following the removal of Montor and Carroll from office, though in this case he refused to schedule elections, effectively becoming a dictator.

List of Governors

 * Reilly Carroll (7-14 ABY)
 * Porak T'song, as Acting Governor (15 ABY)
 * Reilly Carroll (16-22 ABY)
 * Torsk Mey'lya (22-26 ABY)
 * Vendi Maccim (26 ABY)
 * Manax Ryyder (27-40 ABY)
 * Tenth Grouman (40 ABY)
 * Reilly Carroll and Tessa Montor, as Joint Governors (40 ABY)
 * Reilly Carroll (40 ABY)
 * Tenth Grouman, as Acting Governor (40-41 ABY)
 * Jaisann Meheron (41 ABY onwards)