Federation Council
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The Federation Council was the legislature of the United Federation of Planets. The Council was made up of Federation Councillors from its various member states and is presided over by the Federation President. Starfleet was answerable to the Federation Council.
The Council had chambers in Paris, France. (Star Trek: Pioneer (STP))
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The Federation Council met in San Francisco in 2268 where it also presided over the special court marshal of Admiral James T. Kirk. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
The Federation Council authorized Shadowstar Station's construction in 2286. (Star Trek: Shadowstar Station)
Following the revelation that warp drive was damaging spacetime the Council restricted ships to warp 5 unlessd it was an extreme emergency. (TNG: "Force of Nature", "Eye of the Beholder")
The Federation Council granted special dispensation for Section 214C to undertake genetic engineering, which is illegal under Federation law, as part of their Enforcer super-soldier project. They set two conditions on the project that the clones created had to be sterile and their DNA made very susceptible to degradation. (Star Trek: Swiftfire: "Section 214C")
The Council dispatched a mediator to Sherman's Planet after a trade dispute erupted between the planet and the surrounding Klingon colonies in 2371. (Star Trek: The Adventures of Argus: "Messages From Home")
In 2372, Admiral James Leyton attempted to lead a coup d'état against the President and Council, which he felt were not able to met the growing threat of the Dominion. The coup failed due to the intervention of Captain Benjamin Sisko and the crew of the USS Defiant. (DS9: "Homefront", "Paradise Lost")
Admiral Matthew Dougherty claimed that the Council approved of the relocation of the Ba'ku from their planet in the Briar Patch. (Star Trek: Insurrection)
Following the Dominion War Stephen April served as a liaison to the Federation Council. (Star Trek: Arcadia)
The Federation Council condemned Alshain atrocities but due to the Federation's weakened state following the Dominion War and its resources stretched to the limit they were unable to take any further actions. (United Trek)
In 2380, the Council reinstated Peter Koester's rank. (Star Trek: Dauntless)
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Admiral James Leyton succeeded in a coup d’état ousting the Federation President and Council.
Following the end of the Federation Civil War the Council reneged on their promises to the Maquis, leaving them to fend for themselves against the Klingons. The Council would adopt an isolationist state for the several years.
In 2374, Captain Jean-Luc Picard exposed the Council's plan to relocate the Ba'ku from their planet.
[edit] Federation Councillors
- Jonathan Archer (Earth)
- Pereteca Kif (Betazed)
- Harry Potter (Hogwarts)
- Charivretha zh'Thane (Andoria)
[edit] External links
- Federation Council article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Federation Council article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
