Ian Lago Ian Lago was a Human male from Naboo who was the son of King Veruna ' s Prime Councilor , Kun Lago . Biography . Lago sometimes worked as a page at the Royal Palace in Naboo ' s capital city of Theed . At the end of the corrupt King Veruna ' s reign , he fell in love with the then - Princess of Theed , Padmé Naberrie , when he saw her for the first time in the Palace Plaza . He would later accompany her and her parents to Coruscant as a volunteer at the spaceport docks of the Refugee Relief Movement . During his brief relationship with Padmé , Ian ' s father , Kun Lago , secretly found out about their relationship and even witnessed them kissing . And though Ian failed to disclose to Padmé his father ' s position in Veruna ' s court , she later found out on her own . Ian ' s father forbade him to ever see Padmé again and threatened to disown Ian if he did not comply with his wishes . Ian was near at hand when King Veruna abdicated the throne due to scandal and other political pressures . But before Padmé was officially elected to the monarchy of Naboo and became Queen Amidala , Ian declared his love to her ; even so , she ended their relationship to devote her time to the people of Naboo . Padmé sensed that Veruna ' s abdication must be taking a toll on Ian ' s family , and she advised him to return home to them . Though she would always care for him , and treasure the time they ' d spent together over the summer , she had pledged her heart to the people years ago when she left her mountain village . Heartbroken , Ian departed from Naboo to parts unknown . However , by the time of the Galactic Civil War following the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY , Ian Lago returned to Naboo and served as the planet ' s governor . As governor , Ian Lago was openly loyal to the Galactic Empire , and worked closely with an aide of his named Junelle Astor . During this time , a spacer wishing to serve the governor assisted Astor with a number of political issues . For instance , she tasked the spacer with protecting Queen Kylantha from High Inquisitor Mal Sikander , who believed the Queen was secretly aiding the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Eventually , Astor cleared the spacer and granted access to the governor ' s office . Ian Lago was pleased to have the individual work under him . His first task for the spacer was to deliver surveillance equipment to an agent of his named Eevas Drupper , who was investigating reports of a group of Gungans aiding the Rebellion . The spacer succeeded , but Ian Lago soon encountered a problem involving another one of his agents , a Gungan named Boona Deeks . Deeks was loyal to the Empire , and was aiding the governor with spying on traitorous Gungans . However , Deeks ' s allegiance was uncovered by his fellow Gungans , forcing him to flee . His life in danger , Deeks hid inside the dead body of a bola for a couple days before being rescued by the spacer dispatched by Governor Lago . Governor Ian Lago , despite being supportive of the Empire , was annoyed by High Inquisitor Mal Sikander ' s persistent attempts to accuse Queen Kylantha of treachery . When one of Sikander ' s agents managed to acquire the queen ' s private correspondence , he tasked the spacer with killing the traitor , hoping it would send a clear message to the Inquisitor . The spacer succeeded , but he ended up also having to capture a troubadour named Ryd Rozen when it became clear that he was the one who aided Sikander ' s agent with stealing the queen ' s property . Eventually though , Queen Kylantha did in fact end up supporting a group of Gungans implicated with treasonous activities . To defuse the situation , Governor Lago tasked the spacer with traveling to the Gungan ' s camp , and killing their leader , Yip Kanoos . Another situation then developed , involving a lieutenant of Captain Rhys Dallows named Leana Kilnar . When Governor Lago learned that Lieutenant Kilnar was under investigation by Sikander , he tasked the spacer with eliminating her .