Pardek Senator Pardek was a male Romulan politician in the 24th century Romulan Star Empire . He had a long career in Romulan politics including in the Romulan Senate for nine decades by 2368 . He was distinguished for advocating for peace throughout his career . He was married . Pardek came from the Krocton Segment on Romulus , and maintained a dwelling there . He often visited the area on the third day of the Romulan week when the Senate was not in session . Pardek was considered a man of the people and had sponsored many reforms . Reportedly , Romulan leaders considered him as somewhat of a radical since he had been an advocate of peace throughout his career . As such , he did not have much support from colleagues . Early in his life , Pardek represented the Romulans at the Khitomer Conference peace talks between the Federation and the Klingon Empire in 2293 . There , he met Spock and they started a dialogue that would last for decades . In 2364 , Pardek attended a Barolian trade conference . In 2368 , Pardek ( along with co - conspirator proconsul Neral ) attempted a takeover of . He developed an underground reputation for supporting Vulcan - Romulan reunification and peace , luring Federation Ambassador Spock to Romulus for false reunification talks . He took Spock to meet Neral , where he claimed to support reunification . Spock found this unbelievable , but wanted to know their plan , so continued to meet with him . Pardek was present when Sela came to capture the underground group . Spock surmised then that Pardek was in on the conspiracy , and then he lost his credibility with them . The plan was foiled at the last minute by crewmembers Captain Jean - Luc Picard and Lieutenant Commander Data . ( ) Appendices . Background information . Pardek was portrayed by Malachi Throne , who previously worked on three episodes of . He was invited to play the role of Pardek by Gene Roddenberry . Years later , Throne remembered , " " [ Gene ] called me and said , ' We ' ve got a part for you . ' I said , ' Okay , what is it ? ' He told me it was a Romulan , two hundred years later , with Mr . Spock , [ in a two - part episode called ] ' Unification . " " ( ) Apocrypha . In the of " " , Pardek appears briefly as an aide to Ambassador Nanclus at the Khitomer Conference , which is where Spock first becomes aware of him . In the novel " " , in 2293 , at a further peace conference at Khitomer , Pardek is sent as a representative of the Romulan Empire , and introduces himself to Spock at the talks . He expresses interest in the shared history of Vulcan and Romulus and even suggests the possibility of reunification . Spock becomes intrigued at the possibility , enough to tell Sarek that Spock may consider a career in diplomacy , though Sarek ridicules the notion of reunification . Pardek ' s first meeting with Spock is depicted in the novel " " . In the novel " Taking Wing " , Pardek is murdered in 2381 by Torath of the Tal Shiar at the behest of Director Rehaek in the Hall of States ' Library . His mirror universe counterpart appears in the novel " The Sorrows of Empire " . As a young senator in 2288 , he is one of the few people to realize that ' s long - term plan is to significantly weaken the Terran Empire so that it will be conquered by outside forces . As with his primary universe counterpart , his first meeting with Spock occurs at the Khitomer Conference in 2293 . In contrast to their counterparts , however , this proves to be their only meeting .