Bakuran Senate The Bakuran Senate was the main governing body of the planet of Bakura . Overview . The Senate consisted of forty senators , each representing a sector of the planet , as well as the prime minister ( who was head of the Senate ) and the various other ministers . The longest - serving senator ( the ' Senior Senator ' ) apparently was the secondary leader of the Senate , serving as the opposition leader when necessary . Service in the Senate was until death or resignation , and replacement senators and Prime Ministers were chosen by a vote of the Senate , as opposed to the general populace . The titular head of government was always chosen from among the descendants of Deredith Arden , the planet ' s founder ; presumably , this " titular head of government " was not the Prime Minister . History . The Bakur Mining Corporation , shortly after Arden ' s death , granted the Senate its governing power . However , the corporate influences were still present : i . e . , the fact that the head of government was Arden ' s descendant , the Senate was located in the same building as the Bakur Corporation headquarters , and many of the corporation ' s leading members were also senators . The period leading up to the Imperial occupation of Bakura ( 1 ABY – 4 ABY ) was marked by vicious partisan infighting amongst the senators , with a consensus unable to be reached even for programs as unimportant as the school calendar . This squabbling nature , combined with the fact that the Senate exercised direct control over the Bakuran military , caused the planet to fall to the Galactic Empire quicker than might otherwise be assumed . When the Empire annexed Bakura , many dissenting politicians were purged , and the Imperial governor assumed many of the powers of the existing government . As a result , Senate affairs ran smoother . During this time , the governor had a seat in the Senate , as its new head , although the prime and lesser ministers continued to serve , both in government and the Senate ( which had been renamed the Imperial Bakuran Senate ) . Despite the Empire ' s Humanocentric policy , the two Kurtzen senators continued to serve . After the Invasion of Bakura and the ensuing liberation of the planet , the Bakuran Senate and its government essentially returned to the way it was before the occupation , the major difference being that , when a military was finally reinstated a decade later , the Senate no longer exercised direct control over it . Senate Building . The Senate was located in a wing of the Bakur Memorial Building in the Bakuran capital city , Salis D ' aar . The Senate chamber itself was square , with a tiled , two - story - tall ceiling . At each corner were glass pillars , self - illuminating and open to the sky at the top . The Senate was arranged so that the Prime Minister ( and Imperial governor , during the occupation ) sat at the front of the room ; on a lower level were a pair of tables for lower - ranking senators ; and lower from those were a pair of tables for ministers and senior senators . In front of the senior tables was a space for speakers to address the Senate . The Senate moved to the Bakuran Senate Complex following the Invasion of Bakura . Notable Members . From the era of the Clone Wars to the Yuuzhan Vong War , several members of the Captison family served in the Bakuran Senate .