Sovereign's Private Secretary

The Sovereign's Private Secretary was a position in the government of the Golden Empire.

Duties
The Private Secretary was essentially a for the Sovereign. He or she was entrusted with a number of responsibilities for the smooth running of the Royal government, including:
 * Controlling personal and Royal HoloNet access to the Sovereign
 * Scheduling meetings of the Grand Council of the Golden Empire
 * Supervising a variety of subordinate offices, including the Sovereign's communication staff
 * Processing recommendations for Royal honors
 * Acting as a security liaison between planetary dignitary protection agencies and the Royal Guard, when necessary
 * Answering correspondence on behalf of the Sovereign and preparing documents for her approval

The Private Secretary attended meetings of the Grand Council and the Consular Assembly, though he or she was not actually a member of either body.

Some limitations were placed on the Private Secretary's authority. At the insistence of Tarzg Sav'lir, the Royal Guard retained final authority for all protective arrangements for the Sovereign. In addition, some beings had access to the Sovereign at any time without the Private Secretary's permission; the list of those beings was approved by the Sovereign personally. When battle codes were activated aboard the Sith Star, the flagship's commanding officer could also override the Private Secretary's channel and contact the Sovereign directly.

History
In the early days of the Golden Empire, both Tariun Sakaros and Keltrayu served as Rin Sakaros's personal aides. Following the Great Liberation, Rin managed much of her own office with Tariun's help. In 115 ABY, Tarzg Sav'lir became a Royal Guard. Over the following decades, he assumed the designation of Head of the Royal Guard. As such, he was constantly close to Rin, and became something of her appointment minder and doorkeeper in addition to his protective role.

Both before and immediately after the Nightmare War, numerous members of the Grand Council, as well as Consuls, and Tribunes, military officers, and political advisors pressured Rin to appoint a civilian appointee as her chief of staff. Rin's first choice was Jira Zaffrod, one of her favorite Centurions, who had served as Consular Aide to the Consul of Bolera and had military experience in using her during the Tribulation and the Nightmare War. However, several of Rin's counselors advised her that the public would not react well to a Centurion assuming yet another key government post, with several of them serving as Consuls and Sorrik as Prime Legate. At the suggestion of Breek Zagrev, Rin appointed the Royal Army's brigadier Veersh as her first Private Secretary.