Third Republic of Bajor
Facts
- Full name: Third Republic of Bajor
- Center of government: Great Assembly, Ashalla, Bajor (DS9 Novel: Gamma: Original Sin)
- Established May 2369 following the end of the Bajoran Occupation (DS9: "Emissary"; DS9 Novel: Unity)
- Initially led by the Bajoran Provisional Government during a restabilization period, but current government considered a direct successor of that one
- Core territory consists of the B'hava'el system
- Other territory:
- Draygo system
- Golana
- Prophet's Landing
- Sanelar system
- Valo system
- Other territory:
- Nation
- May 2369 - September 29, 2376: Independent
- September 29, 2376 - Present: United Federation of Planets
- 154th member to join
- Councilors chosen by appointment of the First Minister, ratification by the Chamber of Ministers
- Rava Mehwyn (2376) (DS9 Novel: Bajor: Fragments and Omens)
- Krim Aldos (2376 - 2384) (DS9 Novel: Bajor: Fragments and Omens; Novel: Revelation and Dust)
- Ishan Anjar (2384 - 2385) (Novel: Revelation and Dust; Novel: Peaceable Kingdoms)
- 154th member to join
Political Structure
- Executive
- Led by the Council of Ministers
- Head of state First Minister; elected position
- Elected to serve six-year term (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Twilight)
- Vice-head Second Minister, suggesting a general pattern of precedence throughout the council
- Bajoran First Ministers
- Oath of office:
- "I, <NAME>...to uphold the laws of Bajor and to act honorably as custodian of the Bajoran people...that I will protect and defend the Bajoran people from all foes, within and without...that I will face the future fearlessly...and that I will conduct myself with truth and honor, and with faith in the guidance of the Prophets...pledging my life and my pagh to the service of Bajor." (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Lesser Evil)
- Oath of office:
- Divided into ministries, each led by a minister
- Not all of equal significance either legally or governmentally
- Known ministeries
- Ministry of Agriculture (DS9: "Shakaar"; DS9 Novel: Bajor: Fragments and Omens)
- Ministry of Commerce (DS9: "Indiscretion", "The Changing Face of Evil"; DS9 Novel: Antimatter, The Badlands, Part IV, Avatar, Book Two, Gamma: Original Sin)
- Runs the Bajoran Freight and Shipping Authority, manages Bajoran merchant marine (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil")
- Ministry of Art (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: This Gray Spirit)
- Ministry of Cultural Exchange (DS9 Novel: Bajor: Fragments and Omens)
- Ministry of Defense (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Twilight, Ascendance, Gamma: Original Sin)
- Ministry of the Interior (DS9 Novel: Antimatter)
- Ministry of Justice (DS9 Novel: Avatar, Book Two)
- Bajoran Intelligence (DS9)
- Ministry of Public Works (DS9 Novel: Antimatter)
- Ministry of Religious Artifacts (DS9 Novel: The 34th Rule)
- Ministry of State (DS9: "Duet")
- Ministry of Trade (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: This Gray Spirit, Bajor: Fragments and Omens)
- Ministry of Transportation (DS9 Novel: Gamma: Original Sin)
- Bajoran Ministers
- Head of state First Minister; elected position
- Led by the Council of Ministers
- Judicial
- Led by a supreme magistrate
- Military